BSF jawan killed in Samba
Jammu: A BSF jawan deployed along the India- Pakistan border in Jammu was killed today in an incident of unprovoked firing, officers of the force said. Head Constable R P Hazra was killed after Pakistan forces “sniped” from across the border in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Retaliatory fire has been initiated, […]
Oppn MLAs disrupt assembly over discussion on human rights
Jammu: Proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and Legislative Council were stalled today as opposition leaders demanded a discussion on human rights violations and the killing of innocents in the Valley. A combined opposition walked out of the Assembly after pleading for nearly an hour for a discussion on human rights violations and power […]
VC-KU bereaved
Srinagar: Syed Habibullah Andrabi, father of Kashmir University Vice Chancellor Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi, passed away on Wednesday morning after brief illness. Hundreds of people from different walks of life participated in the Nimaz-e-Jinazah of the deceased at their residence at Nobugh, Pathan Colony Zakura. Meanwhile, Governor N.N. Vohra has expressed grief over the sad […]
BJP MLA stages walkout from Assembly
Jammu: Ruling BJP MLA from Marh (Jammu) constituency today staged a walkout from the Assembly over the alleged disparity in fund sharing between Jammu and Kashmir divisions. According to the reports, Sukhnandan Kumar jumped into the well of the Assembly and demanded a discussion on the fund sharing for the proposed Ring Road in Jammu […]
Srinagar man held while moving suspiciously near Air Force station
Thane: The Thane police in Maharashtra have arrested a man hailing from Jammu and Kashmir after he was found moving in a suspicious manner near the Air Force Station in the city. Shoukath Ahmed Kasam Katanan Sayyed (35) was spotted moving near the boundary wall of the Air Force station in Kolshet here, a restricted area, […]
10,758 SPOs engaged in last two years
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Editorial: The widening rift
Srinagar: The budget session of the assembly has started just yesterday and it seems that the opposition is all geared up to corner the government on various issues. The session is not going to be an easy sail through for the government can be gauged by the fact that the opposition did not even relent […]
Tourism deptt organizes ice-climbing at Phrislan
Srinagar: The department of tourism Kashmir organized day ice-climbing at Chandanwari in Pahalgam in which many trained mountaineers from Jammu and Kashmir Mountaineering and Hiking Club and Glacier Trekking, Mountaineering and Hiking Club participated with the collaboration of Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports. Only regular climbers like Nawab Moazum Khan, Ghulam Mohammad Wani, […]
Dringla Bayadi road project submitted for funding: Naeem
Jammu: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar said that the project for construction of Dringla Bayadi road has been forwarded to the Planning Development and Monitoring Department (PDMD) for NABARD funding under RIDF-XXIII 2017-18. He said the proposed road project is estimated to involve an expenditure of Rs 195.43 lakh. The Minister was replying to […]
Various measures afoot to make JK garbage free: Dy CM
Jammu:The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today said that under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) launched in the state on October 2, 2014, various initiatives have been take to make the state garbage free. He informed that for the purpose funds to the tune of Rs 39.62 crore have been released by the Centre […]