Stone pelters are over ground workers of militants: Army chief

Says they should be dealt with sternly

New Delhi: A day after a 22-year-old Army jawan was killed in stone pelting in Kashmir, Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said Saturday stone pelters are over ground workers of militants and they should be dealt with sternly. Gen. Rawat also sent a tough message to Pakistan, saying if Islamabad continues to support cross-border terrorism, […]

Kashmiri student attacked in Chandigarh

Police registers case, says action will follow

Srinagar: There seems to be no let-up in the attacks on Kashmiri students pursuing their studies in colleges and Universities located outside Jammu and Kashmir. On Friday night, a final-year engineering student Mubashir Muttoo from Kashmir was attacked by some students with knives and iron rods at his rented accommodation in Chandigarh. He was attacked […]

Panchayat elections worry us owing to its vast spread, says ADGP

Srinagar: The panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be more challenging than the recently concluded municipal elections in terms of security, a top police officer said Saturday, asserting that the forces were prepared to tackle any situation. Panchayat elections in the state will be held in nine phases beginning November 17. The urban local […]

Security deposit for Sarpanch, Panch slashed

Srinagar: The Governor’s Administration has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Raj Rules-1996 slashing drastically the security deposit for candidates contesting the upcoming Panchayat Polls. According to a notification issued by the Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Department, the security deposit for the candidates contesting Sarpanch/Panch election has been reduced from Rs 1000 to Rs […]

Jaitley wishes that Kashmiris side with Govt, not separatists

Says mainstream regional parties speak one language in Srinagar, one in Delhi

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the people of Kashmir ought to stand with the government and not with the separatists in the fight against terrorism. “I think it is absolutely essential for all of us …that in this battle, we need the Kashmiri people on our side. It’s a battle for […]

Group Mediclaim: Guv orders foreclosure of contract with RGIC, orders probe by ACB

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday ordered foreclosure of the contract with Reliance General Insurance for implementing the group mediclaim health insurance for state employees and asked the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to probe the matter. The decision comes after the mandatory Reliance insurance for the state government employees and pensioners had sparked […]

SKIMS, new Medical Colleges to get de-addiction centres

Srinagar: In order to address the issue of substance abuse and its prevention, SKIMS Medical College, Bemina and up-coming District Medical Colleges are set to have Drug de-addiction centres. The upcoming Drug de-addiction centres, are going to have both out-patient and in-patient facilities In order to provide training to the staff that will be engaged […]

CISF officer killed in militant attack

JeM claims responsibility

Srinagar: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was killed in an attack in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Saturday. “In the intervening night, a standoff fire by militants took place at the grid Station Wagoora in Budgam district in which one ASI of CISF sustained serious bullet injuries,” a police spokesman […]

Abduction of policemen’s kin, events that followed cost me my job: Vaid

Srinagar: Former Director General of Jammu and Kashmir police Shesh Paul Vaid has finally broken his silence over his abrupt sacking and put onus on the panic after the abduction of policemen’s kin by militants in south Kashmir. “If you think that cost my job, you are probably correct. I have no regrets at all,” […]