Twelve army men injured in road mishap
Srinagar: Twelve army men were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in overturned at Kanipora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday morning, police said. Reports said that an army vehicle (truck) of 23 PARA skidded off the road near Kanipora resulting in injuries to twelve soldiers. All the injured soldiers were taken […]
Jailed Khaleda Zia hospitalized
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia was admitted to hospital in Dhaka on Saturday following a court order as her health deteriorated, according to a media report. Zia, 73, is currently on trial for corruption charges in a makeshift courtroom inside a 19th-century British-built prison where she is the only inmate […]
Pope Francis says Church can no longer tolerate silence on abuse
Vatican City: Pope Francis said Saturday that silence on sexual abuse can “no longer be tolerated” as he ordered an investigation into Vatican archives concerning former archbishop of Washington Theodore McCarrick, who resigned in July. “Both abuse and its cover-up can no longer be tolerated,” said Francis in a Vatican statement in which he declared the […]
Kashmiri student picked up in Punjab found innocent, released
Srinagar: A Kashmiri student who was picked up by the Punjab police last week and handed over to counterparts in Jammu and Kashmir has been found innocent and accordingly released. Ghazi Ahmed Malik was detained by the Punjab police in connection with a case regarding the fleeing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) with seven rifles […]
J&K Bank announces recruitment drive to support expansion
Srinagar: J&K Bank, State’s premier financial institution, today announced the recruitment drive for positions of Probationary Officers and Banking Associates. The bank has announced the recruitment drive in order to support the state centric business expansion and optimization of banks business in rest of India by expanding in the selected areas. The bank has already crossed […]
ULB polls: Amid boycott by major players, Congress to battle it out with BJP
Jammu: The upcoming urban local body and municipal polls in Jammu and Kashmir will see a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress, with major regional political parties — the NC and the PDP — boycotting the election. The polls are scheduled to begin from October 8. Pertinently, the main mainstream political parties the […]
Two NC workers shot dead in Old City
Srinagar: Militants Friday shot dead two National Conference (NC) workers and injured an office bearer by firing at them from close range in the city, three days ahead of the first phase of elections for urban local bodies in Kashmir, police said. The gunmen fired at the trio at Karfali Mohalla, resulting in injuries to […]
Empowering local bodies
Jammu and Kashmir is presently witnessing local body polls as the first phase of elections is scheduled for Monday next. Though the entire process of elections have come under sharp criticism over the way these elections are being conducted as the elections have witnessed least participation and no funfair at all. However, the union government […]
Elections responsible for our miseries: Malik
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday said that the election process, be it for assembly, parliamentary, municipal or Panchayats is actually responsible for the miseries of Kashmiris. In a statement issued here, Malik condemned what h termed as ‘ongoing military operation’ in the name of Municipal and […]
