Before filing nomination papers, Mehbooba Mufti visits shrines to receive blessings for electoral success

Before filing nomination papers, Mehbooba Mufti visits shrines to receive blessings for electoral success

Srinagar: Before filing nomination papers, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti visited various shrines to receive blessings for the electoral success during the upcoming parliamentary polls. Mufti is contesting from South Kashmir’s Anantnag parliamentary constituency. She will have to face tough fight from the congress’s GA Mir and National Conference’s Husnain Masoodi. The party […]

Lashkar militant arrested from a Srinagar hospital

Lashkar militant arrested from a Srinagar hospital

Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant, who was the main accused in looting of four rifles from the resident of former Congress minister Muzaffar Parray in Srinagar in December 2018, was arrested from a private hospital here on Wednesday. According to the official sources, following specific information about presence of the militant at a private hospital […]

Amit Shah to address election rallies in Jammu

Amit Shah to address election rallies in Jammu

Jammu:  BJP National President Amit Shah will address two election rallies in Udhampur district and Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district on Wednesday. According to party Spokesperson, he will address the first rally at Subash Stadium near TCP Domail, Udhampur at 1400 hours to seek votes for party candidate Dr Jitendra Singh contesting from Kathua-Udhampur Parliamentary […]

GoI accords major grant to IUST to study impact of climate change on biodiversity of Kashmir Himalayan Region

GoI accords major grant to IUST to study impact of climate change on biodiversity of Kashmir Himalayan Region

Awantipora:The Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Awantipora has got a major project from Department of Science & Technology, Government of India to study the impact of climate change on biodiversity of Kashmir Himalayan Region. The project titled “Understanding the biodiversity of Odonata (Class Insecta) of Kashmir Himalayan Region with reference to Climate Change” […]

BSNL to lay off 54000 staff; wait till polls: Report

BSNL to lay off 54000 staff; wait till polls: Report

Srinagar: The board of the state-run telecom services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has accepted a proposal to lay off close to 54,000 employees and is said to be waiting for elections to get over before taking the final call. Deccan Herald quoting sources reported that at its March meeting, the BSNL board approved […]

Shabir Shah generated funds from Pakistan to create unrest in Kashmir: ED to Court

Shabir Shah generated funds from Pakistan to create unrest in Kashmir: ED to Court

Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday told a Delhi court that jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah generated funds from Pakistan and other countries to carry out unrest in the Valley. The agency made the submission before Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora while opposing Shah’s bail application in a decade-old money laundering case for alleged […]

J&K police chief promises safe environment for voters in state

J&K police chief promises safe environment for voters in state

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbagh Singh Tuesday sought to assure the people that all necessary efforts would be made to ensure a peaceful and secure atmosphere for them to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls. The director general of state police gave the assurance after visiting Baramulla and Kupwara districts of north […]