19 new community bunkers handed over to border residents in Poonch

19 new community bunkers handed over to border residents in Poonch

Srinagar: While reviewing the construction of bunkers for targeted families in border area of Poonch, District Development Commissioner Poonch on Friday handed over 19 bunkers to them. The construction of 40 bunkers was finalized by the district administration through Rural Development Department, out of which, 19 were completed for public use in case of exigency. […]

Tral grenade attack leaves five SOG and five CRPF men injured

Tral grenade attack leaves five SOG  and five CRPF men injured

Srinagar: Suspected militants lobbed a grenade near a fire station in south Kashmir’s Tral area during which five men of Special Operation Group (SOG) of police and equal number of CRPF men including an officer were injured, official sources said. Except one CRPF men, rest of the forces personnel were referred to Srinagar for epcialised […]

DGP says Islamic State (IS) almost ‘eliminated’ from Kashmir

  Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid on Friday said that government forces “have almost eliminated the cadres of IS in Jammu and Kashmir State’. Four militants including the IS cheif, Dawood Salfi, were killed during fierce encounter with forces in Srigufawara area of South Kashmir. In an  brief interview with local […]

Govt implements biometric attendance system’ with immediate effect

Govt implements biometric attendance system’ with immediate effect

Srinagar: In order to issue punctuality in government offices, the administration has ordered implementation of biometric attendance system in all the public offices and establishments. According to the order, no salary or wages would be drawn in favour of the government employees of any category for the month of June 2018 onwards unless they have […]

HDFC Bank welcomes government approval on its fund-raising proposal

HDFC Bank welcomes government approval on its fund-raising proposal

Srinagar: HDFC Bank limited welcomes the government’s approval for its proposed capital raising of Rs. 24,000 crore. This decision comes against the backdrop of an expected pick-up in credit growth driven by consumption-led demand and a recovery in the investment cycle. “We are delighted to hear that the government has approved our capital raising proposal. […]

Full Story: Four Islamic State militants, SOG man, civilian killed during fierce encounter at Sriguwfara

Full Story: Four Islamic State militants, SOG man, civilian killed during fierce encounter at Sriguwfara

Srinagar: Four militants including Islamic State (IS) Kashmir chief, civilian and a cop were killed in a fierce gun battle between militants and government forces in Srigufwara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district . The subsequent clashes between the protesters and government forces, which followed the encounter, left 20 persons injured. According to the locals, […]

Lack of infrastructure in Baramulla district hospital hits patient care

Lack of infrastructure in Baramulla district hospital hits patient care

By Ubair Ul Hameed Baramulla: Lack of infrastructure, in decades old building and stinking bathrooms has severely hit the patient care at Baramulla district hospital. The locals said the authorities have failed to upgrade the age old building of the hospital while as the network of alleys surrounding the health care facility are so congested […]

Centre sanctions Rs 1.76 crore for Kashmiri Youth Exchange Programme

Centre sanctions Rs 1.76 crore for Kashmiri Youth Exchange Programme

Srinagar: Government of India on Friday  sanctioned Rs. 1,76,90,000 (Rupees One Crore Seventy Six Lacs Ninety Thousand) to Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan(NYKS) for conducting Kashmiri Youth exchange programme for 1200 Kashmiri youth from 6 districts of Kashmir valley in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement here it stated that 200 participants will be selected from […]

Mehbooba meets governor urges completion of pending work

Mehbooba meets governor urges completion of pending work

Srinagar: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Friday urged the governor to complete the work that was left incomplete during her tenure in the wake of falling apart of the BJP-PDP government. Mufti  met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan and  referred to certain important issues, relating to the growth and development of the […]

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