Jaitley flies to US for a medical check-up
New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unexpectedly left for the US for a medical check-up following a kidney transplant last year, sources said. Jaitley, 66, who had a kidney transplant operation and follow-up check-ups at AIIMS last year, left for the US on Sunday night for a “regular medical check-up”, sources said without […]
Three persons injured in Rafiabad road accident
(Bilal Ahmad) Baramulla: Three persons including two women were injured after a Tata sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK05D/0307 on way from Pazwalpora to Dangiwacha skidded off the road near Mandina Hachaypora area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. The injured were identifies as Ghulam Rasool of Pakhwara, Sadiqa begum of […]
BSF officer killed in Pak sniper fire
Jammu, Jan 15 (PTI) A BSF officer was killed on Tuesday in sniper fire from across the border in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials of the border guarding force said. They said Assistant Commandant Vinay Prasad was hit by a sniper shot at about 10:50 am when he and his patrol party were […]
Army JCO dies of cardiac arrest along LoC in Mankote sector
Poonch: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) died of heart attack along Line of Control (LoC) in Mankote sector of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Official sources said that the army officer Naib Subedar Rajinder Singh of 5 Mahar regiment posted along LoC near Sonawali Gali in Mankote fell unconscious while performing his […]
Burglars strike at JK Bank branch Mandi, decamp with CCTV cameras
Poonch: Unknown persons forced entered into JK Bank branch Mandi in this district of Jammu division and ransacked property besides damaging CCTVs on intervening night of Jan 14 and 15. Whether or not the attackers decamped with any cash is being investigated, a police official told. He said a case under relevant sections of law […]
PDD to ‘flex’ muscles to extract power dues from defaulters
Srinagar: Virtually left “powerless” in face of defaults worth lakhs and crores of rupees by its powerful energy consumers, the J&K Power Development Department has decided to flex its muscles to claim its dues. The PDD came up Monday with a list of its defaulters in the state, threatening them with electricity disconnection while disclosing […]
Centre gives additional incentives to JK to promote investments: DIPP
New Delhi: The centre has given additional incentives to Jammu & Kashmir to promote investment in the state, the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) said. The four incentives — employment incentive, transport incentive, reimbursement of central share of CGST and IGST, reimbursement of central share of income tax – have been provided under […]
Show some concern on H1N1
The dreaded swine flu is once again making headlines in Kashmir and the people have once again fearing an outbreak. As the deaths are increasing in number with every passing day, the people here have become all the more scary about any possible outbreak. With two persons infected with swine flu virus succumbing at SMHS […]
Shah Faisal Debate: Let us begin to bring in a change
By Mudasir Ahmad Gori The first UPSC topper from Jammu and Kashmir found himself in the heart of the controversy when the hoax of his joining mainstream politics was making rounds. However, he found himself at the center of the debate immediately after his resignation. His resignation has given birth to innumerable questions, uncountable perceptions […]
Why J&K Bank is loved by the people of J&K?
By Bilal Zargar Strengths of a state come from a dynamic impact of many things mostly from the institutions it is occupied or run by. A free and vast space without being occupied by vibrant institutions will yield too little for the inhabitants and so a responsible state cultivates institutions and nurtures their independent and […]