Withdraw order of shifting JIM&WS from Pahalgam: NC to Admin
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday expressed shock and disdain over the proposed government move of shifting the Jawahar institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports from Pahalgam. Former MLA Pahalgam and District president AnantnagAltafKaloo censured the governor administration over the imprudent step of moving the reputed institution of JIM&WS from Pahalgam asserting that […]
Don’t use sports, education as tool to divert attention: Er Rasheed to New Delhi
Asks Army, other forces not to poke nose, politicize sports events
Langate: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday said asked New Delhi not to use sports and education as a tool to divert attention from the political dispute of Jammu and Kashmir. According to a statement issued here, ErRasheed was addressing a gathering on the occasion of final match of Langate Premier […]
Govt to distribute set-top boxes among border residents
Jammu: In a bid to ensure television coverage in border areas, Jammu and Kashmir’s Home Department has issued an order for distribution of set-top boxes (STBs), an official said Thursday. According to the order, people living along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch, Baramulla and […]
Mubarak Gul visits Eidgah constituency, interacts with public
Says will continue to highlight issues concerning people
Srinagar: Senior National Conference (NC) leader Haji Mubarak Gul on Thursday visited several areas of Eidgah assembly constituency and held interactions with the locals of these areas. Gul also took stock of various ongoing developmental works initiated by him as MLA Eidgah in several areas including Eidgah, Saidapora, Danmar, Sangam, Badiwudar, Kreshbal, ChonchFakeer, Palpora, Guzarbal, […]
IED defused near Garoora village
Srinagar: Forces on Thursday morning defused an IED planted near Garoora village on Bandipora-Srinagar highway in north Kashmir, police said. A poliuce official said that an IED was spotted by a road opening party of Army’s 13 RR unit around 8am. He said the IED was planted inside an iron container on the roadside. “The […]
Mirwaiz anguished over fire incidents in Srinagar
Srinagar: Patron of Darul-Khair, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday expressed anguish over the huge loss of properties in the fire incidents at WatalKadal and NawaKadal. In a statement issued here, Mirwaiz expressed solidarity and sympathy to almost dozens of families, whose houses got damaged in the blaze and stressed for the immediate rehabilitate of the […]
LAWDA goes tough on sewage treatment
Asks commercial establishments to comply with HC guidelines
Srinagar: Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) on Thursday said it has issued notices to all the commercial establishments to install technically suitable and environment friendly arrangements for treatment of sewage and sludge within three months for treating sludge within their premises. The notices to all the commercial establishments were issued in compliance to the direction […]
J&K Bank promotes 694 employees across scales
Promotions to create next generation of leadership in the bank: CEO
Srinagar,Dec 27: As part of Bank’s succession planning policy, J&K Bank today promoted 694 employees across various scales out of which 84 employees were promoted from Scale IV (Executive Manager) to Scale V (Assistant Vice President); 196 employees from Scale III (Senior Executive) to Scale IV (Executive Manager) and 414 employees from Scale I (Associate […]
Owaisi questions intention behind criminalising triple talaq
New Delhi: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday questioned the intention of the government behind criminalising triple talaq while it has supported decriminalisation of homosexuality. Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP said 100 per cent of Muslim population […]
Pakistan to ban former president Zardari, his sister from travelling abroad
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it will place former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur on the Exit Control List (ECL) to prevent them from flying abroad after they were named in a Supreme Court-appointed joint investigative team probing fake bank accounts. The JIT, constituted by the apex court on September 5, […]
