Altaf Bukhari lays foundation of Degree College Rafiabad
BARAMULLA: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today laid the foundation of Government Degree College Hadipora, Rafiabad in presence of MLA Rafiabad Yawar Dillawar Mir. The phase I of the institute will come up at the estimated cost of Rs 7.50 crore and will be executed by J&K Police Housing Corporation. Speaking on the […]
Minister launches PMUY in Kargil
KARGIL: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Information, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme here at Kargil Auditorium through distribution of gas coupons among Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. The scheme provides free LPG connections to the women from BPL households. Chairman Legislative Council Haji Anayat Ali, […]
JKPSC rebuts media reports regarding postponement of CSE Mains-2016
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) today said that the Combined Civil Services Examination (CSE) Mains-2016 will be held from 7 November 2017 as per the schedule already announced by the Commission. Refuting media reports that JKPSC is considering postponement of the exam, a spokesman of the Commission said there is no such proposal under […]
Grenade attack on NC leader’s residence in Tral
Srinagar: Suspected militants Sunday lobbed a grenade on the house of National Conference leader, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat in Tral town of Pulwama. Bhat is son of former MLA of Tral Mohammad Subhan Bhat. The grenade exploded at the main gate of the residence, reports said. Reports added that one CRPF person has sustained injury in […]
Braid-chopping: Police continues crack down on Rumour Mongers in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police on Sunday said that it have arrested five persons from Harwan area of Srinagar City for beating a non-local labourer whom people accused of being a braid-chopper. “On 14th October a non-local labourer working at a construction site in SKUAST Shalimar was intercepted by a mob at around 1935 hours”, a senior police […]
Forces launch cordon in Bandipora forests
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Gunmen shot dead lady, injure another in Tral village
Srinagar: A lady was killed and another injured after unidentified gunmen fired upon them at Seer village of Tral today in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources told GNS that the gunmen shot dead Yasmeena, daughter of Ghulam Rasool Bhat, resident of Khonmoh and injure Ruby, daughter of Muhammad Shafi, resident of Seer Tral. The […]
PDP legislator resigns from party, council
Member of Legislative Council and Jammu face of ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Vikramaditya Singh has resigned from the party and Legislative Council on Sunday. Singh posted his resignation letter of social media sites including Twitter and Facebook. He is son of senior Congress leader Karan Singh who is J&K’s former Sadr-e-Riyasat. In his resignation […]
LoC heats up in Uri as cross border shelling ensue
Srinagar: Pakistan today violated ceasefire in Kamalkote sector of Uri in Baramulla district of north Kashmir and resorted to firing on army posts on Sunday, officials said. A senior police official told that the Pakistan troopers targeted soldiers in Kamalkote along LoC. “The Pakistan army started firing at 10:50 am and continued till 11:20 am. The army manning […]
Braid chopping: Seven more arrested in Sopore, says police
SOPORE: Sopore Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested seven more persons in Mazbugh area of Sopore during nocturnal raid for thrashing a mentally challenged man. Earlier on Friday, over one dozen youth were arrested during nocturnal raids on charge of trying to set ablaze a mentally challenged person accused of being a braid chopper. […]