South Kashmir: Gunfight breaks out in Shopian

South Kashmir: Gunfight breaks out in Shopian

Srinagar, April 03: Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Choori ki Gali area of Mughal Road of Sadev forest in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Reports  said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Chooriki Gali. As the joint team of forces […]

Govt denotifies Hira Nagar sub-jail as prison last month, before declaring it as holding centre for lodging Rohingya refugees

Govt denotifies Hira Nagar sub-jail as prison last month, before declaring it as holding centre for lodging Rohingya refugees

Srinagar, Apr 02: The administration of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory denotified Hira Nagar sub-jail as a prison last month before declaring it as a holding centre for lodging Rohingya refugees there. Documents reveal that Home department of J&K issued a notification on March 5 to denotify Hira Nagar sub-jail as prison. “In exercise of […]

Roadside Bomb Blast Leaves Five Civilians dead in Afghanistan

Roadside Bomb Blast Leaves Five Civilians dead in Afghanistan

Kabul: Five civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in the city of Lashkargah in Helmand province on Friday morning, the provincial governor’s spokesman Omar Zwak said, Tolo news reported.  Zwak said the incident happened in the Chahar Gul area along the Helmand-Kandahar highway at around 11 am on Friday. The incident comes as […]

COVID-19: Three more schools closed for three days in Bandipora

COVID-19: Three more schools closed for three days in Bandipora

Bandipora: Authorities on Friday announced the closure of three educational institutions in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district for the period of three days with effect from Friday as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Covid-19 positive contacts. An official said that as per the communication recieved from District Administration Bandipora, the schools including Higher […]

Committee Constituted to Resolve Issues into Seniority of Employees

Committee Constituted to Resolve Issues into Seniority of Employees

Srinagar, Apr 2: Lieutenant Governer-led dispensation has on Friday granted assent to the constitution of a committee to resolve issues vis-à-vis seniority of employees appointed under Prime Minister’s Special Package in different departments in Jammu and Kashmir. The Administrative Secretary, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction will act as Chairman and Administrative Secretary, […]