Wanted in rash driving case, man arrested after 12 years
Jammu: A man, wanted in a rash driving case, was arrested Wednesday after over a 12-year-long hunt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said. Harmeet Singh, a resident of the Rajbagh area of Kathua district, was arrested by a police party from the Mansar Morh area in Samba, a police spokesman said. Singh was wanted […]
China is rapidly building robust lethal force to impose its will in the region: US
Washington, Jan 16 (PTI) China is rapidly building a robust lethal force with advanced capabilities in the air, at sea, in space and in cyberspace that will enable it to impose its will in the region and beyond, a top US intelligence official said on Tuesday. “The strategic objectives of the Chinese Communist Party include […]
A shame for the PDD
The Power Development Department in Jammu and Kashmir, especially Kashmir Valley has been making all sorts of headlines and most of the time for wrong reasons. The department which wastes no time and energy to harass the common people in the valley has been on the receiving end when it comes to getting the power […]
It needs a big heart to take a bold decision
By Mushtaq Hurra Dr. Shah Faesal and his resignation from bureaucracy has caught the media by storm. All the news channels are abuzz with debates and analysis where political analysts and experts exchange varying views regarding the much hyped resignation. Newspapers are full with news items, editorials and columns where people share their opinions about […]
Police hands over 9 persons arrested by SOG Srinagar to NIA
Srinagar: Nine persons arrested in Kashmir by police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) in November last year for alleged militant links were on Tuesday handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA). Official sources said that two persons identified as Tahir Ahmad Khan son of Ali Mohammad of Chandrigam Tral and Haris Mushtaq Khan son of Mushtaq Ahmad […]
J&K Bank RSETI Ganderbal concludes PMEGP training programme
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s Rural Self Employment Training Institute Ganderbal concluded 10-day training program of the 86th batch Tuesday, wherein 35 unemployed youth from different areas like Ganderbal, Wangat, Chunt Waliwar, Gagangir, Sonamarg participated. Cluster Head Kashmir Central II Farhat Abbass chaired the valedictory session. District Co-coordinator KVIC Riyaz Ahmad, Director RSETI Ganderbal Manzoor […]
BJP says opposition alliance won’t affect its election prospects
Jammu: Any grand alliance of opposition parties will have no bearing on the BJP’s prospects as people want a strong government and not a dependent one that is bound to face internal bickering, BJP vice president Avinash Rai Khanna said on Tuesday. He asserted that there is no alternative to the BJP at the centre […]
Mehbooba calls local militants ‘sons of soil’, pitches for talks with them
Srinagar: Terming local militants as “sons of soil”, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said efforts should be made to save them, adding the Centre should initiate dialogue with the militant leadership in Jammu and Kashmir to end the “gun culture”. “Right now, talks should be held with Pakistan and separatists. Similarly, the militant leadership should […]
Interviews for Khadim-ul-Hajaj to start from Jan 17
Srinagar: The interview of candidates who have applied for selection as Khadim-ul-Hajaj shall be held at Haj House, Bemina Srinagar from January 17, 2019. In an official communiqué issued here, the office of State Haj Committee informed that the interview for Pulwama and Baramulla candidates will be held on January 17, 2019 from 10.30 am, those from Anantnag […]
JK guv reaches out to Hurriyat, urges them to apprise him directly of cases of ‘injustice’
BY Anil Bhatt Jammu: In a bid to build bridges between Raj Bhawan and Hurriyat Conference, J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday reached out to the separatist leaders urging them to apprise him directly of the cases of “atrocity and injustice” to common people that they may come across. Malik made the offer with an […]
