Officers favoring early elections in JK threatened, alleges Omar
Srinagar: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah on Monday alleged that officers in the administration favouring early Assembly elections were being browbeaten and threatened, saying that those making threats will not remain in the state for very long. In a series of tweets, Omar lashed out at some officers in […]
NIA, ED summons to Mirwaiz, Naseem part of ‘operation all-out’: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Monday said that warrants and summons by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Dr. Naseem Geelani was part of ‘operation all-out’. JRL in a statement issued here […]
Mirwaiz’s counsel shoots another written response to NIA’s summon
'My client can't travel to Delhi, he is facing assassination threat'
Srinagar: In response to second summon issued by National Investigation Agency (NIA), the counsel of Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman and Jamia Masjid’s head cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday told NIA that his client is facing assassination threat and that he can’t travel to Delhi in such a situation. “My client is facing assassination threat […]
NC a puppet whose strings are pulled by people sitting in New Delhi: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said that the politics of national conference is right now hostage to Farooq Abdullah’s cricket scam in which no action was initiated since July 18 last year when CBI filed charge sheet against the NC patriarch. In a statement, senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar stated […]
Growing misuse of mobile phone killing creativity among children: PSAJK
Says they have decided to ban mobile phone use in school premises
Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) on Monday expressed its concern over the growing misuse of mobile phones by children in homes and schools alike, as the trend is not only killing the creativity among children and teens but also pushing them towards moral degradation and other ills. The spokesman of the […]
J&K Bank Chairman visits family of the deceased employee
Srinagar: Chairman & CEO Parvez Ahmed Monday visited the bereaved family to offer their condolences on behalf of all the members of J&K Bank Family on the sudden demise of Jameel Ahmad Baba, an Executive at J&K Bank. Expressing solidarity with the bereaved family, the Chairman & CEO Parvez Ahmed said, “We are profoundly grieved […]
KU celebrates In’t Women’s Day, organizes seminar
Srinagar: One day seminar on ‘Balance For Better’, celebrating International Women’s Day 2019 was held here at Gandhi Bhawan University of Kashmir on Monday. The event was organized by Centre for Women’s Studies and Research University of Kashmir. Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir, Professor Talat Ahmad while presiding over the seminar, appreciated the working of […]
Para veterinary staff leaves for exposure tour to Ludhiana
JAMMU: Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Jammu, Dr. Tahir Hussain Beg, Monday flagged off a group of twenty six Para veterinary staff for ten day training programme at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) Ludhiana. The ten day training will be conducted under Centrally Sponsored Scheme- National Livestock Mission (NLM). The trains will be […]
Sericulture deptt organizes awareness camp
BARAMULLA: A day long awareness camp was organized today by Sericulture department here under Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA). The camp was attended by silkworm rearers and a large number of local people. Additional Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Ahsan Mir was the chief guest on the occasion. The camp was aimed at to sensitize the participants […]
