After reports of ‘mass copying’ two officials suspended
Jammu: A Superintendent of an examination centre and his deputy have been placed under suspension by Directorate Education Jammu amid allegations of allowing mass copying in Mahore area of Reasi district. “Pending enquiry into the conduct in terms of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956, Master Sharief-Ud-Din (Superintendent) and teacher […]
Congress expresses concern over violence in Bhaderwah
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress Thursday expressed concerns over the situation in Bhaderwah area of Doda district, where violence erupted over the killing of a person in a firing incident whose kin alleged that he was targeted by cow vigilantes. Curfew was clamped in the communally-sensitive area after members of a community […]
Omar smells ‘tacit alliance’ between killers, govt
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference vice president, Omar Abdullah on Thursday condemned killing of a youth by cow vigilantes in Bhadarwah last night. Omar said that the “frequency and severity of cow vigilante violence has been a dreadful hallmark of Modi led central government”. Expressing sympathies with the grieved family, Omar asked the incumbent […]
Bhaderwah youth’s killing, Azad expresses grief
Appeals for maintaining peace
Srinagar: Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha and General Secretary AICC, Ghulam Nabi Azad has expressed grief over the killing of a youth in Bhadarwah. Azad said that guilty for the murder “must be brought to book immediately and punished as per the law of the land”. “At the same time I appeal to all […]
Bhaderwah youth’s killing: Jammu admin controlled by communal forces, says Rasheed
Srinagar: Condemning the killing of a Bhaderwah youth by goons at Nathali village, AIP President, Er Rasheed has asked administration to “explain if everyone was asked to deposit the licensed weapons in police stations after elections were announced”. “Where did the goons get the weapons to kill yet another innocent man from?” he asked. In […]
Mehbooba terms Pattan youth’s killing painful and traumatizing
Asks Admin to speed up probe in Sumbal episode
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Thursday expressed grief and sorrow over the death of 23-year-old Sumbal youth, terming his killing as ‘tragic and highly condemnable’. In a statement, Mehbooba expressed solidarity with the family of Arshid Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar of Chanabal Pattan. Arshid breathed […]
Shah Faesal condoles death of youth during protests
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) chief Shah Faesal Thursday condoled the death of a youth, who was injured during protests at Pattan area against the rape of a three-year-old girl, and appealed to the people of the state to maintain peace and tranquillity. The former IAS officer, while conveying his heartfelt condolences to […]
Geelani castigates leadership for inhuman approach towards Kashmir
Srinagar: By describing the situation in West Bengal “more volatile than that of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has “added salt to the wounds of the people of Kashmir” Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani has said. Geelani asked the Prime Minister why West Bengal was not declared a disturbed territory. “Why […]
JK Bank PO merit row: Tarigami calls for transparent recruitment
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader and former MLA Kulgam, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday said that “common perception in the state is that the recruitment process in Jammu and Kashmir Bank is not being held transparently”. “Today also confusion has been created in merit list for probationary officer aspirants. In the first notification cut-off marks were […]
Mehbooba failed to deliver on flood management project: NC
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday criticised former BJP-PDP government over their “dismal performance” in expediting the work on vital projects of the state. The party said that the “inefficiency that has bequeathed by former Mehbooba led government into the state administration is primarily responsible for diminutive spending on Jhelum-Tawi flood recovery project”. […]
