Govt. to issue orders for regularisation of Daily Wagers after budget session: Haseeb Drabu
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday said that the ‘actual’ regularisation of 60 thousand daily wagers in the state will begin immediately after the budget session scheduled to commence from January 2, 2017. The finance minister Haseeb Drabu told KNS that as soon as the budget session is over, the government will start […]
Fidayeen attack: Officer among 4 CRPF personnel dead, ‘operation on’
Srinagar: At least four paramilitary CRPF personnel were killed, one of the due to heart attack and several others were injured in an attack by Jaish-e-Muhammad fidayeens attacked their training centre at Letpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district during pre-dawn hours on Sunday. Spokesman of the CRPF Rajesh Yadhav told news agency GNS that the […]
Soldier killed as India and Pakistan armies exchange fire in Rajouri
Soldier killed as India and Pakistan armies exchange fire in Rajouri Jammu: Pakistani troops again violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Rajouri and Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today, killing an Army jawan. A senior police official said the jawan, posted in a forward area in Noushera sector of Rajouri district, […]
Pulwama attack: CRPF personnel killed
A CRPF personnel was killed in the militant attack on its camp in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir after he succumbed to his injuries, officials said. Three troops were injured when militants carried out a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on a CRPF camp in Pulwama. The militants stormed the 185th battalion camp of the Central […]
Militants attack CRPF camp in Pulwama; 3 jawans injured
Srinagar: Militants today carried out a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on a CRPF camp in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, leaving three troops injured, the paramilitary force said. The militants stormed the 185th battalion camp of the Central Reserve Police Force in Lethpora in Kashmir valley around 2 am. CRPF officials said intermittent firing was on […]
J&K Bank Chairman felicitates the bank’s sports board, football team
Srinagar: J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed today felicitated the bank’s Sports Board along with the members of bank’s senior football team here at the bank’s corporate headquarters. On the occasion, the sports board led by bank’s Executive President S S Sehgal, who is also chairman of the sports board apprised the Chairman J&K Bank […]
Moving beyond triple talaq
The Lok Sabha has passed the triple talaq bill this week making triple talaq a criminal offence. The bill which is now in Rajya Sabha proposes a three-year jail term for a Muslim man who divorces his wife by uttering the word “talaq” thrice. Pertinently, the triple talaq issue has been one of the most […]
Devotees seek ‘Ghous’ at Dastgeer Sahab’s (RA) shrine
Srinagar: Thousands of devotees Saturday sought ‘Ghous’ (relief) at Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) shrine, popularly known as Peer Dastageer Sahib’s shrine, situated in Srinagar and elsewhere in Kashmir Valley. On the annual Urs of the 11th century Sufi saint, Dastgeer Sahab (RA), the devotees in thousands including men, women, old and children thronged […]
No pilgrims from Pakistan to make it to Khawaja Garib Nawaz’s Urs: FO
Islamabad: Pakistan Saturday said claimed that India has denied visas to nearly 200 pilgrims who wanted to visit the country to participate in the death anniversary ceremony of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya.The Foreign Office said in a statement that “Pakistan regrets the last minute postponement and non-issuance of visas by India” for the visit of […]
At -13.8 C, Leh continued to remain coldest
Srinagar: Leh experienced its coldest night this winter as the minimum temperature there settled nearly 14 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, even as the mercury continued its downward spiral in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir.Leh town, in the frontier Ladakh region, recorded a minimum night temperature of 13.8 degrees Celsius, […]