JKCSEU hails Guv for scarping insurance policy
Srinagar: While appreciating governor Satya Pal Malik for scarping the contract for employees insurance with Reliance Group, J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Union President (JKCSEU) Ghulam Rasool Mir on Sunday demanded that money deducted from the accounts of employees shall be repaid with interest immediately. Mir also demanded that those employees or their relatives who have […]
Forces launched CASO in Sopore village
Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Government forces on Sunday morning launched a cordon-and-search operation in Sopore Village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 22 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Zaloora village of Sopore. SSP Sopore Javid Iqbal confirmed the development and said that operation was […]
Former Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana passes away
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana passed away here Saturday after a prolonged illness, his family said. Khurana, who was 82, is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. His another son had died last month. A veteran of the BJP, Khurana was the chief minister of […]
Posters depicting PM Narendra Modi, Statue of Unity torn by tribals in Gujarat
Ahmadabad: Posters depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s ‘Statue of Unity’ were being torn or blackened by tribals who oppose the unveiling of the statue in Gujarat’s Narmada district, an official said on Saturday. Across the district, 90 per cent of the posters depicting Modi, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and of the […]
BJP’s press meet in Bhopal leaves it red faced, EC orders police complaint
Bhopal: The Election Commission (EC) has directed concerned authorities to file a complaint with police against organisers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra’s press conference in Bhopal. Patra held a press conference on the roadside in front of a commercial building in MP Nagar area of Bhopal on Saturday, wherein he targeted Congress […]
SPO shot at in Budgam village, hospitalized
Srinagar: A special police officer (SPO) was injured after fired upon by suspected militants at Chrawni area of Charisharif in Central Kashmir’s district on Saturday late evening. Official sources said that the gunmen fired upon the SPO, Mohammad Hafiz at Chrawni village this evening. The incident left the SPO identified as Hafeez, posted at SDPO […]
Govt slashes security deposit for Sarpanch, Panch candidates
Srinagar: The Governor’s Administration has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Raj Rules-1996 slashing drastically the security deposit for candidates contesting the upcoming Panchayat Polls. According to a notification issued by the Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Department, the security deposit for the candidates contesting Sarpanch/Panch election has been reduced from Rs 1000 to Rs […]
Panchayat Ghar set ablaze in Sopore
Sopore: Unknown persons Saturday evening set ablaze a Panchayat Ghar in north Kashmir’s Nowpora village Reports said that a panchayat building at Nowpora village of Sopore town was set afire this evening. Meanwhile, SSP Sopore Javed Iqbal while confirming the incident said unknown miscreants set ablaze a Panchayat Ghar at Nowpora village of Sopore. A […]
Workshop on ‘Basics of Film Making’ tomorrow
Srinagar: Kashmir World Film Festival (KWFF) is organizing a series of workshop for the students and film buffs at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kothi Bagh here today(Sunday) The theme of the workshop is ‘Basics of Film Making’ and will be conducted by Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad Khan, KWFF’s festival director and a filmmaker. The workshop […]
IS kills 41 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria: Monitor
Beirut: The Islamic State group has killed 41 US-backed fighters in Syria who are battling to oust the jihadists from their eastern holdout of Hajin on the Iraqi border, a war monitor said Saturday. IS late Friday dispatched suicide bombers as part of a counter-attack against the Syrian Democratic Forces, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for […]
