Srinagar: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Transport Subsidy Scheme’ for replacement of 500 old diesel vehicles operated by private transporters including buses, matadors and mini buses. The scheme has been conceived in light of the budget-2019-20 announcements with Rs 25 […]
Srinagar: As a part of welfare measure, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh sanctioned scholarship of rupees 3.61 lakh in favour of 48 wards of 32 slain policemen. “These wards are studying in different classes from primary to graduation level and scholarships have been provided at different rates in order to help the wards to […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the party won’t allow any changes in the demography of the state, saying that any attempt to dilute the unique identity of the state will be resisted tooth and nail. Party president while addressing a public […]
Srinagar: At least 34 lakh rupees were recovered by Srinagar police along with some foreign currency notes stolen by a thief, who worked as a middleman, from six government quarters here, the district police chief, Dr Haseeb Mughal said on Saturday. Addressing a presser here at Shergadi Police Station, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar […]
Srinagar: The governor administration has cancelled the selection of candidates for 101 posts made in 2016 in Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) during PDP and BJP government after an inquiry report was submitted by the inquiry committee which probed the issue of illegal appointments. Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce Navin Choudhary, in a seven […]
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership on Saturday called for a complete shutdown on Monday on the third anniversary of Burhan Muzaffar Wani who was killed in a gunfight with government forces on July 8 2016. In a statement, the JRL said: “Remembering on the 3rd anniversary of Burhan Wani, his associates and 126 others of […]
Three Muslims were beaten up by a group of people in Ranchi and were allegedly forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, reported The Hindu. Aamir Wasim, who had lodged a complaint at the Doranda police station in Ranchi, said he and his friends, Altaf Ali and Ali Ahmed, had gone to the airport area to […]
Zia-ul-Haq Pahalgam: River View Resort, a hotel close to the murmuring waters of Lidder river at Yanner Pahalgam continues to operate illegally with “bureaucratic patronage”. The hotel is located just a few meters away from Lidder near rafting point Movura. A huge hotel with dozens of luxury rooms River View is one of the dozens […]
Anantnag: A Saudi Arabia tourist was killed and a local driver injured in a road accident in Pahalgam in this south Kashmir district, official sources said on Saturday. A vehicle returning from Golf Course skidded off the road and turned turtle at Laripora, Pahalgam resulting in critical injuries to a Saudi Arabia national identified as […]
Jammu: Two Army personnel were injured in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the Romali Dhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the firing from across the border on Friday night, they […]
