Ensure culprits in rape of 13-yr-old girl are punished: Mehbooba to Malik
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday urged Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik to ensure that the culprits in the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Ramban district of the state are punished. “What can be more blood curdling & disturbing than a case where a 13-year-old minor girl was gangraped in […]
Alok Verma sacked as CBI Director following PM Modi-led panel meet
NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Verma was sacked on Thursday following a two-hour-long meeting of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Selection Committee in New Delhi. The panel which also included Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of the largest party in the Lok Sabha and the second senior-most Supreme Court judge, AK Sikri, […]
Talks in JK only on govt’s conditions, no violence must for any engagement: Gen Rawat
New Delhi: A day after supporting talks with Taliban, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said the same approach cannot be applied to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that talks and terror cannot go together and that any engagement with militant groups in the state will be strictly on the basis of conditions set by the government. […]
J&K Bank inaugurates ATM at Khyber Medical Institute
Srinagar: With a view to facilitate patients and their attendants as well as general public, J&K Bank on Wednesday commissioned an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) inside the premises of Khyber Medical Institute here at Srinagar. Zonal Head Kashmir Central 1 Tabassum Nazir inaugurated the ATM in presence of Cluster Heads Bashir Ahmad Sundroo and Fayaz Ahmad, […]
Socio-economic development State is paramount for us: CEO J&K Bank
Kashmir Traders & Manufacturers Federation delegation meets Chairman & CEO J&K Bank
Srinagar: Kashmir Traders & Manufacturers Federation called upon the Chairman & CEO J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed today at the Corporate Headquarters. The delegation discussed various issues faced by the business community of the state in presence of Bank’s Executive Presidents P K Tickoo, R K Chibber, Abdul Rashid Sheigan, Presidents Mohammad Younis Pattoo, Mohammad Maqbool Lone […]
Will not allow gay sex, adultery in Army: Gen. Rawat
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat Thursday said gay sex and adultery will not be allowed in the Indian Army, months after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality and struck down a colonial-era adultery law. “In the Army, it is not acceptable,” he told a press conference while replying to a question on impact of […]
NHM employees to observe 2-day strike from Monday
Srinagar: While saying that the govt has failed to fulfill the commitments made to the NHM employees by the then Minister for Health, Principal Secretary H&ME and Mission Director NHM last year, All J&K NHM Employees’ Association Thursday decided to observe a 2-day strike from Monday to press for their demands. “The Association has decided […]
Medium danger avalanche warning issued for Kashmir parts
Srinagar: Authorities on Thursday issued an avalanche warning for parts of Kashmir Valley. “Medium danger ( 3-Yellow level) Avalanche warning for higher reaches of Bandipora and Ganderbal districts. While as a low danger (2-Yellow level) for Baramulla, Kupwara and Kargil, districts, for the next 24 hours,” an official of the weather department said. GNS
Man gets lifer for altering picture of Sheikh Hasina, Manmohan Singh
Dhaka: A 35-year-old Bangladeshi man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for circulating photoshopped images of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other politicians including former Indian premier Manmohan Singh, amid criticism that her government is using tough internet laws to silence dissent. Monir Hossain from Tangail was jailed by Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal judge […]
Bank guard fires in air
Tral: A Jammu and Kashmir Bank guard fired few gunshots after observing suspicious movement near the bank branch at Noorpora area of Tral in south Kashmir, reports said. They said that the guard fired few shots in air after noticing suspicious movement at Noorpora Tral, said a police official. No injury was reported in the […]
