Police thrashes journalists covering Srinagar encounter

KEG condemns, IGP apologises
Srinagar: Security forces allegedly thrashed some media personnel who were covering an encounter with militants in the city here, a journalist present at the spot said Wednesday. Though the police refused to comment on the alleged incident, a PTI photojournalist present there gave a first-hand account. There were several media personnel who were covering the […]
SAC approves hike in SPOs’ honorarium

Approves promotion of IPS officers
SRINAGAR: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved increase in the honorarium of Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir Police with effect from 26th September, 2018. The SPOs have been engaged in the Police Department from mid-nineties to assist the State […]
Guv lauds J&K Bank for its vibrant fin ecosystem

Srinagar: Appreciating the J&K Bank’s role in creating a vibrant financial ecosystem across the state that keeps on empowering the people of all sections of the society, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said “Today is going to be historic in another way as well. For, responding to my request of looking into the adjustment […]
Governor e-inaugurates 41 J&K Bank Ultra Small Branches, multiple CSR initiatives

Thanks Chairman, Bank's Board for absorbing 582 Banking Associates
Srinagar, Oct 17: Inauguration of 35 Ultra Small Branches by J&K Bank to connect 111 remote and unbanked villages of Leh Ladakh is a great step towards facilitating the people of these areas. Not only will the people avail the different banking services through these outlets but will witness steady development in their economy as well. […]
SAC nods re-structuring of Commercial Taxes Department
SRINAGAR: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the re-organization of the Commercial Taxes Department with a view to bringing its functioning in tune with the requirements of the GST legislation and to improve its efficiency in tax administration. The SAC approved renaming of […]
SAC approves hike in honorarium for SPOs

Srinagar: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Shri Satya Pal Malik approved an increase in the honorarium of Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir Police with effect from 26th September 2018. The SPOs have been engaged in the Police Department from mid-nineties to assist the […]
Suspected militants attack Rafiabad army camp

Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Suspected militants Wednesday evening lobbed a grenade towards army’s 32 RR camp at Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on 32 RR unit at Trakpora area of Rafiabad which exploded outside the camp. However, in this incident, there was no report of loss of life. […]
Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins Booker Prize

London: Author Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman. Judges of the annual award praised the work, an exploration of Northern Ireland’s three decades of sectarian violence told through the voice of a young woman, as […]
JRL calls for shutdown tomorrow

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik expressed deep anguish and grief at the killing of son of the house owner young Rayees Ahmed and two armed youth Mehraj ud Din Bangroo and Faid Mushtaq Waza in Fateh Kadal today morning by the Indian forces. JRL said that […]
Serial killer of minor girls executed in Pak

By M Zulqernain Lahore: A serial killer of minor girls was executed at a jail in Lahore on Wednesday after he was convicted and sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl, in an incident that sparked outrage and violent protests in Pakistan early this year. Imran Ali, 24, who […]