Govt to establish 10 Degree Colleges at 10 more far flung, backward areas
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the establishment of 10 new Government Degree Colleges at various locations during the years 2019-2020-2021. The Colleges will be established at Tulail (Bandipora) Boniyar (Baramulla) Soibugh (Budgam) Kastigarh (Doda) Jourian (Jammu) Women College, Bhagwati […]
228 Middle, High Schools upgraded to High, Higher Secondary Schools
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved upgradation of 228 schools spread across various districts. Out of 210 schools, 87 High Schools have been upgraded to the level of Higher Secondary Schools including 42 in Jammu Division and 45 in Kashmir Division. Similarly, […]
No one be provided fuel in containers from today: DC
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Thursday directed for strict implementation of order regulating sale of fuel at fuel stations. The DC was speaking at a meeting of Assistant Commissioners Food Safety and Drug Control and Deputy Controller Legal Metrology. He instructed for regular market inspection to verify quality and pricing of consumable food […]
State Cooperative Bank convenes meet
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir State Co-operative Bank convened district level technical committee, DLTC meeting for fixation of scale of finance for various allied agricultural activities in the five districts of Srinagar, Ganderbal, Budgam, Leh and Kargil. The meeting as per a statement issued here was presided over by MD State Cooperative Bank, M. Lateif and […]
Two Jaish militants killed in Shopian encounter
Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Meemendar area of Shopian following information about presence of militants there, the officials said. They said the search operation turned into an encounter […]
Vice chairman JKLF detained
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation front (JKLF) Wednesday said its Vice chairman Showkat Ahmad Bakshi was arrested by police and was shifted to Police Station Kothibagh. JKLF spokesman in a statement issued here condemned these arrests and raids by police. Meanwhile, Malik expressed grief over the demise of Khawaja Habibullah Indrabi who passed away recently. […]
Fraudster arrested in Jammu
Jammu: Crime Branch Jammu on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a fraudster who is accused of grabbing an amount of Rs 3, 35, 29,310 from people by cheating. Officials said CB Jammu on Tuesday has arrested a fraudster Surjeet Singh, son of Raghubir Singh Rajput of Gajansoo, Marh, Distt Jammu in case FIR number 13/2019 […]
JRL calls for two-day shutdown
Srinagar: Soon after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided houses of pro-freedom leaders in Kashmir, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Tuesday called for a two-day shutdown in Kashmir beginning today. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and incarcerated Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here said Kashmir will observe complete and […]
Let’s unite to overcome prevailing grave situation in JK: Former Legislators
Srinagar: DPN president Ghulam Hassan Mir, PDF president Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen and AIP president Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Tuesday asked all pro-people voices to unite, suggesting collective efforts to overcome the grave situation the state of J&K is facing under current era of uncertainty. After threadbare deliberations during a joint meeting, a joint statement issued […]
