Bovine smuggler detained under PSA
Jammu: A man was slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA) and detained for his alleged involvement in bovine smuggling in Rajouri district, police said Wednesday. The accused, Mohammad Amin, is a resident of Badhoon village of Rajouri and has a number cases registered against him in the district, they said. He was found involved […]
SSB Selections: SAC nods enhancement of waiting list limit to 50%
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved enhancement in the waiting list from the existing 33.33% to 50% of the posts advertised, which shall extend to 100% wherever the number of posts is 10 or less, either under normal selection or under the […]
JK turned red by killing innocent Kashmiris: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir have been turned red by spilling the blood of innocent Kashmiris who are asking for their right to self-determination. JRL comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued here said that “forces has gone berserk […]
Migratory birds throng Gharana wetland in Jammu
Gharana: Hundreds of migratory birds have arrived in Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu and Kashmir, after keeping away last year in large numbers due to heavy firing and shelling along the International Border (IB) here, officials said. Every year with the onset of winter, over 370 bird species, including 310 water species, from Central […]
Communist leader calls for united struggle against NDA’S ‘anti-labour’ policies
Jammu: Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Tuesday called for united struggle to fight the onslaught of the “anti-labour” policies of the central government, alleging that every section of the society has been bearing the brunt of its neo-liberal economic policies. “The BJP-led central government is formulating the labour laws which are totally pro-corporate and […]
New campus of ‘Spring Buds Educational Institute’ inaugurated
Srinagar: An annual day-cum-inauguration of new campus of Spring Buds Educational Institute was held in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Dr Sehrish Asgar was the chief guest on the occasion. She inaugurated the new campus of Spring Buds Educational Institute and applauded the work done by the educational trust. The other dignities […]
Everything will be snatched from us, if we remain contended with slavery: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday paid tributes to slain Kulgam and Tral militants, saying that ‘bloodshed on such a large scale should have acted as an eye opener for the world community.’ Geelani as per a statement issued here said that “champions of democracy and human rights should have woken […]
Youth primary target under a ‘planned genocide’: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Tuesday paid tributes to three militants killed in two separate gunfights in Redwani area of Kulgam and Tral in Pulwama district. The amalgam spokesman in a statement issued here said that the youth of Kashmir are sacrificing their lives for a great and sacred cause and “it is our collective […]
Sehrai pays tribute to slain Kulgam, Tral militants
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Tuesday expressed grief over what he termed as ‘prevailing grim situation’ in Kashmir. Sehrai in a statement issued here said that “the lack of political will, strategic and economic interests are the reason why the international community appears powerless to halt humanitarian crisis in Kashmir and hold India […]
Governor’s remark on govt formation vindicates opposition charge: Cong
Jammu: The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday said that Governor Satya Pal Malik’s remark on government formation in the state has vindicated the opposition charge that the BJP wanted him to install a government through “unconstitutional act”. Malik on Saturday said had he looked to Delhi, he would have had to install a government […]
