SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir today directed officers of ERA to expedite the construction of Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh (JCR) flyover and TRC grade separator and ensure its timely completion by starting work on double shift basis. The Divisional Commissioner made these directions while reviewing the progress of construction works of the two prestigious projects of the capital […]
SRINAGAR: The Administration today gave its nod to regularisation under SRO-520 of 34 casual/seasonal/need-based and other workers of different departments. Chairing a meeting of the Empowered Committee constituted under SRO-520, Principal Secretary Finance, Navin K Choudhary, cleared 16 cases from PHE, 8 from Agriculture Production, 6 from Rural Development Department, 2 from Forest and […]
Srinagar: Governor N. N. Vohra has extended warm greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and prayed for their well-being and prosperity. In his message of felicitations, the Governor has hoped that this festival would further strengthen the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood, amity, and revive the glorious pluralistic ethos for […]
Srinagar: A brief exchange of gunfight took place between militants and government forces at Yaroo area of Langate, Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday late afternoon. An army officer told GNS that the patrolling party of the army was fired upon by the militants in the area. “The fire was retaliated triggering […]
Islamabad, Aug 21 (UNI) Even as there is huge controversy over Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Pakistan visit, his fellow cricketer-turned new Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday described the Congress politician as an ‘ambassador of peace’ and said both the countries must adopt dialogues to resolve all conflicts, including Kashmir. ‘I want to thank […]
Bulandshahr: A woman served poison to her two infant daughters and then consumed it herself following a family dispute under Aurangabad police station area in the district on Tuesday. While the woman and one of the children died, the other daughter was fighting for her life in the hospital. Police said here that the incident […]
Srinagar (UNI): The official twitter-handle of People Democratic Party (PDP) has un-followed the ‘rebel’ leaders after they openly revolted against the top brass of the party, particularly president Mehbooba Mufti. The move by the PDP is seen as a sign of the widening of the void between the ‘rebel’ leaders and the party leadership. The […]
Srinagar (UNI) : Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said it will look into the allegations being leveled against one of the officers by some people. A police spokesman said on official Twitter account of Jammu & Kashmir Police, “We will look into the matter”. Police was reacting to a tweet which read “These little […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday suspended the annual Amarnath Yatra for three days and did not to allow any pilgrim to move from Jammu to the Kashmir Valley from August 21 to 23. “No yatri will be allowed to move towards the Kashmir Valley from here on August 21, 22 and 23,” a police officer said. […]
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday clarified that Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has not said that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has made an offer of dialogue between the two countries. The Pakistan Foreign Office blamed the Indian media for creating a controversy unnecessarily and said the minister had said that the Indian premier in […]
