Two BSF troopers injured in border shelling at Rajouri

Rajouri: Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were critically injured in cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening. A police officer said that Pakistan army in “violation of ceasefire” attacked the posts of 126 bn of BSF along the border in Sunderbani […]
Hijack scare on Kandahar-bound plane at Delhi airport

New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) A hijack scare on a Kandahar-bound flight sent security officials at the Delhi airport into tizzy on Saturday after the pilot “mistakenly” pressed the ‘hijack button’ when it was taxiing for take-off, sources said. The Ariana Afghan Airlines plane took off nearly two hours later after “satisfactory” security checks, they […]
Two militants killed in Pulwama gunfight

Srinagar: Two militants have reportedly been killed in the gunfight that started early Saturday morning in Tikken area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police sources said. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 55RR, 180/183 BN CRPF and SOG cordoned off Tikken area after getting specific information about presence of some militants in the […]
Encounter rages in Pulwama village

Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Tikken area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday morning. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 55RR, 180/183 BN CRPF and SOG cordoned off Tikken area after getting specific information about presence of some militants in the area. As the joint team […]
India attempts to alter the regional strategic landscape: Pakistan General

Islamabad: Pakistan army’s Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat Friday alleged that India was attempting to alter the regional strategic landscape through an unprecedented military build-up. Hayat was speaking at a book launch event hosted by Center for International Strategic Studies Islamabad (CISS). The CISS said in a statement that General […]
Re-allocation of portfolios: Ganai, Vyas divested of key departments
Srinagar: After K K Sharma, the fourth Advisor who was appointed last week, joined Governor Satya Pal Malik allotted key portfolios to Sharma including finance, public works, PHE/I&FC, housing & urban development and Power Development Department. The big losers in the redistribution of portfolios proved to be two retired J&K IAS officers presently working as […]
The Battle Between Pen and the Gun!

By Mudasir Ahmad Gori Recently there has been a debate going on about the youth of Kashmir, no I would better say educated youth of Kashmir joining militancy. One is surprised by the self-orchestrated and fabricated stories that have been cooked in the cozy cabins about the state of Kashmir. Well, perhaps they need to […]
J&K Bank relaxes age, qualification criteria for BA positions

Srinagar: J&K Bank has announced a relaxation in the eligibility criteria of Banking Associates (BA) in respect of qualification and age. Now the candidates having educational qualification as Graduates/Post Graduates with 50% marks and above (date of declaration of result till 30.11.1018) are eligible to apply for the said post. The age in case of […]
Army porter killed in Pak firing along LoC

Jammu: An Army porter was killed in Pakistani sniper fire along the Line of Control in Jammu district, while a BSF jawan was injured in a separate incident in the Rajouri-Poonch sector Friday. The porter died in sniper fire from across the LoC in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu district around 1800 hours Friday, officials […]
JK Bank to hire 1200 Banking Associates: Chairman

Srinagar: The JK Bank is hiring 1200 Banking Associates after desirous candidates approached the bank chairman. “More young aspirants to get the opportunity to compete for 1200 positions of Banking Associates @ J&K Bank. Glad to accede to the requests of hundreds of desirous candidates who approached through different forums” tweeted JK Bank Chairman Parvez […]