Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday asserted that the party will work towards to get back the coveted posts of Sadr-e-Riyasat and Prime Minister for our state. He also said ensuing parliament elections are significant since it will have direct bearing on the special status of the state saying that State’s […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TEH) Chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai on Monday strongly condemned the slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) on party’s district presidents of Bandipora and Budgam Danish Mushtaq Malik and Tashooq Ahmed Banday and shifting them to outside jail. “These are illegal and undemocratic tactics and authorities are hell bent to curb and strangulate the […]
Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh has sanctioned Rupees 2. 8 lac in favour of thirteen Special Police Officer’s (SPO’s). The financial assistance in favour of these SPOs has been sanctioned out of SPOs Contributory Fund/Police Pariwar under PHQ under order NO. 1460. Under this order Rupees twenty five thousand each has been sanctioned […]
Srinagar: With people alleging hardships during passport verification process, a top Passport Officer has said there are clear instructions from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that police can neither go to the house of a passport applicant nor can they ask the applicant to come to a police station. The MEA has given a clear […]
Srinagar: Kashmir University (KU) has appointed Aliya Ahmad, associate professor, as head of the Media Education Research Centre (MERC) for a period of three years. The order in this regard was issued today by assistant registrar administration of the varsity. “Aliya Ahmad will work as MERC head for three years or till the appointment/promotion of […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Private Diagnostic Centers Association (JKPDCA) has said that 80 percent doctors of public hospitals are in nexus with private diagnostic centers President, JKPDCA, Umar Iqbal said that the public hospitals, especially in Srinagar, have become corruption dens. “80 percent doctors, including the noted ones, working in SMHS hospitals are involved […]
Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday identified the militants slain in Lassipora area of district Pulwama in a gunfight with government forces. A police spokesperson in a statement said that the slain have been identified as Zaffar Paul son of Mohammad Ahsan resident of Dangerpora Shopian, Tauseef Ahmad Yattoo son of Abdul Aziz resident of […]
New Delhi: India operationalised its strategic ITBP command in Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh-Ladakh district on Monday after moving it from Chandigarh as part of a plan to counter the ever-increasing Chinese military build up in the region. The North West (NW) frontier of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), tasked to guard the 3,488-km long Sino-India border […]
Jammu: A BSF officer and a minor girl were killed Monday as India and Pakistan troops exchanged heavy shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, sparking panic among border residents, officials said. A BSF officer was killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistani army along LoC in Poonch district, […]
Srinagar: Social activist Talib Hussain, who spearheaded Justice campaign of Rasana rape case joined PDP today. He was welcomed into party by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. Hussain made headlines and was at the forefront of handling the forefront of the campaign: ‘Justice for 8-year-old Kathua gang rape and murder victim’. At the party headquarter, talking […]
