Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought Rs 890 crore from New Delhi to pay the salaries of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers who are on an indefinite hunger strike for the past six days. More than 40,000 SSA teachers demanding implementation of Seventh Pay Commission, are also seeking delinking of their salaries […]
Srinagar: The state BJP leaders have reinitiated steps to re-establish a government in Jammu and Kashmir. Reports quoting sources said that on the eve of BJP’s national executive meeting, state party leaders met the party’s point-man in J&K, Ram Madhav, in Delhi on Friday to devise a strategy to reinitiate the government formation in the […]
Srinagar: An Army personnel on Saturday shot himself dead with his service rifle inside a camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. Identified as Naik Jasvir Singh, 34, the slain was posted with the Punjab regiment, while on sentry duty at Maheshwar camp on Friday, a police official said. The colleagues of Singh rushed […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday did not overturn the 36th Public Safety Act detention order against senior Hurriyat leader Masarat Alam saying that Alam’s activities were a threat to the state’s security. The judgement was pronounced by Justice Tashi Rabstan, who had reserved his verdict two weeks ago. Justice Rabstan held that Masarat […]
Srinagar: A special National Investigation Agency court (NIA) on Friday extended the judicial custody of Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi and her two women associates till October 1. The Indian Federal Investigation Agency, NIA’s Special court has extended the judicial custody of Andrabi and her two associates Nahida Nasreen and Sofi Fehmeeda till October 1. They […]
Srinagar: Former Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir SP Vaid who was shunted out late on Thursday has said that he will “miss the uniform” that gave him a sense of pride and satisfaction. “I will miss the uniform. There is a sense of pride and satisfaction in uniform. It will be a great […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday shifted three Shopian youth to Jammu jails after slapping them with the draconian Public Safety Act. The three youth have been identified as Faisal Khanday, Jeelani Gotta and Ubaid Ahmed, residents of Shopian. Reports said that three were arrested during nocturnal raids by the police. Police sources said that the trio […]
Srinagar: Two persons including a Kashmir Administrative Service Officer died on Friday evening while another sustained injuries after a rolling rock hit a trekking group near Kolahai glacier at Dhanwet, about twenty-five KM’s away from Aru area of Pahalgam. The deceased were identified as Naveed Jeelani, Excise and Taxation Officer (ETO) and Adil Shah of […]
Srinagar: Hours after a militant was killed in a shootout with government forces at midnight on Friday in Achabal area of Anantnag district, police issued a statement saying that the militants had at midnight attacked a police picket, and that was retaliated by the policeman on duty, in which a militant was killed. “The weapon […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday suspended train services in from Srinagar to Banihal after a militant was killed in a brief shootout with government forces at Ranipora in Anantnag District. However, the railway officials said that the train will chug routinely on Srinagar-Baramulla track. Pertinently, a militant, identified as Bilal Ahmad Bhat, of Yaripora in Kulgam […]
