Srinagar, Dec 2: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Srinagar has suspended an employee for harassing a lady official and on charges of misconduct of duties. Joint Commissioner Administration, SMC has issued an order which reads that pending enquiry one Ghaneemt Wani, Class 1V, Secretary Office, is placed under suspension with immediate effect. The employee has […]
Kupwara, Dec 2: A Border Security Forces’ soldier shot himself dead in north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. They said that the soldier identified as Head Constable Bharinder Singh of 118 Battallion shot himself with his service rifle, while on duty in Tanghdar area of the district. The cause of him taking this […]
Uri (Baramulla), Dec 02: Police on Wednesday arrested an army soldier for allegedly molesting a 36-year-old woman here at Paranpeelan area of Uri in this north-Kashmir district. A senior police official said that an army soldier belonging to 173 TA of Engineering section identified as Hawaldar Parvaiz Hussain presently attached with 18 MLI Bandi in […]
Langate, 2nd December: In a telephonic message recorded from Tihar Jail after seeking permission from jail authorities Er Rashid told his family, “I came to know about a shameful statement of Mr Shora through newspapers in the jail. He must not drag me in his family affairs and create confusion amongst masses to settle his […]
Srinagar, Dec 02: For the first time in the past 30-years, once a hot-bed of militancy, Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district today witnessed Tonga rally organized by the BJP leaders and local Tonga wallas of the area as part of the election campaigning with regard to ensuing District Development Council (DDC) elections. Abdul Majeed, […]
Budgam, Dec 02: A 3-year-old boy who was missing since Tuesday evening was found dead in Chewdara village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday morning. An official said that the minor boy had gone missing from his home in Chewdara village on Tuesday evening. He said that the boy had gone missing […]
Poonch, Dec 01: Police in Poonch on Tuesday claimed to have registered a case and booked many persons including Congress leaders after a scuffle took place between supporters of two candidates at a polling station in Marhote area of Surankote Tehsil. Officials said that a former legislator from Surankote visited a polling station Chak Baro […]
Budgam, Dec 01): District Panchayat Election Officer, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza on Tuesday placed seven officials under suspension for dereliction of Election duties till further orders. The officials in question failed to report on poll duties scheduled for Phase 2nd at Beerwah, Budgam. The officials have been directed to remain attached in the office of Additional […]
Srinagar, Dec 01: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said the ‘participation’ of regional mainstream political parties was a must to avoid being labeled as ‘Pakistani agents’. Mehbooba expressed ‘displeasure’ for allegedly being labeled as Pakistani agent, saying her late father and PDP founder, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed faced ‘social boycott’ […]
Srinagar, Dec 01: The Jammu & Kashmir government on Tuesday set the ball rolling for implementation of Forest Rights Act-2006 in the Union Territory. To begin with, the administration has constituted a Union Territory level monitoring committee, district level committee(s) and sub-divisional level committee(s) for implementation of law in the UT. According to an order, […]
