PM hails speed of toilet construction in India in last 4 yrs
New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) India is proud of the remarkable speed with which sanitation coverage has increased in the last four years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday and reiterated his government’s commitment to enhancing sanitation facilities. He said the drive for a cleaner India and ensuring better sanitation facilities is in fact a people’s […]
JRL calls for shutdown in poll bound areas tomorrow
Srinagar:Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik have asked people to observe a ‘complete shutdown’ in poll bound areas on November 20. According to a statement issued by the JRL, they have called for ‘shutdown in Kalaroos, Machil, Rajwar, Ganstan, Nowgam, Sangrama, Wagoora,Kangan, Rathsun, Bijbehara., areas going to polls in […]
Cop posted as security guard at DGP J&K’s Jammu residence shoots self
Srinagar: A cop posted as a security guard at Jammu residence of Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir Dilbag Singh shot himself on Monday. According to police the cop has been identified as as Subash Chander. Reports said that Chander shot himself with his service rifle. He was evacuated to Government Medical College and […]
Mughal road reopens after more than one week closure
Srinagar: Authorities on Monday allowed one-way traffic on Mughal road, connecting south Kashmir’s Shopian with Poonch district. The thoroughfare was closed on November 11 following fresh snowfall and SDM Surankote Mohammad Salim Quesrhi told GNS that commuters are strictly bound to cross Peer Ki Gali between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (GNS)
State Administration mourns demise of Iqbal Khandey
JAMMU: A condolence meeting was convened in the Civil Secretariat here today to mourn the demise of Mohammad Iqbal Khandey, former J&K Chief Secretary, who passed away in Srinagar this morning. Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar, Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, Administrative Secretaries and other senior officers attended the condolence meeting. Advisor Kumar remembered Iqbal […]
Train traffic resumes in Jammu after suspension due to Punjab farmers’ agitation
Jammu, Nov 19 (PTI) Train traffic resumed in the city on Monday, two days after its suspension due to blockade by agitating farmers in Punjab near Dasua, a senior railway official said. The track was cleared for operations on Sunday night, he said, adding that two trains left for their destinations late at night. “The train […]
India became global superpower ‘due to Lord Ram’: UP min
Lucknow, Nov 19 (PTI) An Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister said Monday that once a Ram temple is built in Ayodhya, it would “restore the glorious history” of the town, asserting that the public sentiment across the country was “in favour” of building it. “Whether it is the government or any other institution (in the country), everyone […]
Two women Naxals killed in encounter with police in Maha
Gadchiroli (Maha) (PTI): Two women Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with police commandos in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Monday morning, a police official said. The gun battle broke out between the ultras and C-60 commandos, a specialised combat unit of the Gadchiroli police, in Nihalkay forest area under Dhanora taluka around 8.30 am, Gadchiroli’s […]
Two-Day International conference at IUST: ‘Renaissance of women rights is possible only through Prophetic normative framework’
Srinagar: The department of Islamic studies, Islamic University of Science and Technology inaugurated a Two-Day International conference on 19th and 20th December, 2018 entitled ‘Contemporary Discourse on Women in Islam’. Dr. Showkat Hussain Dar initiated the conference and the background of this conference and its importance in discarding myths about women in both the text […]
Those behind circulating ‘execution videos’ identified: IGP Pani
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have identified those behind circulation of the recent “execution videos” in south Kashmir. “Those who are propagating brutal killing videos have been identified and soon action will be taken against them,” Inspector General of Police S.P Pani said. The top police officer of Kashmir said that cyber domain used […]
