228 Middle, High Schools upgraded to High, Higher Secondary Schools
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved upgradation of 228 schools spread across various districts. Out of 210 schools, 87 High Schools have been upgraded to the level of Higher Secondary Schools including 42 in Jammu Division and 45 in Kashmir Division. Similarly, […]
No one be provided fuel in containers from today: DC
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Thursday directed for strict implementation of order regulating sale of fuel at fuel stations. The DC was speaking at a meeting of Assistant Commissioners Food Safety and Drug Control and Deputy Controller Legal Metrology. He instructed for regular market inspection to verify quality and pricing of consumable food […]
NIA carries out searches in south Kashmir
Raids houses of active JeM militants, separatist leaders
Srinagar: The NIA on Wednesday carried out searches at 11 locations in south Kashmir in connection with cases related to the February 14 terror attack on a CRPF convoy and funding of separatists and militant groups, according to an official statement. The houses of Mudassir Ahmad Khan and Sajjad Bhat, active militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed and […]
Dialogue only way forward: Mirwaiz Umar
Asks India, Pak to desist from warmongering
Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday asked India and Pakistan to desist from warmongering, saying war will be a disaster for the entire region. Mirwaiz, who was prevented from holding a press conference by authorities at his Nigeen residence, said dialogue was the only way forward. “Leadership and people of Kashmir greatly […]
India, Pak must de-escalate tensions: Farooq
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday called for de-escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and asked both the countries to maintain “maximum restraint” for the “greater good of humanity”. “History bears testimony to the fact that war did not help both the neighbours resolve their long pending issues. It is in the […]
Strike disrupts normal life across Kashmir
Srinagar: Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Wednesday due to a strike called by separatists to protest the NIA raids at residences of several leaders in connection with investigation into terror funding through hawala channels in the valley. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar the summer […]
Soldier killed, five others injured in road mishap
Jammu: An Army personnel was killed and five others injured Wednesday when their vehicle overturned in Poonch district of Jammu division, police said. The Army vehicle was on way to Jammu from Poonch and turned turtle near Totawali Gali in Gursai area, a police official said. He said six Army personnel travelling in the vehicle […]
Vice chairman JKLF detained
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation front (JKLF) Wednesday said its Vice chairman Showkat Ahmad Bakshi was arrested by police and was shifted to Police Station Kothibagh. JKLF spokesman in a statement issued here condemned these arrests and raids by police. Meanwhile, Malik expressed grief over the demise of Khawaja Habibullah Indrabi who passed away recently. […]
Stop harassing youth of Jammu, BJP leader asks JK Police
Jammu: A senior J-K BJP leader Wednesday accused the state police of harassing the city’s youth on “selective basis” in the wake of the anti-Pakistan protests over the Pulwama attack. A curfew was clamped in Jammu city on February 15 following massive protests, a day after 40 CRPF personnel died in Pulwama. The crowd torched […]
Fraudster arrested in Jammu
Jammu: Crime Branch Jammu on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a fraudster who is accused of grabbing an amount of Rs 3, 35, 29,310 from people by cheating. Officials said CB Jammu on Tuesday has arrested a fraudster Surjeet Singh, son of Raghubir Singh Rajput of Gajansoo, Marh, Distt Jammu in case FIR number 13/2019 […]
