BSF trooper injured
Srinagar: A BSF trooper was Tuesday seriously injured after he was hit by a Pakistani sniper fire from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Tangdhar, officials said. They said the trooper was deployed at a forward defended location (FDL) along the LoC in the area, when a sniper shot hit him in […]
Investigating agencies cannot define role of journalists: KEG
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG), strongly reacted to the new definition of a journalist that was detailed in the charge sheet of incarcerated Kashmir photo-journalist Kamran Yousuf, KEG spokesman Shafat Kira said Tuesday. The KEG which met here said that if cops are supposed to define the roles and responsibilities of the journalists, which manage […]
RSF calls for Kamran’s release
Srinagar: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the immediate release of Kamran Yousuf, a Kashmiri photojournalist who has been held for the past six months and is due to appear before a New Delhi court today for a decision on his bail application. “It is not up to the Indian interior ministry to decide […]
BOSE to conduct exams for class 11th, says Minister
Jammu: Minister for Education, Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday said the annual exams for students of class 11th will be conducted by the JK Board of School Education (BOSE) from the current academic session in Kashmir and winter zone Jammu. The minister made this announcement in his online interaction with students after he inaugurated […]
Govt relaxes GPF settlement norms
JAMMU: The State Government on Tuesday relaxed norms for settlement of final GP Fund final refund cases by the District Fund and other Fund Offices. The announcement in this regard was earlier made by the Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Dr Haseeb A Drabu in his budget speech in the State Legislature last month. […]
Pak drug smuggler killed along IB: BSF
Amritsar: A Pakistani drug smuggler was killed and 10 kg of narcotics as well as arms and ammunition seized along the Indo-Pak International Border (IB) in Punjab Tuesday, the BSF said. The incident took place in the wee hours of the morning along the Barreke post in Firozpur sector of the IB where the Border […]
Library in Pampore reflects ‘official apathy’
Pulwama: Despite the passage of 37 years, the government has failed to construct any building to accommodate its library in Pampore area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The library in Pampore that houses over 10, 000 books is being run from a rented building. The Tehsil Public Library Pampore, according to the managing body, was […]
Fiscal Reforms: Govt issues guidelines to enforce expenditure, fiscal discipline
JAMMU: The Finance Department Tuesday issued comprehensive guidelines to enforce fiscal discipline in government departments. The decision follows the wide-ranging public expenditure reforms announced by the Finance Minister in the State Legislature earlier this month. According to an order issued by the Principal Secretary Finance, Navin Kumar Choudhary here today, the Administrative Secretaries have been […]
Minor dies in road mishap in Shopian
Shopian: A speedy Santro vehicle crushed a minor kid to death in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. The incident occurred at Kangan village of Shopian, police said. Police sources identified the deceased as five year old kid Salim Ahmed Dar son of Parvaiz Ahmed, a resident of Tahab Pulwama. Police seized the vehicle and arrested the […]
Medium earthquake rocks JK
Srinagar: A medium intensity earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter Scale Tuesday hit Jammu and Kashmir, an official of the MeT department said. The epicentre of the quake was in Jammu and Kashmir, he said. “Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred at 12:41 pm today with epicentre in Jammu and Kashmir at a depth of five […]
