EC should consider non-BJP parties’ plea: CPI (M)
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Monday urged the Election Commission to “seriously” consider all the non-BJP parties’ plea in Jammu and Kashmir to hold the assembly elections in the state simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls. In a press statement, the politburo of CPI(M) said, “All the non-BJP political parties in J-K, […]
Adhere strictly to ECI guidelines, directs DEO
Srinagar: District Election Officer Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Monday instructed the concerned departments and executing agencies to strictly adhere to Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines with regard to execution of developmental works. The DEO was speaking in a meeting convened to discuss the execution of works during the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) […]
NIA files charge sheet against three youth
Says they acted as OGW’s of JeM
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency has filed charge sheet against three Kashmiris for their alleged involvement in Jhajjar Kotli, Jammu, encounter in which three militants were killed in September last. Giving details, a spokesman of the agency said that on 12 September 2018 early morning while checking of a Kashmir bound truck, the flying squad […]
Driver among three injured in road mishap
Baramulla: Three persons including a driver sustained injuries on Monday after the car they were traveling in met with an accident in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that a four wheeler private car (Maruti Swift) bearing registration number JK05D- 3773 was on its way to Baramulla from Ladoora Rafiabad when the driver of the […]
AAC’s stand represents political sentiments of people: Spokesman
Srinagar: Awami Action Committee (AAC) on Monday said that political stand of the party which Mirwaiz Umar Farooq heads is based on truth and represents the political sentiments of the people. AAC leaders, activists and party workers held an extra ordinary meeting at party headquarters Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal under the leadership of senior leader […]
Shooting stone kills 22-year-old shopkeeper in Poonch
Poonch: A 22-year-old shopkeeper was killed after hit by a shooting stone amid heavy rainfall in Gursai area of Mendhar in Poonch district of Jammu division on Monday. Reports said that the shopkeeper identified as Umar Farooq (22) son of Noor Hussain of Sanjoite, Gursaie was hit by a shooting stone when he was busy […]
PNB scam: ED files fresh chargesheet against Nirav Modi, others
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a fresh chargesheet against diamantaire Nirav Modi, an accused in the USD 2-billion PNB scam, and others under the anti-money laundering law, officials said Monday. They said the chargesheet or the prosecution complaint has been filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai […]
Six year-old drowns in water tank in Rajouri
Jammu: A six-year-old boy drowned in a water tank inside the premises of a government school in Rajouri district, police said on Monday. Aahil Mirza, a resident of Ujjan village, accidentally fell into the water tank while playing on Sunday evening, they said. His body was recovered from the underground tank and handed over to […]
Achievements under JKEDI schemes reviewed
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Department of Labour& Employment, Saurabh Bhagat today reviewed the achievements under the schemes being implemented by Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI here at a meeting. Chief Faculty, JKEDI, Dr. Majid Manzoor Khan gave a detailed briefing on the status of schemes implemented by the institute. The Commissioner Secretary was apprised […]
‘Exposed’ Modi won’t be PM again, predicts Cong’s Digvijay
Indore: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh Monday said Narendra Modi would not become prime minister again as he stands “exposed” after failing to fulfil promises during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He also predicted that the Congress, which was routed in the 2014 Modi wave, would do well this time around. “Modi stands exposed as […]
