J&K Bank inaugurates new premises in Beerwah Budgam
Srinagar: Reinventing customer-interaction platforms and service-spaces, J&K Bank on Monday threw open new state-of-the-art premises of its 47-year-old Business Unit Beerwah in Budgam district. The Bank’s Executive President Abdul Rashid Sheigan inaugurated the new premises and an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in presence of Zonal Head Kashmir (Central-II) Syed Rais Maqbool, Cluster Head Budgam Shabir […]
Assembly polls in JK will be held in June: Reports
Srinagar: Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir may be held after the Holy month of Ramzan and a little before the annual Amarnath Yatra, ‘Zee News’ quoting sources said on Saturday. The sources said that the crucial election to the J&K assembly may be held between June 5 and 30 in 6 to 8 phases. […]
LS election: Cong discusses poll preparedness in JK
Jammu: The state election management committee of the Congress held its meeting here on Saturday and discussed the preparedness of the party in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, a party spokesman said. Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha and chairman of the committee Ghulam Nabi Azad chaired the […]
NIA summons to Mirwaiz: Don’t make this matter of prestige, says NC
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Saturday asked the Centre not to make it a point of prestige to summon moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to New Delhi. Party’s General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar said that the separatist leader should be questioned in the Valley. “Government should not make it a point of prestige to […]
Decisive action plan needed for protection of Dal Lake: COE
'Rehabilitation of Dal dwellers be completed within fifteen months'
Srinagar: The four-member Committee of Experts (COE) appointed by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday conducted a high-level meeting for the conservation, Management and Rehabilitation of Dal-Nigeen. The meeting was convened by Lakes and Water Bodies Development Authority (LAWDA) to review the overall progress, preservation and protection of Dal lake. The meeting was […]
Northern Army Commander visits forward posts in Ladakh
Srinagar: Army commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Saturday visited the forward posts in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the operational preparedness of the force. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, visited forward posts in Western Ladakh and reviewed operational preparedness in the sector, a defence spokesperson said here. He was […]
Workshop on threatened and invasive species held at KU
Srinagar: A workshop-cum-brainstorming session was organized at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar on Saturday. In this workshop, all stakeholders, particularly researchers, officers and officials of State Forest and Wildlife Departments, policy planners, filmmakers and other media persons participated to discuss and deliberate upon the objectives, deliverables and field implementation of outcomes of our two ongoing […]
Shaikh-ul Aalam (RA), most towering personality of Kashmir: M Y Taing
Extension Lecture held at KU
Srinagar: Markaz-i- Noor, Centre for Shaikh-ul Aalam Studies (CSAS), University of Kashmir organized an extension lecture on ‘Shaikh-ul Aalam: Wahdatuk Alambardar’ which was delivered by prominent historian and researcher M. Y. Taing. Highlighting the fame and popularity of the revered saint, Taing as per a statement issued here called Shaikh-ul Aalam (RA) as the most […]
PDP, NC condemn killing of woman SPO
Srinagar: The PDP and the National Conference Saturday condemned the killing of a woman special police officer (SPO) by militants at her home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said the vicious cycle of death and destruction seems to have no end in the Valley. “I […]
