Jammu Printers Association celebrates 37 years of inception
Jammu: Jammu Printers Association (Regd) organized a programme to mark 37th year of its inception in which Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta was the chief guest. Ex-President AIFMP, Mr. Kamal Chopra, was the guest of honour on the occasion. Vice President North, Mohinder Singh, Treasurer AIFMP, Ashwani Gupta and Sohail Kazmi eminent journalist and member […]
Editorial: Shame on PHE
Srinagar: The Public Health Engineering department in Kashmir is always in news and mostly for wrong reasons. The department has over the past few years developed a habit of inaction as the officials of the department have not been made accountable before the public. To give an example of the callous attitude of the department […]
Treating J&K as a law and order problem not the way forward: Yechury
Srinagar: Calling upon the Centre to initiate a process of political dialogue involving all stakeholders, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Monday said treating Jammu and Kashmir merely as a law and order problem was not the way forward. Speaking at the two-day 11th state conference of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the CPI (M), […]
NC MLA asks Modi to unfurl Tricolour in Lahore or “leave Kashmir”
Jammu: A National Conference (NC) legislator Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to either unfurl the Tricolour in the Lahore belt of Pakistan or else “leave Kashmir”. The controversial remark was made by Mendhar MLA Javed Rana at the funeral of five members of a family killed yesterday by Pakistani forces in shelling along the […]
WTO chief calls on PM
New Delhi: World Trade Organisation chief Roberto Azev do Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. The WTO director-general is here for a mini-ministerial meeting. “Had a wonderful meeting with Mr. Roberto Azev do, Director-General of the WTO” the PM tweeted and posted a picture with him. Talking to reporters, Azev do said the […]
Cordon and search operation in Wullarhama Pahalgam
Srinagar: Government forces on Monday evening launched a Cordon and search Operation in Wullarhama village of Pahalgam area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources said that after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants, 3 RR and Anantnag police launched the search operation in the area. Sources said that large number of forces […]
Cordon and search operation in Keller Shopian
Shopian: A Cordon and search Operation has been launched by government forces on Monday evening in Chowan Keller village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources said that after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants, 44 RR and Shopian Police launched the search operation in the area. Sources said that large number of […]
Aarushi murder case: Supreme Court admits plea against acquittal of Talwars
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on a plea challenging their acquittal in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case by the Allahabad High Court. The plea was filed by Khumkala Banjade, the widow of Hemraj, who was the Talwars’ domestic help. While issuing notice to Talwars, the bench […]
JKPSC sets timeline for Combined Competitive Examinations
JAMMU: J&K Public Service Commission has notified that in future the examinations under Jammu & Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination Rules, 2018, shall be held at each stage as far as practicable after 15 days from the completion of UPSC Civil Services Examinations i.e. Preliminary, Mains and Personality Tests. However, in view of the circumstances of […]
India summons Pak DHC, lodges strong protest
New Delhi: India today summoned the Pakistan deputy high commissioner here and lodged a strong protest against the killing of five civilians in “unprovoked firing” by Pakistani forces, terming the incident “highly deplorable”. Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah was also told that such heinous acts are against established humanitarian norms and professional military […]