Er Rasheed opens doors for Shah Faesal
Says his decision must be respected
Srinagar: Inviting former IAS topper, Shah Faesal to join his party, AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday said that Faesal’s decision deserves respect and likeminded people must sincerely offer him cooperation. ErRasheed addressing a news conference reiterated that everyone should respect the decision of former IAS topper Shah Faesal, appealing him […]
Despite being targeted, Sikhs stood shoulder to shoulder with Muslims: JRL
Condemns Tral Sikh youth's killing
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of a Sikh youth by unidentified gunmen at Tral. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik’s statement comes a day after the Sikh body expressed resentment against the silence maintained by pro-freedom camp over Sikh youth’s killing in […]
NHM employees to observe 2-day strike from Monday
Srinagar: While saying that the govt has failed to fulfill the commitments made to the NHM employees by the then Minister for Health, Principal Secretary H&ME and Mission Director NHM last year, All J&K NHM Employees’ Association Thursday decided to observe a 2-day strike from Monday. “The Association has decided to observe a 48-hour-long strike […]
Police arrest 3 smugglers in Ramban, rescue 35 cattle
Jammu: Three men were arrested for illegally transporting cattle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district Thursday and 35 animals were rescued, police said. The arrests and recoveries were made in three separate incidents, they said. During a routine check, police intercepted two vehicles near Shan Palace and found 20 and nine cattle in them, they […]
Bandipora-Gurez road to open for traffic after three days
Srinagar: The Bandipora-Gurez road in north Kashmir will be re-opened for traffic on Saturday. The road has remained closed for more than a week, officials said. The 84-km long Bandipora-Gurez road was opened after snow was cleared from the road and movement of traffic was allowed today morning, said an official. “We are making efforts […]
J&K Governor’s Admin opts to enhance threshold, composition limit under GST
New Delhi: &K Governor’s Administration has decided to enhance threshold, composition limit under GST as proposed by the GST Council in its 32nd meeting held here today. The 32nd GST Council meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was represented by Advisor to Governor, […]
Pak PM Imran’s party operating 18 undeclared bank accounts: Central Bank
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party is operating at least 18 undeclared bank accounts within the country, putting him and other senior leaders in legal jeopardy, a media report Thursday quoted a report by Pakistan’s central bank as saying. According to a report submitted by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to the Election […]
Ensure culprits in rape of 13-yr-old girl are punished: Mehbooba to Malik
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday urged Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik to ensure that the culprits in the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Ramban district of the state are punished. “What can be more blood curdling & disturbing than a case where a 13-year-old minor girl was gangraped in […]
Alok Verma sacked as CBI Director following PM Modi-led panel meet
NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Verma was sacked on Thursday following a two-hour-long meeting of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Selection Committee in New Delhi. The panel which also included Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of the largest party in the Lok Sabha and the second senior-most Supreme Court judge, AK Sikri, […]
Talks in JK only on govt’s conditions, no violence must for any engagement: Gen Rawat
New Delhi: A day after supporting talks with Taliban, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said the same approach cannot be applied to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that talks and terror cannot go together and that any engagement with militant groups in the state will be strictly on the basis of conditions set by the government. […]
