SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today said that Rs 4335 crore will be devolved to the Urban and Rural Local Bodies for developmental activities immediately after the conclusion of the ongoing poll process. “This huge chunk of funds allocated to the State under the 14th Finance Commission award has been withheld as no elected Urban […]
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik addressed the Convocation of the National Institute of Technology Srinagar held at the SKICC here today. Prof. Ved Prakash, former Chairman UGC, was the Guest of Honour. Governor presented 47 Gold Medals to M.Tech, MSc and B.Tech toppers for the year 2016, 2017 and 2018. 49 Ph. D; 2 […]
Srinagar: National Conference spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu has resigned from the party, sources said on Tuesday. Mattu, resigned as he has to contest upcoming civic polls from Srinagar, a news gathering agency reported. National Conference and PDP, the two main regional political parties have announced boycott to the said polls. Meanwhile, J&K National Conference has […]
Srinagar: After two of the slain Bandipora militants were claimed by the two families of Kulgam and Shopian to be their kin, a family from Hayan Kangan on Tuesday claimed that one among the five militants killed in Bandipora was their kin. Ghulam Nabi Tedwa resident of Kralkhen Hayan Palpora in Kangan area of Ganderbal […]
Srinagar: Two militants have been killed in the gunfight between government forces and militants in Tujjer area of Sopore town in Baramulla district on Tuesday. Reports said that after a lull in the exchange of fire, the gunfire started again and in the fierce exchange all the militants have been killed. The identification of the […]
Srinagar: The government on Tuesday said that it will make a substantial hike in the salaries of the SPOs in coming days. This was announced by chief secretary to the J&K government VR Subramaniyam while addressing a presser in Srinagar. Asked about the resignations in the backdrop of killings by militants, he said that resignations […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said that it will give one moth additional salary to the employees for poll duty. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the chief secretary VR Subramaniyam said that the elections will be held on time and the employees who will perform duties during polling days will be […]
Srinagar: A dead body of a 30 year old person was found on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Tuesday morning. Police said that they found a body of a person, a resident of Balahama area on the outskirts of the city. The deceased was identified as Zahoor Ahmad Dar. Police said that the body […]
Srinagar: A spontaneous shutdown is being observed in Shopian district of southern Kashmir on Tuesday after reports said that one of the slain militants in Bandipora gunfight was the resident of the district. Eyewitnesses said that all the business establishments and other commercial establishments shut while traffic also went off the roads as soon as […]
Srinagar: Protests erupted in Gulshan Chowk of Bandipora town of northern Kashmir on Tuesday after a family claimed that one of the slain militants killed in Sumlar gunfight was their son. Sources said that a family from Kulgam arrived in Bandipora to demand the body of their kin. They said that the family has claimed […]
