Schools closed as guns continue to roar along LoC
Srinagar: The continuous exchange of heavy fire and shelling between India and Pakistan armies has forced the closure of schools located near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, repots said on Friday. Reports said that exchange of firing started early morning today in Gulpur, Degwar, Nakarkote and other sectors. […]
Govt to revisit decisions on ‘backdoor’ appointments
Srinagar: Amid growing clamor over illegal recruitments in various departments, the Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to review the appointment of the Consultants, Mission Directors and a Commissioner. Officials said that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is going to hold a meeting of top officials next week to review the appointments, which have triggered […]
Will accept surrender of local militants even during encounters: IGP
Srinagar: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday reiterated their stance of being open to accept ‘surrender’ from local militants even during encounters. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone Muneer Ahmad Khan said that if any local militant raises his hand to surrender even during an encounter, he will be given a chance to […]
Fresh PSA slapped against Masrat Alam, shifted to Kotbalwal jail
Srinagar: The firebrand leader of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim league, Masarat Alam has been shifted to Kotbalwal jail in Jammu overnight as authorities booked him afresh under public safety act (PSA). The fresh orders, incidentally 36th in the series, were passed last evening by the Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, official reports said. They said Alam, who […]
PHE risk lives of Pulwama, Shopian villagers
Pulwama: Inhabitants of Darbag Shopian and Zahidbagh, Rakh villages of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district Thursday said that the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department is putting the lives of thousands of residents at risk here by supplying contaminated water to them. “We are receiving impure water as authorities have failed to restore the filtration plant that […]
Guv laments damage to “Khanqah-e-Moula”
Jammu: Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday expressed sadness over the damage to the Holy Shrine of Khanqah-e-Moula in a fire incident on the Wednesday night. He has urged the State Government and all other concerned authorities to see that no time is lost in restoring the Shrine to its pristine glory. Raj Bhavan Spokesperson stated that […]
Face off at SKIMS: Doctors threaten stir, demand hike in salaries
Srinagar: Valley’s lone tertiary health care hospital, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) is facing an imminent crisis as senior residents have threatened an indefinite strike. The resident doctors of the institute are demanding salaries as per the pay band approved by the centre for equal work and equal payment. However, authorities seemingly, are not […]
Painting, Debate, Essay Competition organized at Sopore
Baramulla: Tehsil Legal Services Committee Sopore in collaboration with SRM Welkin Educational Trust Sopore today organized Painting, Debate and Essay Competition with the title “Connecting to Serve”. Principal District and Sessions Judge Baramulla Rajesh Sikri was chief guest in which about 100 students from different schools participated. Among others, Sub-Judge High Court, SSP Sopore, Mobile Magistrate […]
Interlocutor likely to visit JK later this month
Srinagar: The central government’s point man on Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma is likely to visit the state later this month, sources said. After submitting his report to Home Minister Rajnath Singh about his first five-day visit to J&K, Sharma is beginning his second visit by the end of this month or the beginning of December. Talking […]
Amnesty castigates JK Govt for refusing compensation to ‘human shield’ victim
New Delhi: Rights body Amnesty International on Thursday castigated the Jammu and Kashmir government for refusing to pay compensation to Farooq Ahmed Dar of Central Kashmir who was strapped to a jeep and paraded by army personnel in April this year. “The move by the JK government is a callous attempt at evading its […]