Cabinet approves creation of Sub-Division at Bijbehara
The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti, approved creation of new Sub-Division at Bijbehara in district Anantnag. The proposed Sub-Division shall have territorial jurisdiction over 4 Niabats, 13 Patwar Halqas and 57 villages.
Cabinet approves creation of 8 new posts for Cluster Universities
The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti, approved creation of eight posts in various categories for the Cluster Universities of Srinagar and Jammu. The newly created posts include two posts of Controller Examinations (one post for each Cluster University) in the pay scale of 37400-67000 GP […]
Cabinet approves establishment of J&K State Law Commission
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Cabinet approves engagement of PMAs under PMDP
The state cabinet which met today under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti has approved engagement of REC Power Distribution Company Ltd (RECPDCL), REC Transmission Projects Company Ltd (RECTPCL) and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), subsidiaries of Union Ministry of Power, as Project Management Agencies (PMA) for power distribution strengthening projects […]
Mysterious death of girl sparks protests in Pulwama village
Mysterious death of a 17 year old girl Insha Bashir Sofi of Ratnipora Pulwama on Friday, sparked protests in Ratnipora area of South Kashmir. “When she reached home she was crying and she fell unconscious. We shifted her to hospital where doctors declared her dead.” a relative of deceased Insha said. A police official said […]
Man held for raping a mentally challenged girl in Srinagar
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a man from the outskirts of Srinagar for allegedly raping a mentally challenged girl. According to a police statement, a complaint was lodged by the family of a girl, who is in her early 20s in Harwan police station on Tuesday. In the complaint, the girl’s brother alleged […]
Militants ransack houses of several policemen in south Kashmir
One day after forces allegedly thrashed family members of a Hizbul Mujahideen militant Tawseef Ahmad sheikh and ransacked his house, militants barged into houses of several policemen in south Kashmir’s Kulgam and Anantnag district and damaged Windowpanes of their houses. Late on Thursday night, unidentified gunmen, believed to be militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, spread a wave of […]
Burglars decamp with cash, jewellry in Tral
Burglars today struck in a house at Brantal area of Sub District Tral in South Kashmir. Witnesses said that burglars struck in the residential house of Abdul Salam Sheikh in Brantal area at 3:00 pm in broad daylight and decamped with gold jewellery worth lacs and some cash. According to the house owner, Gold jewellery worth lacs […]
Clashes erupted in Sopore after Friday prayer
Clashes erupted in north Kashmir’s Sopore town after Friday prayer when number of people assembled near main Bazaar area of the town shouting pro-freedom and anti government forces slogans. While following joint resistance leadership’s (JRL) call for peaceful protests after Friday prayer to protest against the suspension of life sentence to army personals accused of extra judicial killing […]
Friday prayers again barred at Srinagar Jamia Masjid
Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar were again disallowed for the sixth consecutive week. All roads leading to the historic mosque were blocked with concertina wires, reports said Curfew was imposed in parts of Downtown Srinagar to prevent people from assembling at the mosque. Pertinently, Joint Resistance Leadership has called for “peaceful […]