Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
Benghazi: Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing 27 and wounding over 30 in an attack timed to cause mass casualties among first responders, officials said. Capt. Tarek Alkharraz, spokesman for military and police forces in Benghazi, said the first explosion […]
Forces carry out house to house searches in Khayam area of Srinagar
Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday carried out a house to house search operation in Khayam area of Srinagar city. The searches were carried by the forces after they received specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in a particular area of the city which falls close to city centre Lalchowk. House to house searches […]
Private educational institutions trying to create monopoly, allege legislators
Jammu: Legislators cutting across party lines on Tuesday slammed the private educational institutions for trying to create a situation that suits them only. The members raised their concern over the ‘increasing monopoly’ of private institutions and said the people involved in the sector were ‘sucking blood’ of the parents under the garb of providing education […]
No policy to regularize candidates engaged on academic arrangement: Minister
Jammu: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today informed the Legislative Assembly that the Government has engaged 1947 eligible candidates for the current academic session to meet dearth of teaching staff in Government Higher Secondary Schools of the state. Replying to a Question of Jewan Lal, the Education Minister informed that these candidates have […]
Kathua rape and murder case: Govt directs Crime Branch to probe girl’s killing
Jammu: The government Tuesday said that the probe in the kidnapping and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district last week has been handed to the Crime Branch (CB) of the state police. The issue of the killing of the minor, whose body was recovered from the Rassana forest on January 17, a week […]
Women not safe in JK, says Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said that rape and murder of a minor Kathua girl, Asifa shook the collective conscience of people of Kashmir. Blaming state administration for their ‘callous and careless’ approach, Geelani said that instead of taking swift action against the culprits, people and a Gujjar leader protesting […]
Will mediate to resolve Kashmir only if all the parties agree: UN Chief
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has ruled out any mediation to resolve the Kashmir issue unless all parties agree to it and asked India and Pakistan to address their outstanding issues through dialogue. The UN Secretary-General’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that in principle good offices of the UN chief are always available for mediation, […]
‘RDD schemes aimed at changing lives, reshaping rural enconomy’
Jammu: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan Tuesday that RDD schemes are aimed at changing the lives of people living in rural areas, by reshaping the rural economy. He said that various programmes and schemes launched by the government aimed for holistic development of rural areas of the state. […]
168 curfews imposed in 9 districts of Kashmir in 2016, 2017: Govt
Jammu: The government said that curfew and restrictions were imposed for 168 times in nine districts of the valley during the last two years. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti informed this in the state Assembly in a written reply to a question by National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar on Tuesday. She said that in Anantnag […]
Chairman CBOCWAB calls on Finance Minister
Jammu: V Sreenivas Naidu, Chairman, Central Building and Other Construction Workers Advisory Board (CBOCWAB) called on the Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment, Dr Haseeb Drabu here today to discuss the measures taken by the State Government for the workers in unorganized sector. Naidu hailedthe pioneering measures taken by the State Government, on the initiative […]