Govt seeks details of appointments made under SRO-202

Govt seeks details of appointments made under SRO-202

Srinagar, June 10: The Jammu & Kashmir government has sought details from different departments about appointments made under job policy unveiled by the PDP- BJP government in 2015. Officials revealed that the General Administration Department today wrote to departments to submit year-wise information about appointments made under SRO-202.The move comes amid demand from different quarters […]

HC Reserves Verdict On Sagar’s Plea Against PSA Detention

HC Reserves Verdict On Sagar’s Plea Against PSA Detention

Srinagar, June 10: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on a plea challenging detention under Public Safety Act of Ali Muhammad Sagar, General Secretary of National Conference. A bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma passed the orders after counsel from both the parties completed arguments. Earlier senior Additional Advocate General B. A. […]

New J&K Media policy ‘assault on the freedom of speech’: NC

New J&K Media policy ‘assault on the freedom of speech’: NC

  Srinagar, June 10: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday took strong exception to the new media policy announced by the J&K Government and termed it an assault on the freedom of speech and the role of press in democracy. Press is meant to agitate, investigate, scrutinize institutions and individuals, Government and others. Freedom […]

Body of man found, day after gunmen abducted him in Shopian

Body of man found, day after gunmen abducted him in Shopian

Shopian, June 10: A day after he was allegedly abducted by unknown gunmen, body of a man from Pinjoora Shopian was found from Kungnoo Turkwangam area in the south Kashmir district on Wednesday. A senior police officer said that body of Tariq Ahmad Paul, whose house was damaged during a gunfight leading to the killing […]

Stray dogs bite over 20 people in scores of villages in Bandipora

Stray dogs bite over 20 people in scores of villages in Bandipora

Srinagar, June 10: At least 20 people were injured after they were attacked by stray dogs on Wednesday morning in four different villages of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Officials said that a pack of stray dogs appeared in Mantrigam, Bonakoot, Badibeth and Tanghat villages and attacked atleast 20 people in separate incidents. They said that […]

Darbar Move: Admin Secretaries To Work Periodically From Srinagar, Jammu Secretariats

Darbar Move: Admin Secretaries To Work Periodically From Srinagar, Jammu Secretariats

Srinagar, June 10: As the government has ordered partial ‘Darbar Move’ this year in wake of the “peculiar situation” due to covid-19, General Administration Department was Wednesday asked by competent authority to prepare a roster of administrative secretaries who will function periodically from both the locations. Unlike past, the civil secretariat shall function both at […]

Director Health Suspends BMO Handwara for using ‘unparliamentary language’ for public

Director Health Suspends BMO Handwara for using ‘unparliamentary language’ for public

Srinagar, June 10: Director Health Services Kashmir on Wednesday placed under suspension in-charge BMO Handwara for using ‘unparliamentary’ language for public and “abusing” female staff. As per an order issued by the director health services, a complaint was lodged against Dr. Abdul Majid Bhat, in-charge BMO Handwara by Panches and Sarpanch of Chowgal Handwara . […]

District commander among five militants killed in Shopian encounter

District commander among five militants killed in Shopian encounter

Shopian, June 10: Five militants were killed in an encounter that broke between militants and the government forces in Sugoo – Hendhama village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Meanwhile, mobile internet service has been suspended in the area. Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and […]

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