Srinagar: Life came to a grinding halt as shops and business establishments were closed and traffic was off the roads in Kashmir Valley due to two-day strike called by separatists from Sunday to protest alleged attempts being made to abrogate Article 35-A. Shops and business establishments, which remained open on Sundays, were closed and traffic […]
Jammu: The district administration here late on Saturday evening ordered a magisterial enquiry into the killing of a youth inside the residence of National Conference and former state chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah’s residence here. Taking cognizance of the protests staged by the relatives, who alleged it as ‘cold blooded murder’ at the hands of […]
Kabul: Around 51 Talibani insurgents, including its three top commanders, were killed and six others injured in the ongoing combat operations in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan. The Khaama Press said, quoting a statement by the Silab Corps of the Afghan Military, that the militants were killed or wounded during the ongoing operations — kicked […]
Jammu: An ASI of Border Security Force on Friday sustained injuries when hit by a sniping fire along the Line of Control in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. “A BSF ASI got injured in sniper shot on LoC at Sunderbani on Friday evening,” police sources here said. They said that ASI […]
Srinagar: After separatists, traders, transporters and lawyers, political parties such as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), National Conference (NC) and Democratic Youth Front (DYF) staged rallies on Saturday in support of Article 35-A of the Constitution. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq and Mohammad Yaseen Malik, […]
Srinagar: Stressing the need for developing civil-military health care system in Kashmir, a day-long medical conclave, organized here on Saturday said that there is no such mechanism available for the medical fraternity in the Valley, capable of providing overall holistic guidance to develop a local civil and military health care system. A day long […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday issued formal orders for revision of the pay scales of the Clerical Cadre in the state. The SRO comes following the decision of the State Administrative Council (SAC) headed by Governor N N Vohra, regarding removal of Pay Anomalies. “In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso […]
Sopore: Two militants, one soldier were killed while a government force personnel sustained injuries in the Sopore encounter that erupted during intervening night of Aug 2 and Aug 3. “One army man and policeman have sustained Injuries and two militants have been killed,” police officials confirmed. The second holed up militant was killed after […]
Srinagar: Two years ago, the Block Development Office (BDO), Kanipora, located on the outskirts of Srinagar was given new make-over. The office walls were wood paneled, floors were furnished, and the BDO office acquired a new flashy 24 inch LCD TV. The BDO office constructed a glass shelf for the LCD TV. If there […]
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Committee (SMC) Wednesday demolished the illegal constructions for commercial purposed carried out by the Hattrick food owner Showkat Chowdhry in uptown locality of Sanatnagar. SMC Commissioner Riyaz Ahmad Wani said as soon they came to know about the illegal construction carried out by the Hattrick food owner, they sent the teams to […]
