KASHMIR

Demanding release of salaries JK Cements Employees hold protest

Demanding release of salaries JK Cements Employees hold protest

Srinagar: JK Cements Employees Association Friday held a protest demonstration demanding release of their four months pending salary and updating of CP fund. Scores of employees of JK Cements Khrew held a protest and raised slogans against the government in the premises of JK cement factory Khrew in Pampore and raised slogans in favour of their […]

Govt constitutes Committee for monitoring, implementation of ‘Housing for All’ scheme in J&K

Govt constitutes Committee for monitoring, implementation of ‘Housing for All’ scheme in J&K

Srinagar: The Governor Administration today accorded sanction to the constitution of Divisional/District Level Committee for monitoring and implementation of ‘Housing For All’ – Urban (HFA-U) Mission in the State. According to the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the Chairman of Divisional Level Committee (Jammu/Kashmir) would be respective Divisional Commissioner. While Commissioner, Jammu […]

Ex-MLAs evicted from MLA hostel Srinagar, hostel rooms allotted to municipal councillors, corporators

Ex-MLAs evicted from MLA hostel Srinagar, hostel rooms allotted to municipal councillors, corporators

Srinagar: Ex-MLAs including the MLAs of dissolved assembly were on Thursday evicted from MLA Hostel Srinagar on the directions of Governor Satya Pal Malik and Chief Secretary BVR Subramanyam. Former speaker assembly and senior National Conference (NC) leader Mohammad Akbar Lone has condemned the eviction of Ex-MLAs and termed the action illegal and unlawful, saying […]

Shoes, blankets of attendants stolen at Lal Ded Hospital

Shoes, blankets of attendants stolen at Lal Ded Hospital

Srinagar: Next time you visit Lal Ded Hospital, be sure your belongings don’t get stolen. A number of attendants Thursday alleged that their shoes, and blankets were stolen in the wards of the hospital while authorities neither took their complaint seriously nor were ready to peep through CCTV footage. “We had a patient Nahida Akhtar admitted […]

Armies of India, Pak exchange fire along LoC in Machil

Armies of India, Pak exchange fire along LoC in Machil

Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan Thursday exchanged heavy gunfire at Machil along Line of Control in Kupwara district of northern Kashmir. Officials sources said the Pakistani troopers targeted the Indian military posts along the  Line of control in Machil which was retaliated by Indian Army. More details are awaited.

People who killed cops in Kashmir are terrorists, in UP they are heroes: Omar

People who killed cops in Kashmir are terrorists, in UP they are heroes: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference Vice President, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday, reacting to the Bulandshahr incident where a mob attacked and killed policemen over allegations of cow slaughter, stated that the killers would be eulogized by the ruling party as ‘heroes’, while in Kashmir, such people are called ‘terrorists’. In a tweet, he said, while sharing a […]

Governor congratulates Sahitya Akademi award winners

Governor congratulates Sahitya Akademi award winners

Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik has congratulated Sh. Inderjeet Kesar and Sh.  Mushtaq Ahmad Mushtaq on being conferred with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Annual Awards for 2018. Kesar has received the Award for his Dogri novel “ Bhagirath” while  Sh. Mushtaq has got the Award for his collection of short stories “Aakh” in Kashmiri language. Governor has greeted […]