Army commander visits hinterland bases in Kishtwar
Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Saturday visited Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and reviewed the operational preparedness and the prevalent security situation. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Udhampur-based northern command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, interacted with police and civil administration officials and exhorted all for their synergised efforts to defeat attempts of […]
Prisons Department working towards inmates’ ‘meaningful sentence’, ‘ productive activities’: Dilbagh Singh
Releases Department’s Quarterly Newsletter, says annual publication to have articles by prisoners, staff
Jammu: Director General Prisons, J&K, Dilbagh Singh Saturday said that the Department was working towards a “meaningful sentence” of the inmates in the state, who can be engaged in “productive activities”. Singh was speaking on the sidelines of releasing the Prisons Department’s quarterly Newsletter in the state’s winter capital Jammu. The DGP Prisons released the […]
CUK’s Convergent Journalism Department holds extension lectures
Srinagar: The Department of Convergent Journalism (DCJ), Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organised two extension lectures at its Nowgam-I academic block on April 13 and 16. Palani Swami, senior cameraman with DD Kendra Srinagar, delivered a lecture to the scholars and students on 13th of April. He discussed various avenues and career opportunities available in […]
Guv expresses grief over demise of Mian Altaf’s daughter
Jammu: Governor, Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the sad demise of former Minister and senior NC leader, Mian Altaf’s daughter. 28-yar old Benazir Altaf, who was the elder daughter of MLA Kangan, Mian Altaf Ahmed passed away on Friday at SKIMS Soura, where she was undergoing treatment. In his message, Governor has prayed […]
G A Mir greets people on Shabb-I-Baraat, prays for stability in JK
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir has greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Shab-I-Baraat, which was observed with religious fervor and gaiety last night. While greeting people on Shabb-I-Baraat, Mir hoped that the occasion will usher in era of peace and development of the State and people […]
Mir condoles demise of Mian Altaf’s daughter
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir has expressed profound grief over the passing away of Benazir Altaf, daughter of Senior NC Leader Mian Altaf and conveyed deepest condolences to bereaved family. In his condolence message, Mir expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of Benazir and sympathized […]
CB registers case against fake appointments in health Deptt
SRINAGAR: Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) has registered a case against various officers, officials for fraudulently making 129 appointments in three medical blocks of Bandipora. According to CBK official handout, it received a communication from Directorate of Health Services Kashmir regarding 129 persons in Bandipora suspected of holding fictitious GPF numbers and with no record in […]
3 houses, 7 shops gutted in blaze in Kishtwar
Jammu: Three houses and seven shops were gutted in a devastating fire in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir but there was no report of any loss of life, officials said Saturday. The fire broke out in one of the structures at Dadpeth village Friday night and immediately engulfed the nearby buildings, the official […]
Khalida, Muzaffar grieved over demise of Mian Altaf’s daughter
Srinagar: Awami National Conference (ANC) president Khalida Shah and senior vice president Muzaffar Shah Saturday expressed grief over the demise of Benazir Altaf, daughter of senior National Conference leader Mian Altaf. The duo as per a statement extended sympathies with the bereaved family and prayed for their courage to bear this irreparable loss. They also […]
Warm send off given to superannuating PHE employees in Handwara
Handwara: Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering (PHE) Division Handwara, Najeeb Trumboo on Saturday praised Superintending Engineer Handwara-Sopore PHE circle, Ghulam Hassan Gojri and 18 other PHE employees, who are superannuating by the end of April. Trumboo was presiding a farewell function organised in this regard by the employees of PHE division Handwara. In his address […]
