Northern Army commander visits Siachen
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh visited the Siachen glacier, the highest battle field in the world, Wednesday and interacted with troops deployed there. The Army commander was accompanied by General Officer Commanding, Fire & Fury Corps, Lieutenant General Y K Joshi, a defence spokesperson said here. “Lt Gen Singh visited Siachen and […]
JKCS calls for constituting special cells in engineering dept
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam called for creation of special cells in various engineering departments for formulation and monitoring of projects in the state. He asked officers of public works, PHE and Irrigation and Flood Control departments for creating special cells preparation of detailed project reports (DPR) to expedite processing […]
Two cops arrested for smuggling heroin
Jammu: Two police personnel were arrested here for allegedly smuggling 14 grams of heroin, police said Wednesday. A police team intercepted two pedestrians at Karan Bagh area, following which the narcotic was recovered from the duo, the police said. The two have been identified as Constable Nayeem Mohmmad and Special Police Officer (SPO) Amir Aslam, […]
Dark days ahead in Kashmir
Power curtailment schedule issued, power cuts ranging from 6 to 16 hours
Srinagar: Kashmir is likely to face more power cuts as the Power Development Department (PDD) has issued its curtailment schedule that ranges between 6-16-hour cuts ranging from one area to another. As per the schedule, there will be six-hour power curtailment in metered areas of Srinagar and Budgam districts. The areas have been divided into […]
Show your soft face to people of Kashmir, Mehbooba to Delhi
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said Tuesday “soldier and gun” should not be the “only symbol” of India in the state and the country has to show its tolerant and liberal face to the people here. She said the country’s democratic values can help it counter intolerance and sectarianism. “India has […]
DSEK tightens noose around private coaching centres
Calls for applications from underprivileged students to get enrolled for coaching
Srinagar: Tightening its noose against the private coaching centres, the government has taken over control of these institutes to accommodate the students belonging to BPL category and other destitutes, under the 10 percent reserved quota for them. On Tuesday, the directorate of school education Kashmir (DSEK) issued a notification inviting applications from the under-privileged candidates […]
NC only party with a roadmap for development: Sagar
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National conference on Tuesday said it is committed to advancing youth development and healthy lifestyles through sports and other recreational activities. Party general secretary and MLA Khanyar Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar while addressing people at Baha ud Din Park said that National Conference believes in a multi-sectored development and that the […]
High-level panel to be set up for winding up IWDP dept
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has directed the officials concerned to form a high-level panel for closing down Integrated Wasteland Development Programme (IWDP) offices and absorbing its staff in allied wings of the forest department, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday. According to the spokesperson, this has been decided to ensure proper use of […]
Target for constructing 60,000 individual household toilets fixed
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed authorities to meet the original target of constructing 60,000 individual household toilets (IHHTs) in urban areas under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in the state. The directions were passed by Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam at the 6th state level apex committee meeting of the flagship […]
Hurriyat (M) condemns killing of pro-freedom leader
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) has strongly condemned the killing of resistance leader and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president for Islamabad Mir Hafizullah by unidentified gunmen. In a statement issued, Hurriyat (M) spokesman said that the slain leader had in advance brought to fore through media, repeated threats and intimidations given to him on phone and suspicious movement […]
