2124 teacher vacancies referred to JKSSB for fast-track recruitment: Minister
Jammu: Minister for School Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Thursday informed Legislative Assembly that the government has referred 2154 teacher vacancies under Direct Recruitment Quota to J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) to fill these on fast-track basis. To overcome the shortage of teachers in the schools, the education department has identified more vacancies, which shall […]
New revenue villages created on merits: Veeri
Jammu: Minister for Revenue, Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the House that desirability to create new revenue villages are assessed and taken care on certain merits. Replying to a question of Mr. Javid Ahmad Rana, the Minister informed the House that the fresh revision of revenue records has not been undertaken in District Poonch so far […]
Humanity shamed in Kuthua
Jammu: The police has found the body of an eight-year-old girl, who was missing for the last one week, in Jammu Kathua district. The girl’s body was found near the jungles at Rasana village of Hira Nagar yesterday, the police said. The parents of the girl had lodged a missing person’s report in the […]
Opposition stages walkout over killing
Jammu: The opposition members Thursday staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the suspected killing of an eight-year-old girl who was missing for the last seven days in Kathua district. The police yesterday found the body of the minor girl near the jungles at Rasana village of Hira Nagar. Chief Minister Mehbooba […]
Probe mysterious death of minor girl, Dy Speaker tells Govt
JAMMU: Deputy Speakers Legislative Assembly, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi Thursday asked the government to conduct a thorough probe into the mysterious death of a minor girl in Hiranagar area of district Kathua. Pertinently, an eight year old girl, who went missing last week, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her native village in Hiranagar tehsil […]
BSF jawan, girl killed as guns roar on IB
Jammu: A teenage girl and a BSF jawan were killed while six others injured as Pakistan Rangers heavily shelled Border out Posts and villages along the International Border in three sectors of Jammu and Samba districts, a BSF officer said today. The Pakistan Rangers opened fire and shelled areas along the IB in in R […]
Pak summons Indian envoy over ‘ceasefire violations’
Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh over the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which resulted in the death of two women. Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned Singh and “condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian forces, the Foreign […]
213 militants killed in 2017: Govt
Jammu: The government Thursday said that 213 militants were killed and 51 civilians died in militancy-related incidents last year. In a written reply to a question of BJP’s Sat Sharma, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti told the Legislative Assembly that 213 militants, including 127 foreign militants and 86 local militants, were killed in 2017 as compared […]
‘Terror funding’: NIA files charge sheet against Hafiz Saeed, Salahuddin, 10 others
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday filed charge sheet against 12 people, including Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafeez Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin, in a case related to alleged funding of “terror and secessionist activities” in Kashmir Valley. NIA said that it filed a charge sheet in the NIA Special Court, at Patiala House Courts […]
Article 35A row: Minister says govt shielding the act vociferously
Jammu: Minister for Law and Justice Abdul Haq Thursday reiterated that the government is forcefully defending JK’s stated position on Article 35A and other such litigations pending in the courts. Winding up the discussion on the Demand for Grants of Law and allied Departments in the Legislative Assembly, Minister said the department has hired the […]