Srinagar: Thousands of people on Wednesday attended the funeral prayers of slain Sopore militant, Abdul Majeed Mir who was killed in a gunfight with government forces on Tuesday is Tujjar area of Sopore in Baramulla district. The slain militant was a resident of Harwan village in Sopore. Eyewitnesses said that thousands of people including men, […]
Srinagar: The Supreme Court Wednesday declared New Delhi’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as Constitutionally valid. The apex court’s five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said Aadhaar is meant to help benefits reach the marginalised sections of the society and takes into account the dignity of people not only from personal but also from […]
Srinagar: Life returned to routine in Bandipora district of northern Kashmir on Tuesday after five-day shutdown against militant killings. Five militants were killed last week in Sumlar village of the district in a gunfight with government forces. Shops and business establishments opened across the district while both private and public transport plied normally. Meanwhile, a […]
Washington: US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Iran that here would be “hell to pay” if it continued to “cross” the US and its allies. Bolton’s comments came hours after President Donald Trump slammed Iran of sowing “chaos, death and destruction” across the Middle East. The threat was delivered by the national security […]
Dubai: Afghanistan bowed out with a sensational tie against India, in their final Super Four match of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday night. However, title holders India have already qualified for Friday’s final where they will meet the winners of Pakistan and Bangladesh match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that the second militant killed in Sopore gunfight with government forces was a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander who was identified as Abu Maaz. On Tuesday, the police identified one of the two slain militants as Abdul Majeed Mir alias Sameer of Tujjar Sharief area of Sopore district. […]
SRINAGAR: Dilbagh Singh, DGP J&K, accompanied by Swayam Prakash Pani, IGP Kashmir, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. DGP briefed Governor about the present internal security situation and the arrangements made for smooth conduct of elections to the Urban Local Bodies and the Panchayats.
SRINAGAR: The Governor’s administration today accorded sanction to the constitution of a Committee for operationalization of new Degree Colleges in the State. According to the order issued by GAD, the Committee will be headed by the Administrative Secretary, Finance Department. The members of the Committee are Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, Administrative Secretary, Higher […]
SRINAGAR: The Governor’s administration today accorded sanction to the reconstitution of a High-Level Committee to address all the issues relating to the establishment of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences at Awantipora in Pulwama and Vijaypur in Samba and five new Medical Colleges in the State. According to the order issued by GAD, the […]
SRINAGAR: As per the order issued by the GAD, Saugat Biswas, Special Secretary, Information Technology (IT) Department, holding additional charge of the post of Secretary, Information Technology, shall also hold the charge of the post of Transport Commissioner in addition to his own duties, during the period Dr. S.P. Vaid, remains on leave.
