Missing Rafiabad man traced, handed over to family

Sopore: Police on Saturday traced a missing person from Baramulla district and handed him over to his family. The missing man- Shareef ud din Gujjar, a resident of Dooniwari village in Rafiabad area, was traced from Boniyar in Uri area of the district by a special team of police led by SHO Panzla Police Station […]

Granting special status no gift to JK, was India’s own compulsion: Er Rasheed

Dares Modi for holding referendum in Kashmir

Kangan: Awami Itihad Party Chief, Er Rasheed has said that Article370 or 35A had not been gifted to Kashmiris “but granting constitutional guarantees to J&K was India’s own compulsion and not any favor to people of J&K”. Addressing a gathering in Wussan, Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, Rasheed said that New Delhi “needs to […]

‘Run to vote’ mini-marathon held at Leh

Jammu: A mini-marathon titled ‘run to vote’ was held Saturday in Leh district which is going to polls in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 6. Brand Ambassador of Jammu and Kashmir Election Authority Sana Dua, along with District Election Officer (DEO), Leh, Avny Lavasa and general observer Alkesh Kumar Sharma […]

Assured Minimum Facilities at polling booths reviewed in Leh

Leh: District Election Officer (DEO) Leh, Avny Lavasa under the supervision of General Observer, Alkesh Kumar Sharma convened a meeting of all Zonal and Sectoral Magistrates to review the Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) at all the polling booths of Leh district at DC Office conference hall, Leh on Saturday. Addressing the meeting, General Observer expressed […]

Awareness programme on cleanliness under SVEEP held at Kargil

KARGIL: On the 3rd consecutive day of the cleanliness drive initiated within “Sweep under SVEEP” organized by the District Election Officer (DEO), Kargil under Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign, a mass awareness programme to inculcate the habit of overall cleanliness and waste segregation among school going children, was held at Khree Sultan […]

Two-day seminar on ‘Urdu language and literature’ begins at KU

Srinagar: A two- day National Seminar on the present scenario of Urdu language and literature, ‘Riyasat Jammu Kashmir Main Urdu Zubaan-o-Adab ki Mojuuda Surat-e-haal’ began at University of Kashmir on Saturday. The seminar is being organised by Department of Urdu KU in collaboration with National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, (NCPUL), New Delhi. Registrar […]

‘Notorious’ criminal booked under PSA in Ramban

Banihal: A “notorious” criminal, who also used to be in the forefront of anti-national protests, was Saturday booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Ramban district, a police spokesman said. Bahar Ahmed Dar, a resident of Darpura tehsil of Banihal, was booked under the PSA and lodged in Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu, on […]

Marathon held in downtown Srinagar

Srinagar: ‘Kathi Junction Downtown’ And ‘The Chinar Events’ Saturday organised old city’s first Marathon ‘I Run For Health And Wellness Marathon 2019” on Saturday. More than 200 school students from different schools of downtown participated in the marathon. The Marathon, which was flaged off by Sheikh Ghulam Hasaan, Head of Sales Pepsi, started from Main […]

DEO Pulwama reviews poll preparation, arrangements

Pulwama: District Election Officer (DEO), Pulwama, Dr Syed Abid Rashid Shah Saturday convened a meeting to review the preparation and arrangements put in place for the smooth conduct of Lok- Sabha Elections 2019 here today. The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioners Pulwama, Tral and Awantipora, Deputy District Election Officer, Assistant Returning officers, Tehsildars, […]