Jammu: Authorities relaxed curfew for a few hours in Jammu from 7 am to 2 pm on Thursday. However, prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC remained in force to maintain law and order, officials said. Meanwhile, all wine shops and bars will remain closed. District Magistrate, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar on Wednesday had said that all government and […]
Srinagar: The Union cabinet has given its nod to 10 per cent quota for poor among the general categories in Jammu and Kashmir and also approved the provision for SC/ST reservation in promotion in government jobs in the state. Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh said that since Jammu and Kashmir is under the […]
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall in the Banihal and multiple landslides in the Ramsoo-Ramban area blocked the Jammu-Srinagar highway, prompting halt of all traffic on Thursday on the road. “Over a foot of fresh snow has accumulated on the highway in Bannihal. There have been multiple landslides triggered by heavy rain at places in the Ramsoo-Ramban, as […]
DHAKA: A devastating fire raced through buildings in an old part of Bangladesh’s capital and killed at least 69 people, officials and witnesses said on Thursday. About 50 other people were injured and the fire in Dhaka was mostly under control after more than nine hours of frantic efforts by firefighters. The Chawkbazar area where the […]
Jammu: State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) buses will ferry families of Kashmiri employees from Jammu to Valley, authorities have reportedly said after a series of meetings with the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee (JKCSECC). “It was decided that sufficient SRTC buses will be made available to send the families of the employees […]
Srinagar: Deputy Inspector General North Kashmir, Atul Goel , has been transferred and posted as DIG South Kashmir. He will replace the DIG Amit Kumar who was hit by a bullet during an encounter at Pingelana. Sulieman Chowdhary will be new DIG North Kashmir.
Srinagar: The Divisional administration in Kashmir has ordered further extension in winter vacations in colleges across the division. Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said all colleges across the Kashmir division scheduled to reopen tomorrow after winter vacations will now reopen on Saturday February 23. He said the decision has been taken in view of the […]
Jammu: The Government Wednesday downgraded and withdrew the security of 18 Hurriyat leaders in the state. According to the spokesperson of Home Department, it was felt that providing security to the “separatist leaders is a wastage of scarce state resources which could be better utilised elsewhere”. Among the leaders whose security has been downgraded and […]
Srinagar:The Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Wednesday issued revised dates for the tests of probationary officer and banking associate which were recently postponed. The new date for the post of probationary officer (Preliminary Exam) is now April 22, 2019 and for the post of banking associate is April 23, 24 and 25. An official said […]
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) said that ruling and political class in India should realize the fact that videos, news and images of Kashmiris being beaten, vandalized, looted and humiliated in India, will only promote hatred between humans and push more youth from Kashmir to the armed path and hence promote violence. “When you ruin […]
