Srinagar: At least thirteen persons were injured, one among them suffered bullet wound, in government forces action during separate clashes at Darumdore area of Shopian and Hajin area of Bandipora district on Saturday. Official sources told a local news gathering agency Global News Service on Saturday afternoon, a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF laid a […]
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir People’s League chairman Mukhtar Ahmad waza has said that “Kashmir dispute needs a political solution in accordance with aspirations of people of jammu and Kashmir”. Waza said the Kashmir dispute has to be addressed and resolved in its “historical context” through tripartite talks with the “active involvement of all the stakeholders” including […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) on Saturday while condemning the Lal Singh’s recent ‘threatening’ statement to Kashmir based journalists said, “It looks evident that he is privy to the circumstances under which Shujaat Bukhari has been assassinated”. Meanwhile the association has asked J&K police chief to approach Singh in connection with the case […]
SRINAGAR: In order to ensure transparency in the working system and improve work culture in government offices, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Saturday directed all Deputy Commissioners to constitute squads for conducting surprise checks of different offices to ascertain the attendance of officials and employees. Khan instructed that strict action as per service rules be initiated […]
Srinagar: B B Vyas today assumed office as advisor to governor here at civil Secretariat. He was welcomed by senior officers at the Civil Secretariat here. Vyas was till recently holding the post of Chief Secretary, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. An IAS officer of 1986 batch J&K Cadre, Vyas has earlier served as Principal Secretary […]
SRINAGAR: B V R Subrahmanyam took charge as Chief Secretary of J&K on Saturday. He assumed charge from the outgoing Chief Secretary B B Vyas at a simple ceremony held in the Chief Secretary’s office chamber here. A 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, B V R Subrahmanyam till recently served as Additional […]
Srinagar: Secretary J&K State Sports Council Waheed Ur Rehman Para on Friday resigned from his post after submitting his resignation to Jammu & Kashmir Governor at Raj Bhawan. “His term as secretary, Sports Council was expiring on 11-08-2019 as per the constitution (pre-Revised) of the sports council,” the statement said. “During his tenure as Secretary […]
Delhi: The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN), while denouncing the brutal killing of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari, urged the NHRC and the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission to “push for swift investigation” into the case, media reports said. Bukhari, was killed along with his two PSOs in Press Enclave here in Srinagar […]
By Ubair Ul Hameed Baramulla: Lack of infrastructure, in decades old building and stinking bathrooms has severely hit the patient care at Baramulla district hospital. The locals said the authorities have failed to upgrade the age old building of the hospital while as the network of alleys surrounding the health care facility are so congested […]
Srinagar: Government of India on Friday sanctioned Rs. 1,76,90,000 (Rupees One Crore Seventy Six Lacs Ninety Thousand) to Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan(NYKS) for conducting Kashmiri Youth exchange programme for 1200 Kashmiri youth from 6 districts of Kashmir valley in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement here it stated that 200 participants will be selected from […]
