Lightening hits Mahore village, four girls injured
Jammu: Four girls were injured when lightning struck a village in Mahore sub division of Reasi district of Jammu, officials said on Friday. They said that lightening hit village Tukson in Mahore last night leaving four girls identified as Jameela Baano, Dilshad Akhter, Janti Bi and Jameela Bi, injured. There are reports of damage to […]
Prof Renu Nanda delivers extension lecture at CUK
Ganderbal: Prof Renu Nanda, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Jammu delivered an Extension Lecture on, ‘Relevance of Technology in Higher Education’ in the Department of Education, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) at varsity’s Green Campus here on Thursday. Faculty members, research scholars and students attended the lecture. Prof Nanda discussed areas of higher education […]
KCCI hails JK Bank’s growth
Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry Friday congratulated the management of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank for registering an increase of 129 percent in their profits from last year. A spokesperson of the KCC&I said that in view of the overall negative market sentiment prevailing throughout, was an “extraordinary effort from the management […]
Guv extends Buddha Purnima greetings
SRINAGAR: Governor Satya Pal Malik has conveyed his greetings on Buddha Purnima and hoped that this auspicious occasion would augur peace, progress and prosperity in the State. In his message of felicitations, Governor described Lord Buddha as an apostle of peace whose message of ahimsa and non-violence assumes much greater relevance today when the world […]
Delegations, individuals call upon Advisor Sharma
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor KK Sharma Friday interacted with a number of delegations and individuals at J&K Governor’s Grievance Cell at Church Lane, Sonwar here. More than 30 delegations and scores of individuals from various parts of the Valley projected a number of issues on the occasion and sought their immediate redressal. The delegations which […]
NC to approach SC if assembly polls are delayed any further
Srinagar: National Conference said that it will move to Supreme Court (SC) if Election Commission of India further delays holding of assembly elections in the state. National Conference Provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani said that delaying parliamentary elections is unfortunate. “If ECI further delays assembly elections, we will approach the apex court,” he said. Notably, […]
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 […]