Fuel prices continue to slide down, petrol down 25 paise per litre
New Delhi: Fuel prices saw a further reduction on Friday with petrol seeing a 25 paise cut per litre while diesel registered a marginal fall of 7 paise in the capital. A litre of petrol was at Rs 80.85 in Delhi while diesel was at Rs 74.73 here. In Mumbai, petrol was at Rs 86.33 […]
Standoff between militants, forces reported in Sopore
Srinagar: A standoff between suspected militants and security forces has been reported from north Kashmir’s Sopore area. Reports said that a joint team of Army, Police, CRPF carried out a search operation at Behrampora village in Sopore where according to initial inputs ssome militants are reportedly hiding in a house. According to reports as […]
Unending violence: six militants killed in two separate encounters
Soldier killed, another injured in Tral attack
Srinagar: The killing spree fails to cease in Kashmir Valley as six militants were killed in two separate encounters in Baramulla and Anantnag districts on Thursday, police said. Police claimed to have killed four militants in a gunfight at Kharpora area of Arwani in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police official said that a joint […]
JRL’s shutdown call evokes mixed response
Srinagar: The shutdown call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday evoked a mixed response in the Valley. The vehicular movement in most parts of the Valley was witnessed while as the shops in most of the commercial areas remained closed throughout […]
Hurriyat leaders don’t even go to the loo without Pak’s consent: Guv Malik
Admits there was carelessness on part of forces in Kulgam
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday said that no talks will be held with Hurriyat conference until they keep “Pakistan out” of the discussion. “As far as Hurriyat is concerned, they don’t even go to the toilet without asking Pakistan, so till the time they don’t keep Pakistan separate, no talks […]
Bureaucrats have to perform or they will suffer, Guv Malik
Srinagar: “Perform or suffer” is the message of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik for the state’s bureaucrats and he says he has been directed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to build a “badhiya (wonderful) Kashmir” where corruption, inefficiency and sluggishness will not be tolerated. During an interview with PTI recently, the governor had outlined […]
Group Mediclaim: Take us on board before fresh tenders are floated: Employee leaders
Cancellation of Health Insurance Scheme
Cancellation of Health Insurance Scheme
Fraud by whom, questions Omar
Srinagar: Reacting to the development, former chief minister Omar Abdullah said the governor should order an inquiry headed by chief secretary to establish who was behind allotment of insurance contract to the Reliance group. “The Hon @jandkgovernor now needs to order an inquiry headed by the Chief Secretary to establish who was behind the allotment […]
Use of disproportionate force perpetuating violence in Kashmir: Tarigami
Srinagar: CPI(M) MLA from Jammu and Kashmir M Y Tarigami on Thursday accused the Centre of contributing to the cycle of violence in the state with its use of disproportionate force to quell unrest. He said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is making the situation in the state worse by subduing people’s political […]
70 percent govt schools lack basic infrastructure, says report
Srinagar: Puncturing the tall claims of the state government to take education sector to new heights, as many as 17,167 educational institutions in J&K state are without boundary walls-posing a threat to the school going children. Moreover 17,112 government schools are without playgrounds as well. As per the officials, the schools are awaiting construction of […]
