Job aspirants at JVC allege delay in getting question papers
Srinagar: Job aspirants who were scheduled to appear in the examination entered into a scuffle with JVC SKIMS officials after they held protest over getting the question papers late by more than two hours. Over 800 job aspirants were scheduled to appear in ‘Junior System Engineer IT’ examination at JVC SKIMS and Women’s Polytechnic Bemina […]
LoC Shelling: 1300 Bunkers being constructed for border residents
Rajouri: As part of government schemes, large numbers of safety bunkers are being constructed in different border areas which are in close proximity to the Line of Control (LoC), media reported on Tuesday. An official said that the construction of around 1200 such bunkers have been completed while another 1000 structures are at various stages […]
People hire tractors to fetch potable water in Budgam villages
Budgam: People in different villages from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district have pooled money to fetch drinking water from Suknag Nallah using a couple of tractors, reports said. Locals said that different hamlets of Budgam including Hasanabad, Iqbal Abad, Waza Mohalla and Zang Mohalla in Beerwah area are facing acute shortage of drinking water. “PHE Department […]
Underground bunker used to ‘train’ militants raided
New Delhi: Government Forces have busted an underground bunker used as a training centre for militants in North Kashmir’s Sopore town. Official sources said that the arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Tariq Channa led government forces to the hideout located at an orchard in Sopore’s Brath Kalan area. An underground shelter measuring 17 feet in length […]
Mubarak Gul shifted to Hospital
Srinagar: National Conference leader Mubarak Gul who is facing detention at Centaur Subsidiary Jail was shifted to JNLM Hospital after he complained of dizziness on Tuesday. Scores of political leaders and activists are languishing at Centaur Subsidiary Jail since August 5 when Government of India annulled the special status in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said […]
As ‘illegal constrictions’ continue, SMC officials look the other way
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has turned Srinagar city into a concrete jungle. Influential persons in connivance with SMC officials have managed to raise massive structures that too during the past three months when the government machinery has shifted its focus elsewhere. Sources said that over 200 illegal constructions have come up across Kashmir for […]
PDP terms detention of its chief ‘contrary to norms’
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday termed the detention of its chief Mehbooba Mufti as ‘contrary to norms’ and ‘worst form of human rights violation’. It urged authorities to release all political detainees especially its party chief Mehbooba Mufti. PDP General Secretary Ved Mahajan addressed a presser in winter capital Jammu where he termed […]
Ex-Guv’s 24 hour electricity promise proves a ‘gag’
Power plays hide and seek in Kashmir
Srinagar: Just a month after the former Governor Satya Pal Malik announced 24 hours power supply in Kashmir during winters, the government has utterly failed to fulfill the promises as the unscheduled power cuts here have started irking people across Kashmir. The former Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Satya Pal Malik on September 18, 2019, announced […]
PDP terms detention of its chief ‘contrary to norms’
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday termed the detention of its chief Mehbooba Mufti as ‘contrary to norms’ and ‘worst form of human rights violation’. It urged authorities to release all political detainees especially its party chief Mehbooba Mufti. PDP General Secretary Ved Mahajan addressed a presser in winter capital Jammu where he termed […]
Two tourists suffer injuries during stone pelting
Srinagar: Two tourists were on Monday evening injured in stone pelting in Srinagar outskirts, an official said. They said miscreant pelted stones at vehicles at Parimpora in city outskirts on Monday evening. “A vehicle, ferrying tourists from world famous ski resort of Gulmarg to Srinagar, was hit by a stone, resulting in injuries to two […]
