With 586 killings, 2018 proved to be deadliest during the last decade in Kashmir: Report

Srinagar:  2018 was the deadliest in last decade with 586 people killed in different incidents of violence in Kashmir Valley, Association of Parents Of Disappeared Persons and Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) said in a joint report released here on Monday. “The year 2018 was the deadliest year of the last decade in […]

Weatherman forecast light rains, snow on New Year eve

Srinagar: The weatherman on Monday forecasted “fairly widespread light rain and snow” in a couple of days from tomorrow even as mercury plummeted again in Kashmir with Srinagar, the summer capital of the state being the coldest place in Valley. Although there was a spell of early snowfall in the valley in the first and […]

1 killed in ‘unprovoked firing’ by Indian forces: Pak

Islamabad: Pakistan said on Monday that “unprovoked firing” by Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC) killed a woman. “Indian troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LOC targeting civil population in Shahkot sector,” Army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said. One woman, identified as Asia Bibi, died while nine people were injured […]

PDD promotes 192 Engineers

Jammu:  On the directions of Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, Power Development Department (PDD) has conducted Departmental Promotion Committee meetings regarding regularization of the officers on substantive basis. Consequently, placement of one hundred and ten (110) Junior Engineers (Degree holders) as I/C Assistant Engineers (Electric), placement of seventy three (73) I/C Assistant Engineers (Degree/Diploma holders) as […]

Governor Malik releases Compendium on Budget 2019-20

‘Govt resolutely working towards fostering new era of development, prosperity in JK’

Jammu: Governor, Satya Pal Malik today said the State Budget 2019-20 has laid a progressive roadmap for implementing a series of structural reforms to foster a new era of development, growth and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir. “The Government has enumerated a slew of measures in the budget with adequate financial support to ensure that […]

Your old ATM/Debit card may not work from tomorrow

New Delhi: If you are still carrying your old ATM-cum-debit card with magnetic stripe, there is a possibility that your card will not work tomorrow (January 1). This is because an RBI circular had mandated that all old ATM debit cards with magnetic stripe chip be replaced with the one with EMV chip before December […]

Drug peddler held

Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler during routine checking at Jawahar Tunnel and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said. He said that during routine checking at Jawahar Tunnel, police party of Police Post Jawahar Tunnel intercepted a TATA vehicle bearing registration number JK02AB-8358. On checking the vehicle, 2.7 kilograms of cannabis […]