J&K govt sets up council for promotion of Urdu
Jammu: The Jammu & Kashmir government today constituted the first ever State Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (SCPUL) in a bid to promote the official language of the state. According to an order issued by the Principal Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, the council would be headed by […]
‘Army motivates J&K youth to join forces’
Jammu: The Army today reached out to the rural youths motivating them to join the armed forces and serve the country. A defence spokesman said the Army conducted motivational lectures in Keri belt of Rajouri district with an aim to inspire young boys and girls to join the forces. The lectures were attended by a […]
Cong MLA’s daughter killed in gas cylinder blast in Jammu
Jammu: The daughter of Kargil MLA Asgar Ali Karbalai succumbed to injuries sustained in a gas cylinder blast in Jammu city today, police said. Zainab Karbalai suffered 70 per cent burn injuries when a gas cylinder accidentally caught fire and exploded at her residence here on February 10, they added. She died while undergoing treatment […]
Four arrested with 300 kg poppy in J&K
Jammu: Four people were arrested after 300 kilogrammes of poppy straw was recovered from them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, the police said today. Two trucks, both headed towards Punjab from Kashmir, were intercepted in Banihal and Teether area of Ramban late last night, they added. Around 250kg of poppy was seized from one […]
BSF-Pak Rangers hold flag meeting along IB in Jammu
Jammu: The BSF and Pakistan Rangers today held a flag meeting along the International Border (IB) here during which the border guards of the two countries expressed their commitment to maintain peace and tranquility along the IB, which has seen a lull in ceasefire violations during the last fortnight “A sector commander-level flag meeting was […]
Jammu and Kashmir safe for tourists: Official
Kolkata: Jammu and Kashmir is completely safe for visitors and tensions in the border areas have “little effect” on its tourism circuit, a senior official of the northern state said here today. Describing the last year’s attack on Amarnath yatris as an “isolated incident to scare away visitors”, the director of the tourism department in […]
Traffic Police issues fresh advisory for bus operators ferrying school kids
SRINAGAR: The Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar City on Friday issued a fresh advisory to the school bus and van operators ferrying school going children. As per the advisory issued, ‘SCHOOL BUS’ must be clearly written on the rare and front of the bus and if it is a hired vehicle, it should clearly read […]
Maldives warns India against interfering in its internal affairs
Male: The Maldives has warned India against taking “any actions” that could hinder resolving the political crisis in the country, as New Delhi expressed its deep dismay over the extension of emergency in the island nation. The Maldivis’ Foreign Ministry in a statement late last night said President Abdulla Yameen’s government takes note of the […]
Pak takes defence attaches of 6 nations on tour of LoC
Islamabad: Pakistan today said it had arranged a visit of defence attaches of six countries, including from four permanent members of the UN, to the Line of Control to brief them about “Indian atrocities”. A Pakistan Army spokesman said in a statement that defence attaches of the US, the UK, France, China, Turkey and Indonesia […]
Dr G H Malik brings laurels to state
Srinagar: Dr Ghulam Hassan Malik, formerly Head of Department, Nephrology, Sher- I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS),Srinagar and Senior Consultant, Nephrologist of the Kashmir valley was conferred Life Time Achievement award recently by Indian Society of Nephrology-North Zone, in it’s annual conference 2018 held at Jaipur from 16th to 18th February. The award is bestowed […]
