J&K Bank opens second branch in Agra; clocks first day business of Rs.3.55 Cr
Srinagar: Expanding its foot-print outside the state, J&K Bank yesterday opened its second Business Unit in Agra, which is the bank’s 16th branch in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The bank’s President Pushap Kumar Tickoo inaugurated the business unit in presence of Zonal Head Delhi Rajni Saraf, Vice-Presidents Saresh Sharma and Janak Raj amid huge […]
Large scale resentment reflects failure of govt: JKPCC
Jammu: Congress’s Jammu and Kashmir unit today alleged that there was a large scale resentment among the people due to the “failure” of the PDP-BJP government in the state. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G A Mir alleged that the coalition government in the state has failed on every front and the […]
Woman labelled suicide bomber handed over to family: police
Srinagar: A Pune woman labelled a suicide bomber by the Jammu and Kashmir police has been handed over to her family as there is no case against her, the police have said. “Yes, we have handed her to her family,” Director General of Police S P Vaid told PTI. Sadiya Anwar Shaikh, who turned 18 […]
Kashmir terror financing: NIA to send Letters Rogatory to Pak
New Delhi: The NIA will soon approach a court to get a Letters Rogatory issued to Pakistan seeking details about some people allegedly indulging in false propaganda and running the website of the Hurriyat Conference’s pro-Pakistan faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, officials said here. The agency will seek details about Zakir-ulllah who, it […]
Kashmir terror financing: NIA to send Letters Rogatory to Pak
New Delhi: The NIA will soon approach a court to get a Letters Rogatory issued to Pakistan seeking details about some people allegedly indulging in false propaganda and running the website of the Hurriyat Conference’s pro-Pakistan faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, officials said here. The agency will seek details about Zakir-ulllah who, it […]
SSB losing 10 times more jawans in ‘freak’ bike accidents than on duty: Report
New Delhi: Country’s frontline-guarding force at Bhutan and Nepal borders — the Sashastra Seema Bal– has lost 10 times more troops in motorbike accidents in the last three years than at the borders or during operations, a recent report by the paramilitary force has said. The “disturbing trend”, as noted in the internal report of […]
15-yr-old girl injured in Pak firing along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: A 15-year-old girl was injured as Pakistani forces violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said. Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages along the LoC in Shahpur sector and the exchange of fire between the two sides was on when reports last […]
‘Abducted” girl ‘rescues’ herself
Thane: A 13-year-old girl was abducted by two youths from her house in Ulhasnagar township in the district, police said today. However, the gritty teenager gave her captors a slip and returned her house late last night, within hours after she was allegedly abducted, a police official said. The incident occurred last afternoon when the […]
41,147 posts lying vacant in 37 govt departments in JK
Jammu: Over 41,000 gazetted and non-gazetted posts are lying vacant in 37 government departments in Jammu and Kashmir, with over 14,750 posts referred to recruiting agencies in the last two years, a senior official said. A total of 41,147 posts 6034 gazetted and 35113 non- gazetted stand vacant to-date in 37 departments with School Education […]
Kashmiri students in Pune flag safety concerns with top cop
Pune: Days after two Kashmiri students were assaulted in Haryana, the Valley students and professionals working in Pune have sought an appointment of a “dedicated nodal police officer” to address their issues. Around 100 students and professionals, hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, met with Pune Police Commissioner Rashmi Shukla yesterday and expressed concerns regarding their […]