KEG delegation visits late Maqbool Sahil’s family
Srinagar: A delegation of Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) visited the residence of late Maqbool Sahil in Adhal Kokernag on Sunday. The delegation met all his family members and expressed their heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family. The delegation while paying rich tributes to the late writer, poet and Journalist Maqbool Sahil, interacted with all the […]
As officials fail, CM pursues increase in PG seats for medical college
Srinagar: Red tape and inefficiency on the part of the officials has ensured that the PG seats have failed to witness an increase in the SKIMS Medical College, Bemina. Pertinently, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has granted the approval for the increase in the number of seats for the College, however, the officials have, so […]
Zulfkar for speedy installation of PoS machines in left-out districts
Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Tribal Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali Monday directed the officers to complete installation of PoS machines in the left-out districts including Baramulla, Leh and Kargil by end of this month. The Minister issued these directions while he was reviewing the progress on implementation of electronic […]
Two sugar trucks seized, drivers arrested
Pattan: Police on Monday claimed to have seized two private trucks carrying government subsidized sugar and arrested their drivers for selling the sugar in black market at Singpora Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The incident took place at a time when the people of Kashmir are facing acute shortage of sugar. Officials said that […]
Commuters held captive amid protests by Anganwadi workers
Srinagar: Soon after the arrival of the nonconformist cop, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Traffic, Basant Rath in the Valley, the roads especially in Srinagar witness almost no traffic mess anywhere. However, a protest organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Anganwadi Workers outside Srinagar’s Press Enclave changed the situation, depicting the fragility of the entire […]
J&K Bank’s Zonal Office premises inaugurated
Srinagar: Chairman and CEO J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed Monday inaugurated the new premises of Zonal Office Central-II here at Zainakote Industrial Estate in presence of the bank’s Executive President Vagesh Chander, Zonal Head Kashmir Central-II, Karanjit Singh, Vice-Presidents and other senior officers, members of Zainakote Industrial Estate Owners Association amid a large gathering of […]
The dragon gets angry
Beijing: China Monday asserted that Dokalam belongs to it and India should have “learnt lessons” from the stand-off last year, days after India’s envoy blamed China for the face-off, saying it happened because Beijing tried to alter the “status quo” in the disputed area. Reacting to India’s Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale’s remarks, Chinese Foreign […]
Gurezi seeks improved telecom services in Gurez, Tulail areas
Jammu: Deputy Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi has urged the concerned service providers to take requsite steps to improve mobile connectivity in inaccessible and hilly areas of Tehsil Gurez. The Deputy Speaker was addressing a meeting held with the officers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) ,JIO, Bharti Airtel to review […]
Present political situation is ‘worrisome’: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Monday said that the current political situation in the state is worrisome. The JRL after holding an extra ordinary meeting at Syed Ali Geelani’s Hyderpora residence in Srinagar said this after discussing the present political situation. In the meeting, the trio including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and […]
Police to seek ‘concessions, reservations’ for wards in private schools
Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Police has decided to approach reputed schools and seek ‘reservations and concessions’ for the kids of cops working with the state’s Police department. The move comes days after the Police asked for 10 percent hike in the risk allowance of police cops working in the state. Though the police department has […]