Srinagar: There are about 367 parks in Srinagar City and 282 Parks in Jammu city. Out of 367 parks in Srinagar City, 117 are being maintained by the Floriculture Department, while in Jammu City, the department maintains 153 parks. This was stated in an official handout of government on Monday, while divulging details about Chief Secretary, […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency is has conducted a raid at the residence of businessman Ajaz Ahmad Hakak Tuesday morning. Reports said that the sleuths of NIA reached early Tuesday morning and conducted searches at Hakak’s residence. They said that the raids are connected to the “terror funding case” in which several separatist leaders are […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Journalists Association on Monday strongly denounced the manhandling of a local journalist Irfan Amin Malik by a doctor at his clinic in Tral on Sunday. Malik was manhandled by Dr Shan-i-Alam Shah, a gynaecologist posted in Sub District Hospital (SDH) Tral when he was working on a story about absence of doctors in the […]
Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party Monday took a swipe at the Congress for “failing” to field candidates for the upcoming urban local bodies (ULB) elections, saying it is instead “spinning excuses” to hide “inability” to motivate the party cadre. ULB elections in J&K are scheduled to take place in four phases beginning October 8 and the […]
New Delhi: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in New Delhi Monday on his maiden visit to India as the head of the world body that coincides with the commencement of events marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Guterres arrived in the afternoon and was received by senior UN officials, an official […]
Jammu: National Conference on Monday expelled three workers of Ramban District in the Jammu region for anti- party activities. According to NC Spokesperson Madan Mantoo, those expelled are Zahur-ud-Din Babbar, Rajnesh Pargal and Mohammad Babbar Malik. The action has been taken against the expelled workers for violating the decision of the National Conference with regard […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday allowed Gautam Navlakha, one of the five rights activists arrested in connection with Koregaon-Bhima case, to be freed from house arrest. The high court granted him the relief saying that the Supreme Court last week had given him the liberty to approach the appropriate forum within four weeks […]
Srinagar: Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom was on Monday elected the president of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association for the 20th time. Qayoom was elected unopposed. Though the voting for electing the bar executive body members, including the president, is slated for October 4, Qayoom remained unopposed as by the expiry of the deadline to submit forms, […]
Srinagar: As the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education has persisted with its decision to conduct the examinations of class 11 through the board and on the already notified date, the student protests against the move have refused to die down. For the past few days the students held protests in Srinagar protesting against […]
Srinagar: The residents of Redwani area of Kulgam district in southern Kashmir on Monday held a protest demonstration against the construction of a new Army camp in the village. Scores of residents assembled at Press Enclave in Srinagar and raised slogans against the Army and government for allowing the construction of the army camp. The […]
