Welcome Guv’s statement on eradicating corruption, action against corrupt politicians, bureaucrats: Vakil
Srinagar: Peoples’ Conference senior vice president and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil Thursday welcomed Governor Satya Pal Malik’s statement on eradicating corruption from the state by taking action against politicians and bureaucrats who are involved in corruption scams. “Some politicians and bureaucrats have amassed wealth through loot and plunder of state’s resources. This is the […]
Three cattle thieves arrested, stolen animals recovered
Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested three cattle thieves “red handed” from Srinagar outskirts and recovered stolen animals from their possession. After several complaints of cattle theft from locals, Police Station Nigeen had set up a special team to nab the thieves. A police statement said that one of the thieves “was caught red handed while […]
Drug peddler arrested in Sopore
Sopore: Police Thursday arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband from his possession. The accused- identified as Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, son of Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Ladoora- has been taken to Police Station Dangiwacha where he remains in custody. Police said it also recovered “some quantity of brown sugar and cash of Rs 8,250 […]
Red Cross JK kick starts 3-day ‘First Aid Training Programme’ at Banihal
Banihal: The Indian Red Cross Society, J&K State Branch Thursday inaugurated a 3-day Basic Methodology of First Aid Training program for the volunteers of Banihal area of District Ramban. The training program was e-inaugurated by Rajesh Sharma, General Secretary, IRCS, J&K. After formally welcoming all the trainee participants, Sharma highlighted the selfless services extended by […]
Workshop on ‘Vetting & Editing of Kashmiri Translated Texts’ begins at KU
Srinagar: A six-day workshop on ‘Vetting & Editing the Kashmiri Translated Texts’ started at University of Kashmir (KU) on Thursday. The workshop is being organised by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir in collaboration with National Translation Mission, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru. Vice Chancellor, KU, Prof Talat Ahmad while inaugurating the workshop, […]
J&K Bank launches ‘Premium Savings Bank Account’ scheme
Srinagar, Jun 13: To meet the requirements of high net worth individuals, J&K Bank today launched Premium Savings Bank Account scheme- a tailor-made product with special add-ons, freebies and discounts in fee / charges at the Corporate Headquarter of the Bank. Customized to address the needs of different sets of prospective customers, the account has […]
4-Year old girl slips to death in Ugjan Anantnag
Anantnag: A four-year-old girl died after slipping into the river in Ugjan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday afternoon. The minor has been identified as Shameema daughter of Shareef Ahmad of Ugjan, Dialgam. She was accompanying her mother to fetch water from nearby river when she slipped into the water body. Locals retrieved […]
KEG pays tributes to Shujaat Bukhari
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has paid rich tributes to senior journalist Syed Shujaat Bukhari on his first death anniversary. A meeting of KEG was held today to commemorate the first death anniversary of Bukhari who, along with two security guards, was murdered last year on June 14 outside his Rising Kashmir office in Press […]
Kashmir Press Club paid rich tributes to journalist Shujaat Bukhari on his martyrdom anniversary
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club convened a meeting and paid tributes to prominent journalist Shujaat Bukhari on his first martyrdom anniversary. The Editor of Rising Kashmir alongside his two security personnel was killed on July 14, 2018 at Srinagar’s Press Enclave. The management committee panel and representatives from various functional media associations of the valley expressed […]
801 workers died cleaning sewers in country since 1993: Central panel chief
Shimla, (PTI): As many as 801 sanitation workers have died while cleaning sewers in the country since 1993, said Manhar Valjibhai Zala, chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), here Thursday. On a six-day tour of Himachal Pradesh, Zala said various states had been told to provide safety equipment to safai karamcharis for the cleaning […]
