State Football League 2017:Fort View FC, IFC Nowgam, Maharaja Sports emerge victorious
In the ongoing State Football League, four matches were played at Polo Ground and Synthetic Turf TRC venues on September 24, which were witnessed by thousands of spectators. Football fans in huge numbers had gathered from early afternoon to support their favourite teams and players. They were enthralled by some spectacular football as most of […]
Stunt biker dies in road accident
A famous stunt biker from Shopian passed away after his motorcycle collided with police vehicle near Kanipora in Shopian district of Southern Kashmir. The biker identified as Qasim Ahmed Mir alias Raju aged 22, suffered severe injuries in the accident after which he was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Raju however succumbed to […]
India’s intellectuals alien, insensitive to JK’s pestering pain: Dr Drabu
The apathy of Indian thinkers and policymakers in understanding the trials, tribulations and social evolutions in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the reasons for the pestering problems confronting the state, Minister of Finance Dr Haseeb Drabu said. “More than political alienation in Kashmir, it is the disengagement of Indian civil society that needs to […]
Rajiv Mehrishi sworn in as CAG of India
Shri Rajiv Mehrishi was sworn in as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India Monday at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He took and subscribed to the oath of office before the President. Shri Rajiv Mehrishi will have a tenure till August 7, 2020.
CM directs DGP to constitute special team to probe hair chopping incidents
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Monday directed Director General of Police (DGP) to constitute a Special team to identify and bring to justice the persons behind the mysterious hair chopping incidents which came to fore in Kulgam district and other places of the State. Mehbooba Mufti has asked the DGP to speed up the probe in […]
Mehbooba inaugurates Panzgam-Manzgam bridge, SDH Langate
On the second day of her two day visit to this frontier district, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today laid the foundation of several road projects besides inaugurating Panzgam-Manzgam Bridge and Sub District Hospital at Langate. She also laid the foundation of model villages in Kunan-Poshpora and also met a large number of people to know […]
Omar hits out at J&K CM over her claim that situation is peaceful in Kashmir
Hitting out at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over her assertion that the situation is peaceful in the Valley, National Conference working president Omar Abdullah today said there is ‘something disconcerting about Ms Mufti claiming this just days after her minister survived an attack that killed three people’. “There is something disconcerting about […]
Uri encounter: Fourth militant killed during combing operation
After government forces yesterday neutralized three militants in the Uri encounter, another militant was located and killed near the encounter site today, police said. “Another Pakistani terrorist located in Uri. The area has been cordoned and the encounter is on,” DGP Jammu and Kashmir police SP Vaid said on Twitter. Within the few minutes of […]
Cordon and search operation in Tral village
Government forces on Monday afternoon launched a cordon and search operation in Gulshan Pora village of Tral town in Pulwama district of Southern Kashmir. As per police sources, the search operation was launched after receiving inputs about the presence of the militants in the area. Sources said that the government forces in large numbers have reached the […]