Notorious drug peddler held in Sopore
400 capsules recovered, says police
Sopore: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a “notorious” drug peddler during a naka at Saidpora-Dangarpora crossing of the town. A police party from Police Station Sopore led by SHO, Azim Iqbal apprehended one of the accused, Sameer Ahmad Dar S/O Mohammad Rajab Dar, a resident of Dangarpora, Sopore during the naka and recovered […]
NC is providing a vibrant platform to youth of JK: Salathia
VIJAYPUR: National Conference State Secretary and former minister Surjeet Singh Slathia on Thursday called upon youth to play their important role in steering Jammu and Kashmir to peace, prosperity and political stability. Welcoming prominent youth of the Vijaypur assembly segment into National Conference here on Thursdayafternoon, Slathia called for channelizing energies of youth towards positive […]
Governor presented compilation of articles
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik was on Thursday presented a book titled ‘Jammu & Kashmir-Essays in Society, Culture and Politics’, a compilation of articles by Prof Abha Chauhan of the Department of Sociology, University of Jammu, at the Raj Bhavan here. Governor appreciated endeavour of Prof Chouhan and wished her a bright future.
Guv condoles with DGP, Balwant Thakur
Jammu: Governor, Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the sad demise of DGP Dilbagh Singh’s father-in-Law. He spoke to DGP Singh on telephone and conveyed his condolences. Singh’s father-in-law, Sardar Balwant Singh Teji passed away in Jallandhar city of Punjab on Wednesday morning. He was 92. The Governor also expressed grief over the sad […]
IUST ignores students pleas for better class rooms
Srinagar: Signifying the poor performance, the authorities at Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) are yet to provide proper accommodation for the students enrolled in polytechnic college of the varsity which was setup in 2012. An official said the around 500 students are enrolled in the varsity who are pursuing different diploma courses, however, […]
Mehbooba’s failed vigil led to youth taking to arms: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said the reason behind youth picking up arms was the failure of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘Chowkidari’. Talking to reporters at Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Omar said that after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mehbooba Mufti is claiming to have […]
Govt’s ‘revengeful tactics’ putting lives of our party leaders in danger: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday slammed the governor administration over putting the lives of its leaders “in danger by undermining their security while trashing the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) with impunity”. In a statement issued here, a PDP spokesman said that “Kashmir has been plunged into the state of lawlessness with deliberate moves […]
PDP gets a jolt in Leh, entire party unit joins BJP
Jammu: Several PDP leaders, including party’s district president Leh Tashi Gyalson, have joined the BJP, a spokesperson of the saffron party said here on Wednesday. Almost the entire Leh unit of the PDP led by Gyalson joined the BJP at the party headquarters on Tuesday evening, he said. Chairman and chief executive councillor of the […]
Special observers for JK submit report to EC
New Delhi: The three special observers appointed by the Election Commission to determine when assembly elections can be held in Jammu and Kashmir have submitted their report to the poll body, sources said Tuesday. Jammu and Kashmir has been under President’s rule since December 19, 2018. It was necessitated at the end of the six-month […]
Police files FIR against Army for ‘thrashing’ SDM
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday filed an FIR against the army for allegedly thrashing Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and other government officials in Qazigund area of south Kashmir yesterday. Confirming it, a senior police officer said that the case under FIR number 61 /2019 under section 323, 341 RPC has been registered in police station Qazigund […]