Guv attends ‘National Consumer Day’ celebrations
Jammu: Governor N.N. Vohra participated in the “National Consumer Day” celebration which was organized by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, here today. Governor emphasized the vital importance of sustained attention being devoted to protect the consumer’s rights in all spheres, including the right […]
India claims killing of three Pakistani soldiers
New Delhi: The Indian Army carried out a cross border operation, killing three Pakistani soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rawlakot sector last night, Army sources said. The strike by a small group of four-five Indian soldiers is seen as avenging killing of four Indian Army personnel in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan on Saturday. […]
JeM commander Noor Trali killed in fierce encounter
Srinagar: Top Jaish-e-Mohammad militant Noor Mohammad Tantray, considered the key behind the outfit’s revival in the Valley, was killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, an Army official said. The 47-year-old was wanted in various ‘militant’ incidents earlier this year, including a suicide attack at the BSF camp […]
JeM commander could not escape the ‘trap’ this time
Srinagar: He was just four feet two inches tall and walked with a limp. Noor Mohammed Tantray, the Jaish-e-Mohammed commander who was gunned down today, stood out in a crowd but his mental acuity more than made up for that disadvantage, officials said. Called “merchant of death” by a special court in Delhi, Tantray was […]
Kashmir Valley continues to fight cold wave conditions
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley continued to reel under intense cold wave as the mercury settled several degrees below freezing point at all weather stations. Kargil was the coldest recorded place in the state as the minimum temperature there dipped to minus 15.4 degrees Celsius, a plunge of 8.3 degrees compared to previous night, an official of […]
‘Kashmir issue needs peaceful resolution in accordance with UNSC’
Islamabad: The Kashmir issue needs a peaceful resolution in accordance with the UN Security Council to ensure global and regional peace and stability, according to a joint declaration signed here by six countries, including Russia and China. Speakers from the parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Russia, Turkey and host Pakistan held a two-day meet in […]
ERA sets another deadline for JCRB flyover
Srinagar: Even after missing three deadlines since 2013, the Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) has set an another deadline for the Jehangir Chowk-Ram Bagh flyover project, even as it claimed to have achieved the project target by over 70 per cent. The project started by the NC led government is awaiting completion since […]
Magazine hailing Hizbul’s Burhan Wani on sale at Jor Mela
Fatehgarh Sahib: A magazine featuring former Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani on its cover page was on sale at the ‘Jor Mela’ here following which Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said the police would look into the matter if there was any anti-national activity. On a visit here, the chief minister was confronted by media […]
Smith, Afridi join other former stars for ice cricket
New Delhi: Graeme Smith and Shahid Afridi have joined a host of former stars for the inaugural St. Moritz Ice Cricket in Switzerland from February 8-9. While Afridi is playing regularly post his international retirement, the two-day T20 event in St. Moritz will be Smith’s first since featuring in the Masters Champions League in February […]
NHM employees protests fail to get attention
Srinagar: As the National Health Mission (NHM) contractual employees continue with their agitation for regularization of their services, the government so far seems not to be in a mood to listen to their grievances. As per figures there are total number of 10000 NHM employees in the entire State working as specialists which includes Gynaecologists, […]