J&K Bank comes under the ambit of RTI, CVC guidelines

Move announced for governance, strong accountability framework

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has now decided to implement the J&K RTI Act, 2009 and CVC guidelines from 17th June, 2019. The Board of Directors of J&K Bank Saturday took some important and significant decisions towards improving governance and bringing more transparency in the functioning of the Bank, a spokesman of the bank […]

Protesting PSA detention: 7 Hurriyat affiliates to face prosecution

Srinagar: The government has accorded sanction for prosecution seven Hurriyat Conference affiliates in Hajin Bandipora for protesting in 2015 against the detention of Massarat Alam, chairman Muslim League under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Masarat Alam has been detained and booked under the PSA following the 2010 unrest that leftover 100 people dead across Kashmir. […]

Anantnag attack: Injured SHO shifted to SKIMS

Srinagar: Senior police officers on Saturday late afternoon visited injured SHO Arshid Ahmad Khan here in SKIMS and enquired about his health condition. Arshid was shifted to SKIMS today from army’s 92 base hospital Badamibagh where he was admitted on June 13. Reports said that the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh, Inspector General […]

Kargil to get a full-fledged airport for commercial flights

Boeing, Airbus will be able to land at Kargil

NEW DELHI: There is good news in store for the people of Kargil as the government has given a nod to establish a full-fledged airport in the region. On Saturday Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam held a meeting here with Union Secretary, Civil Aviation and other Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials including Member […]

Family of youth alleges conspiracy Says

Poonch: The family of a person whose body was recovered Wednesday last from a field in Sainik Colony area in Poonch has alleged of a ‘conspiracy’ into the death of the 34-year-old man. The body of one Amjid Ahmad Mir son of Sagheer Ahmad Mir a resident of Bhera Kund of tehsil Mendhar in Poonch […]

Youth dies of electrocution

Srinagar: A 25-year-old truck driver died due to electrocution in Lassipora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Saturday. A police official said that Faisal Fayaz Dar son Fayaz Dar of Pahoo village of Pulwama received an electric shock when he came in contact with a live wire at the industrial area Lassipora late […]