Srinagar: A multi-layered security cordon, manned by the Army, police and 40,000 troops from CRPF and BSF, is likely to secure the Amarnath Yatra— an annual pilgrimage to the shrine this year. In two back-to-back security reviews for the 60-day Yatra, starting from June 28, the Ministry of Home Affairs Thursday decided to use jammers, […]
Srinagar: Putting all the speculations to rest, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that no legislator plans to defect the party. “We have talked to all the legislators, no one is going to leave the party and join the congress,” a senior PDP leader told The Kashmir Press. “All such reports making rounds are […]
Srinagar: HDFC bank became the only Indian brand to be featured in the BrandZTM top 100 most valuable global Brands according to ranking released recently by WPP group company Millward Brown This is the fourth time in a row that HDFC Bank has been featured in the Top 100 global brands list. In the latest ranking, the […]
Srinagar: The State Haj Committee, J&K conducted 2nd phase training for the selected Haj pilgrims of Leh district here today. During the training representative of State Haj Committee and Haj Committee of India imparted practical training in detail about their Haj visit with thorough information about dos and don’ts during their pilgrimage. Representative also briefed them […]
Ganderbal: In a broad day light, mafia allegedly supported by a section of administration including police, encroached upon natural springs and bull dozed concrete baths catering to the public in Wusan village of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The locals said the natural springs supplied water to the travelers, villagers and also was used for the […]
Srinagar: Awami Ithad Party Chief, Er Rasheed on Thursday asked NC and PDP to join hands with the purpose to “restore dignity” and “honor of people of Jammu & Kashmir” will boost the morale of all thoughts of Kashmiris. “It is high time for National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give up […]
Srinagar: Both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) have instructed their appointees to resign from their posts in political departments, autonomous bodies to resign with immediate effect. The instructions were issued to the appointees after BJP pulled out their support from the ruling alliance with the PDP, paving way for the […]
Srinagar: Advocate general of Jammu and Kashmir Jahangir Iqbal Ganie on Thursday resigned from his post. His resignation came two days after the collapse of PDP-BJP government in the state. Meanwhile, the administration has asked all the law officers appointed during the previous dispensation to tender their resignations.
An Australian court on Wednesday sentenced an Indian couple Sofia and her lover Arun Kamalasanan (both from Kerala) for more than 20 years in jail, for murdering Sofia’s husband Sam Abraham, media reports said. Sam was found dead in his home in Epping in Melbourne on October 13, 2015 and his death was initially thought to be because of […]
Srinagar: Srinagar police has sought help of general public in identifying an unidentified male body recovered from Bund Bilal Colony area of the Srinagar city on Thursday. “Police Post Qamarwari received information from reliable sources that an unidentified male body is laying at Bund Bilal Colony”. Accordingly, a police team reached the spot and recovered […]
