Srinagar, Nov 12: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Thursday disclosed 27 candidates who filed their nomination papers for phase first in upcoming DDC polls. The PAGD, an amalgam of seven mainstream political parties has fielded 27 candidates from three parties including National Conference, People’s Democratic Party and People’s Conferenc. The data provided by […]
Shopian, Nov 12: The cordon and search operation of a Shopian hamlet continued for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Joint Forces including soldiers from 44 Rashtriya Rifles had brought Shopian village Turkwangam under siege on Wednesday morning and the search operation continued for the second consecutive day. An official said that cordon and search […]
Srinagar, Nov 11: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by Pervaiz Ahmad Negroo, challenging his dismissal as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Board of Directors of the Bank last year. Negroo had challenged a communication (no.FD/Bkg/21/2019) on June 8 last year addressed by the Additional Secretary to the Government, Finance Department of […]
Srinagar/Jammu, Nov 11): Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner on Wednesday issued a notification for Phase-III of District Development Council polls alongside by-elections for vacant Panch and Sarpanch seats in the newly-crafted Union Territory. The constituencies to be covered under Phase III in Kashmir division, as per the notification, include; Sangrama and Wavoora in Baramulla […]
Srinagar, Nov 11: The family and relatives of an Army soldier who was allegedly kidnapped and killed staged a protest in Srinagar alleging authorities are showing no interest in locating the dead body of their beloved son. Mystery still shrouds the disappearance of the Army soldier, Shakir Manzoor, even as an undated unverified audio had […]
Srinagar, Nov 10: Jammu & Kashmir Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) today demanded release of Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq. “An extraordinary meeting of Jammu & Kashmir Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) was held on Tuesday at the historic Mirwaiz Manzil, Rajouri Kadal, presided over by renowned religious scholar and founding administrator of Darul Uloom Raheemiya Bandipora, Moulana Muhammad Rehmatullah […]
Jammu, Nov 10: National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday lashed out at BJP, saying whatever the saffron party did with people of Jammu in the name of abrogation of Article 370 won’t go “unanswered”. NC leader while lashing out at BJP said that the party has nothing to say against me. “They are […]
Srinagar, Nov 09: The administration of Jammu & Kashmir has unveiled the draft Model Building Byelaws and Building Code-2020 for the areas falling under jurisdiction of urban local bodies in the Union Territory. The draft “Jammu & Kashmir Building Byelaws and Building Code-2020” have been prepared by the Housing & Urban Development Department with assistance from […]
Srinagar, Nov 09: Additional Director General of BSF Surinder Pawar Monday said that the operation in Machil area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district is still underway and that this year only 25 to 30 militants managed to infiltrate into this side compared to 140 last year. Speaking to media men at BSF Headquarters at Humhama on […]
Srinagar, Nov 9: A 45-year-old prisoner lodged in Mattan jail has died, official sources said on Sunday. They said hat quadragenarian identified as Shahzad Ahmed Wani of Shalipora area in Kulgam was lodged in Mattan district Jail in Anantnag. He was arrested under provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act last year. Medical Superintendent GMC Anantnag […]
