Govt increases honorarium for elected reps of Municipal Bodies
SRINAGAR, JUNE 04: The Government has increased the honorarium and other facilities to Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors of the Municipal Corporations of Jammu and Srinagar. In accordance with the notification issued by the Government, the Mayor shall be paid an honorarium of rupees fifty thousand per month besides his allowances as a councillor. Similarly, […]
Ministry of Minority Affairs releases details of number of seats allotted to pvt tour operators
SRINAGAR, JUNE 04: Executive Officer, State Haj Committee (SHC) today informed that the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has issued details of number of seats released in favour of concerned private tour operators. Giving operator-wise details, the press release issued here from the office of SHC read that M/s Al Khuddam Haj and Umrah Services […]
Maternity/Pediatric Hospital Bemina to be converted into a full-fledged 500 Super-Specialty Children’s Hospital
SRINAGAR 04 June: In a major decision aimed to promote the health of children and provide them adequate healthcare facilities, the SAC which met here on 29.05.2019 under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik has approved conversion of entire 200-bedded Maternity Hospital and 300-bedded Pediatrics Hospital at Bemina, Srinagar into a full-fledged 500-bedded Children […]
Targeted action against top militants in Kashmir soon: Sources
New Delhi: Security agencies have prepared a list of 10 most wanted militants in Jammu and Kashmir, that includes top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, against whom targeted operations will soon be launched to kill or nab them, officials said Tuesday. The list was prepared following inputs from intelligence agencies, paramilitary forces, the […]
Union govt considering delimitation of Assembly constituencies in JK
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir could witness fresh delimitation of Assembly constituencies. In a bold move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and new Union Home Minister Amit Shah is considering fresh delimitation of constituencies in the state as there is a feeling in the Jammu region that it is being discriminated against as Kashmir valley has […]
On Eid eve, J&K Bank Chairman e-inaugurates 11 digital delivery points
Srinagar: J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed on Tuesday e-inaugurated ten Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and one Cash Deposit Machines (CDM) in the state. On the eve of Eid u Fitr Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed e-inaugurated the 11 Digital Delivery Points from the Corporate Headquarter of the Bank in presence of the Bank’s […]
Delhi court sends Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi, Shabir Shah to 10-day NIA custody
New Delhi, (PTI) A Delhi court Tuesday sent Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi and Shabir Shah to 10-day NIA custody in a terror funding case involving Jama’at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, a lawyer said. The National Investigation Agency arrested the three during in-chamber proceedings before Special Judge Rakesh Syal and […]
Preposterous to detach science from religion: Pak minister chides clerics ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr
Islamabad (PTI) Pakistan’s Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has hit out at clerics for trying to detach science from religion, saying the religious leaders must use “common sense” when it comes to sighting the moon to determine Eid-ul-Fitr. Chaudhry, a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has angered the clerics by discontinuing the […]
60K Kashmiri pandits likely to visit Mela Kheerbhawani in Valley: official
Jammu (PTI) Over 60,000 displaced Kashmiri pandits from various parts of India and abroad are expected to visit five famous temples in the Kashmir valley during “Mela Kheerbhawani” starting on Zeasht Astami on June 10. Relief Commissioner T K Bhat Tuesday completed his visits to all the five shrines in the Valley to supervise the massive […]
Eid-ul-fitr prayers to be offered at Jamia Masjid
Srinagar : In view of inclement weather, and Eidgah Srinagar being unfit for prayers Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jama Masjid (AAJ) Srinagar has announced that Eid-ul-Fitr prayers will be offered now at the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar at 10:00 am.(In Sha Allah). Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will be delivering his sermon, commencing at 9:00 am. AAJ has urged […]
