Srinagar: Suddenly, the social media went abuzz with the news that Inspector General of Traffic (IGP), Basant Rath, has been relieved of his charges on Monday. Several reasons were put forth with respect to his transfer. The foremost logic put forward by the netizens was his tiff with the newly elected mayor of Srinagar, Junaid […]
Srinagar: The ‘Kashmir Women’s Collective Group’ (KWC)- which claims to be fighting for the rights of women- is under fire for using sexist slurs against those women who are expressing strong disagreements against the group for starting the #Metoo campaign in Kashmir using controversial/ objectionable means and methodology. “Thanks Shazia Nazir Bakshi. Succinctly put. I’m […]
Srinagar: A fierce gunfight between militants and government forces in Chowgam village of Kulgam district ended Saturday morning with the killing of five militants. The gunfight that broke out late Friday night, police said, started after the village was cordoned off following specific inputs about the presence of militants in the village. After zeroing in on […]
Srinagar: Tired by the perennial reports of corruption, the government is planning to split the administrative powers in Jammu and Kashmir bank by taking away the charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from the Chairman bank. “Currently both the chairman and the post of CEO are being held by Parvez Ahmad Nengroo,” government officials told […]
Srinagar: The political favouritism galores during the ongoing recuritment of the Class IV employees of the Jammui and Kashmir bank. According to the aspirants, who have been working in the bank for the past 10 to 15 years, the JK bank authorties are completely ignoring them as they are recruting only those people who […]
Srinagar: Instead of putting their house in order, the HDFC bank has threanted the Kashmir Press with legal action for carrying out the stories which have exposed the rot in the bank. In a written rejoinder to the Kashmir press story titled, “Ex- HDFC bank manager spill the beans, says bank runs like “Sicilian […]
Srinagar: Former Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) ideologue from Jammu, Professor Hari Om, has said that adjournment of hearing of “Islamist 35 A” was a gruesome murder of judicary. The supreme court today deffered the hearing on article 35 A till January next year. “Adjournments on the basis of threats & spurious pleas is subversion of […]
Srinagar: Former chief minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti has said that militants and forces victimising each other family is highly condemnable. “Militants and forces victimising each other’s families is highly condemnable and marks a new low in our situation.Families shouldn’t become casualties and made to suffer for something they have little […]
Srinagar: It seems bizarre, but it is true. The Jammu and Kashmir bank has donated hefty 11.50 crore for the Kerala flood releif while it contributed just Rs 5 crore for the victims of devastating Kashmir floods of the year 2014. Even as the magnitude of the infrastructural destruction including both to the businesses […]
Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Bank touted through media that it has donated 11 crore rupees for the Kerala flood relief fund. But, no one knew where from the bank collected the money and donated it to the flood relief fund- neither the employees nor officers of the Jammu and Kashmir bank. It is now being […]
