Two JK police personnel scale Mount Everest, Guv congratulates
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday congratulated two police officers who were part of an 11-member team that scaled the Mount Everest. Constables Nazir Ahmed and Falail Singh were part of the All India Police Sports Control Board team that scaled the world’s highest mountain peak. Governor’s Advisor K Vijay Kumar, Chief Secretary B V […]
Police holds interactive meeting with retired police personnel
Sopore: Police on Tuesday held an interactive meeting with retired police personnel of Police District Sopore at District Police Lines in the township. The meeting attended by retired police personnel of Police District Sopore was chaired by SSP Sopore, Javaid Iqbal. The aim of the event was to assess the problems being faced by the […]
‘Ehsaas International’ distributes Ramzan ration kits among needy families
Srinagar: Ehsaas International, a social organisation, on Tuesday, distributed ration kits among hundreds of needy families across Kashmir Valley. In the ongoing holy month of Ramzan, a team of volunteers from Ehsaas International visited Mehjoor Nagar, Habak, Alamgiri Bazar, and other areas of the city and distributed Ramzan rations kits containing rice, flour, edible oil, […]
Advisor Ganai congratulates KU for achieving A+ NAAC grade
SRINAGAR: Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai has congratulated the University of Kashmir for achieving A+ Grade accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). In a message, Ganai, who is Advisor in-charge Higher Education, lauded the efforts of Vice Chancellor, Prof Talat Ahmad, his colleagues and staff for the A+ accreditation which, […]
Senior officials review dev works in Kupwara
KUPWARA: Secretary, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda Tuesday chaired two separate meetings with line departments and concerned officers of Rural Development Department in presence of District Development Commissioner Kupwara Anshul Garg. The meetings held in DC office complex Kupwara reviewed the physical and financial progress made under the schemes of Rural […]
India, Pakistan need to sit across the table and talk: NC
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir national conference on Monday said that India and Pakistan need to sit across the table and share each other perspectives notwithstanding the intricateness of the issue that has been plaguing the bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries. Party Vice President, Tanvir Sadiq told this to a visiting delegation of German […]
Trade body concerned over land lease to CRPF
Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Monday expressed concern at the decision of the Governor’s administration to lease out 60 kanals of land to the CRPF. A spokesperson of the KCC&I stated that while on one hand the business community of the state was suffering due to the non-availability of land, “huge […]
Body of missing North Kashmir teacher recovered from lake
Srinagar: The body of a teacher, who went missing last week, was recovered from a lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday, police said. The body of Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, a resident Sheikpora Mantrigam area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, was missing since last Monday and his body was recovered by the police […]
Mehbooba terms party worker’s killing ‘cold blooded murder’
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has condemned the killing of party worker Muhammad Jamal of Kulgam and termed it as a “cold blooded murder”. Expressing grief over the incident, Mehbooba termed the killing as “inhuman and an act of terror”. “Killing an unarmed civilian only for his political […]
Mirwaiz Umar pays tributes to father
Srinagar: Awami Action Committee (AAC) workers rally was held on Monday at its headquarters at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal in connection with the commemoration of martyrdom anniversary of its founder Chairman, Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq. Hundreds of workers and AAC activists from valley attended the rally. AAC chairman Mirwaiz Umar presided over rally and paid […]