Militants attack army patrolling party in Pulwama village
Srinagar: Militants fired upon an Army patrolling party of 55 RR in Rinzipora area of South Kashmir’s Awantipora on Friday morning, police sources said. The army retaliated and triggering a brief shoot out for a few minutes, they said. “The whole has been cordoned off to nab the attackers,” police sources added. Till this report […]
Braving the winter chill
The winter chill has been ferocious this year. On Thursday, the 28 year old record was broken as the temperature in Srinagar slipped to minus 7.6 degree Celsius. This is probably after December 7, 1990, when the minimum temperature had dropped to minus 8.8 degree Celsius. Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of the season […]
Withdraw order of shifting JIM&WS from Pahalgam: NC to Admin
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday expressed shock and disdain over the proposed government move of shifting the Jawahar institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports from Pahalgam. Former MLA Pahalgam and District president AnantnagAltafKaloo censured the governor administration over the imprudent step of moving the reputed institution of JIM&WS from Pahalgam asserting that […]
LAWDA goes tough on sewage treatment
Asks commercial establishments to comply with HC guidelines
Srinagar: Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) on Thursday said it has issued notices to all the commercial establishments to install technically suitable and environment friendly arrangements for treatment of sewage and sludge within three months for treating sludge within their premises. The notices to all the commercial establishments were issued in compliance to the direction […]
J&K Bank promotes 694 employees across scales
Promotions to create next generation of leadership in the bank: CEO
Srinagar,Dec 27: As part of Bank’s succession planning policy, J&K Bank today promoted 694 employees across various scales out of which 84 employees were promoted from Scale IV (Executive Manager) to Scale V (Assistant Vice President); 196 employees from Scale III (Senior Executive) to Scale IV (Executive Manager) and 414 employees from Scale I (Associate […]
Owaisi questions intention behind criminalising triple talaq
New Delhi: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday questioned the intention of the government behind criminalising triple talaq while it has supported decriminalisation of homosexuality. Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP said 100 per cent of Muslim population […]
Pakistan to ban former president Zardari, his sister from travelling abroad
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it will place former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur on the Exit Control List (ECL) to prevent them from flying abroad after they were named in a Supreme Court-appointed joint investigative team probing fake bank accounts. The JIT, constituted by the apex court on September 5, […]
Women’s commission welcomes passage of Triple Talaq bill in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women Thursday welcomed the passage of the Triple Talaq bill in Lok Sabha. Reacting to the bill being passed by the lower house of Parliament, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said she has seen the sufferings of the Muslim women due to absence of this legislation. In a signature campaign […]
Defamation Case: Court issues bailable warrant against former MLA Abid Ansari
Srinagar: A court in Srinagar issued a bailable warrant against Peoples Conference leader and former Zadibal MLA Abid Ansari Thursday in a defamation case filed by senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate issued the warrant against Ansari after he failed to appear before the court in connection with the criminal […]
BSF seizes over 5 kg heroin along Indo-Pak border
Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) seized 13 packets of heroin weighing over 5 kilograms in Amritsar sector along the Indo-Pak border, an official said Thursday. BSF troops, who were on patrol duty at Border Out Post in Bharopal village during the night hours on Wednesday, noticed suspicious movement of Pakistani smugglers, he said. The […]