Crime report depicts increase in number of OGW’s in Kashmir
Srinagar: An official report of the Crime wing of Jammu and Kashmir police has revealed that the number of active militants have gone down since 2017, however, the network of over ground workers (OGWs) have shown a steep rise, raising another big concern for the security grid in the State. According to the Crime Gazette, the […]
Rajnath to visit J&K on July 20
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely undertake a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir on July 20, during which he will pay tributes at the Kargil war memorial at Drass and inaugurate two bridge projects in Jammu, officials said Thursday. Singh will visit all three regions of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh during […]
JK’s first poultry estate coming up at Tral in south Kashmir
SRINAGAR, JULY 10: The Department of Animal Husbandry is going to establish its first poultry estate in Jammu and Kashmir in Tral area of south Kashmir. The innovative initiative to set up the estate conceptualized by Principal Secretary, Animal, Sheep and Fisheries Department Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon will give a boost to the poultry sector […]
Baramulla town shuts on LeT militants death, colleges closed
(Bilal Ahmad) Baramulla. July 18: A complete shutdown is being observed in north Kashmir’s Baramulla town today to mourn the death of a local LeT militant killed during a gunfight in Sopore. Reports said that all shops and other business establishments are closed in the town, while thin movement of transport is being witnessed […]
‘You had the Nobel Prize?’ Trump learns of Yazidi activist Murad
Washington, Jul 18 (AFP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared unfamiliar with the work and cause of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq. Murad, one of thousands of women and girls from the ancient faith abducted by the Islamic State group as they overran swathes of […]
Surprising, but a welcome move
Pakistan made a surprising announcement on Tuesday after it announced opining its airspace for all civilian traffic effectively removing the ban on Indian and other flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since the escalation of hostilities and the Balakot air strikes in February this year. The move was quite surprising […]
Nelson Mandela’s greatest legacy was his commitment to the redemptive powers of hope and struggle
He was a super human being and an architecture of Modern South Africa and of the world
He was a super human being and an architecture of Modern South Africa and of the world
Governor reassigns departments to Advisors
SRINAGAR, JULY 17: Governor Satya Pal Malik today re-assigned the charge of departments to his Advisors. As per the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Advisor Vijay Kumar has been assigned charge of the departments of Home, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Health & Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Hospitality & Protocol, Civil […]
Woman, her niece crushed to death by Army vehicle
Jammu, Jul 17 (PTI) A 35-year-old woman and her minor niece were killed Wednesday after being hit by an Army vehicle in a border village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A four-year-old boy, who is paralysed by polio and unable to speak, was also injured in the accident which took place near […]
5 % of all new buses to be registered as disabled- friendly
SRINAGAR, JULY 17: Transport Department has decided to make it mandatory that a minimum of 5% of all new public transport buses should be registered as disabled-friendly. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting chaired by Principal Secretary Transport Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon here. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Disability Iqbal Lone, Managing […]