Srinagar: Union Government’s Special Representative for Dialogue in J&K, Dineshwar Sharma, called upon Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sharma briefed Governor about the programme of his current visit to the Valley, to be followed by visits to Kargil and Padum. Governor discussed with Sharma the issues facing the Governor’s Administration and […]
Srinagar, July 27: Governor N.N. Vohra has congratulated Sonam Wangchuk for being conferred with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award. Governor has lauded Wangchuk for his various innovative contributions in improving the lives of people in the remote mountainous region of Ladakh. Governor described Sonam as an inspiring model for the youth of the State.
Srinagar: Government forces on Friday launched a cordon and search operation in city centre Lal chowk. According to a shopkeeper in Lal chowk at around 3:00 pm, special operations group (SOG), CRPF came in armored vehicles and laid a cordon from historic Ghanta Ghar to the court road, Lal Chowk here. The commuters, pedestrians including […]
Shopian: Unidentified men on Friday disarmed a security guard in south Kashmir’s Shopian district before fleeing with his rifle. Unidentified men appeared at the main town Shopian this afternoon and disarmed security guard of Jammu & Kashmir Bank, official sources said. Theunidentified men later fled with the 12 bore rifle of the security guard. More […]
Srinagar: The J&K government on Friday appointed director academics Farooq Ahmad Peer as in-charge secretary JK Board of School Education (BOSE). The order in this regard was issued by secretary school education department Rigzin Sampheal. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section (14) of the J&K BOSE Act, 1975 (Act No. XXVIII of […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed they “cracked the conspiracy” of a weapon snatching incident in Soura area of Srinagar. A police spokesman in a statement said: “On February 25 this year, a militant attack was carried out on the guard post-deployed at the residence of Hurriyat leader Fazal Haq Qureshi. In the […]
New Delhi: India on Thursday reiterated that since the disengagement of Indian and Chinese border personnel in the Doklam area in August last year, there have not been any new developments at the face-off site and its vicinity. The official spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry said “status quo prevails in this area.’’ The spokesperson’s […]
Srinagar: A paramilitary CRPF trooper was injured critically after he shoots himself with his service rifle in Zakura area of Srinagar outskirts on Thursday. “Rifleman, Gaynesh of 28 bn CRPF shoots himself inside the camp at Panchayat Bhawan, Zakura while he was on duty,” official sources said adding that the trooper suffered serious bullet […]
Anantnag: To thwart possible protests restrictions have been imposed in south Kashmir’s Anantnag town on Friday. According to locals forces have been deployed in in Lal Chowk, Chini Chowk, Reshi Bazar and adjoining areas of the town and people were not allowed to come out of their homes. They said that restrictions have been imposed to […]
Srinagar: Residents of Mustafabad HMT have decried the official apathy of Srinagar Municipal Corporation that have failed to help the inundated colony. The colony is waterlogged since three weeks and no official had visited the area despite repeated pleas by the residents. “It’s summer time and a mere shower had inundated the whole colony and […]
