Advisor Baseer Khan hears public grievances
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, UT of J&K, Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday held a public darbar to listen to the public grievances at Church Lane, Sonwar Srinagar. On the occasion, scores of delegations consisting of employees, common citizens and panchayat members from different areas and departments met Advisor Khan to apprise him of their grievances […]
Former ministers and legislators call on Lt Guv
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met leaders of various political parties and associations at Raj Bhavan here Tuesday. A deputation of Global Kashmiri Pandit Business Foundation (GKPBF) met the Lieutenant Governor and apprised him about the aim of GKPBF to accelerate the industrialization in addition to facilitation of setting up business ventures in Jammu Kashmir […]
Empty oil tanker catches fire in Samba
Jammu: An empty oil tanker was damaged in a fire incident on Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. The tanker caught fire shortly after its driver and conductor stopped for dinner at a roadside eatery in Ghagwal area around 9 pm on Monday. The duo managed to escape […]
Three sectors along LoC in Poonch targeted by Pakistan Army: Officials
Jammu: The Pakistan Army heavily targeted forward posts and hamlets on Tuesday by opening fire and shelling three sectors along the LoC in Poonch districts, officials said. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. “At about 1030 hours, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms & shelling with mortars along LoC in Shahpur, […]
V-C KVIB reviews progress on establishment of clusters
JAMMU: To evaluate the status of industrial clusters being established by J&K Khadi Village Industry Board (KVIB) in the UT of J&K, a review meeting was chaired by Vice- Chairperson of the Board Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat. During the course of the meeting, it was discussed that 10 clusters under different schemes are approved by […]
Three former PDP leaders join Congress
Jammu: Three senior PDP leaders, who recently resigned from the party over remarks of its president Mehbooba Mufti on the tricolour, joined the Congress on Monday, ahead of the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Former MP Tarlok Singh Bajwa, ex-MLC Ved Mahajan and former PDP state secretary Hussain Ali Waffa resigned […]
Militant hideout busted in Poonch
Jammu: Security forces busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Poonch district on Monday, officials said. Based on a specific input, a joint search operation was launched by the special operations group (SoG) of the J-K Police and the 10 Assam Rifles of the Army in the general […]
Army officer with bullet wound found dead
Jammu: An Army officer of Major-rank was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Rashtriya Rifles camp in Rajouri district on Monday morning, police said. The body was found at the camp in the Thanamandi belt of the district and brought to the knowledge of the police, they said. Senior Army and police officers rushed […]
Awantipora residents seek improved public transport facility
Pulwama: Residents of Awantipora and its adjacent areas are facing lot of problem in absence of public transport especially buses not available on the national highway. The residents of Lethpora, Barsoo, Goripora and various other areas said no buses remain available for them on national highway mainly during the peak hours in morning and evening. […]
KU appoints Prof Anwar Hassan as Dean PAMS
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has appointed Prof Anwar Hassan as the Dean of its School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS). An order, effective November 8, 2020, was issued by the Deputy Registrar, Academic. Prof Hassan has more than 30 years experience in teaching and research and has served the university in various important […]