Ensure safety of girl students: DC Budgam to private tutorials
Stresses on quality education, fee waiver for poor students
Budgam: Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar today directed private coaching center owners operating in the district to ensure safe and secure atmosphere for the girl students in their institutions. The DC made these remarks while chairing a meeting of the owners/heads of the coaching centers here. The DC warned that there will be zero […]
Pak troops shell LoC areas in Poonch
Army major, BSF official injured in Rajouri
Jammu: The Pakistan army violated ceasefire for a third consecutive day Thursday, shelling forward posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district inviting a strong retaliation from Indian forces, officials said. The year 2018 witnessed the highest number of ceasefire violations — 2,936 — by Pakistan troops in […]
Ensure culprits in rape of 13-yr-old girl are punished: Mehbooba to Malik
Srinagar:Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday urged Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik to ensure that the culprits in the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Ramban district of the state are punished. “What can be more blood curdling & disturbing than a case where a 13-year-old minor girl was gang raped in […]
Pesky power cuts irk Kokernag residents
Anantnag: The residents of Kokernag and its adjacent areas in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district here have expressed resentment against Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to provide adequate power supply in their areas. Locals from Kokernag, Vailoo, Wangam, Nagam, Hangalgund and its adjacent areas alleged that the unscheduled power cuts have made the life of […]
Cross-border infiltration: Army has wide range of options, says Commander
Srinagar: The Army has a range of options to exercise against the continued infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to give a befitting reply to Pakistan, a top Army commander said Thursday. “It (infiltration) has carried on We have a range of options that are available to the Indian […]
Free LPG connections distributed to Zaloora forest block dwellers
Sopore: Kamraj Forest Division on Thursday distributed 59 free LPG connections to forest dwellers of Zaloora block through Lone Gas Agency under PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana. The function was attended by Divisional forest officer Kamraj Forest Division Mehboob Ali, Range officer Kandi, Rehbar-e-janglat and other forest officials. On the occasion, DFO Kamraj stressed on the immediate need of […]
Er Rasheed opens doors for Shah Faesal
Says his decision must be respected
Srinagar: Inviting former IAS topper, Shah Faesal to join his party, AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday said that Faesal’s decision deserves respect and likeminded people must sincerely offer him cooperation. ErRasheed addressing a news conference reiterated that everyone should respect the decision of former IAS topper Shah Faesal, appealing him […]
Despite being targeted, Sikhs stood shoulder to shoulder with Muslims: JRL
Condemns Tral Sikh youth's killing
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of a Sikh youth by unidentified gunmen at Tral. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik’s statement comes a day after the Sikh body expressed resentment against the silence maintained by pro-freedom camp over Sikh youth’s killing in […]
NHM employees to observe 2-day strike from Monday
Srinagar: While saying that the govt has failed to fulfill the commitments made to the NHM employees by the then Minister for Health, Principal Secretary H&ME and Mission Director NHM last year, All J&K NHM Employees’ Association Thursday decided to observe a 2-day strike from Monday. “The Association has decided to observe a 48-hour-long strike […]
Police arrest 3 smugglers in Ramban, rescue 35 cattle
Jammu: Three men were arrested for illegally transporting cattle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district Thursday and 35 animals were rescued, police said. The arrests and recoveries were made in three separate incidents, they said. During a routine check, police intercepted two vehicles near Shan Palace and found 20 and nine cattle in them, they […]