J&K Bank Sr President given warm send-off
Jammu: J&K Bank gave a warm send-off to its Senior President Abdul Rashid, who attained superannuation on January 31, after serving for almost four decades in the bank. The farewell was attended by the Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmad along with Executive Presidents Vagish Chander Presidents, Vice-Presidents and other senior officers of the bank. […]
Minister for effective implementation of Common Services Centres scheme
Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali Friday called for putting in concerted efforts to expedite effective implementation of Common Services Centres (CSC) scheme in the state. The Minister stated this while chairing a meeting with the concerned officers here today. The meeting was attended […]
Govt sets the ball rolling for Panchayat polls
New Delhi: Over 40,000 personnel of the central paramilitary forces will be deployed to provide security for the upcoming panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They said the Union Home Ministry, on the request of the state government, has decided to deploy 300 companies of various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for the […]
Thinking about AFSPA revocation unrealistic, says CM
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the situation is not conducive to revoke the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). “The situation on ground does not allow revoking AFSPA,” Mehbooba said in the assembly. She said that it is highly unrealistic to think about the revocation of AFSPA. She said in past, […]
India’s wish of forcing Kashmiris into submission will remain unfulfilled: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Friday defied the restrictions and tried to march towards Shopian to express solidarity with the bereaved families who lost their beloved ones in forces firing recently. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had called for ‘Shopian Chalo’ today and had […]
Restrictions imposed in Shopian, Srinagar parts
Srinagar: In wake of the “Shopian Chalo” march called by the joint resistance leadership (JRL), authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in south Kashmir’s Shopian district and parts of Srinagar city. Official sources said that restrictions under Sec 144 CrPC have been imposed in Shopian district on the movement of vehicles and people. They said that […]
Omar seeks constitution of SIT to probe Shopian incident
Jammu: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah demanded the constitution of a high-level special investigation team (SIT) to probe the killings of three people in firing by security forces when a convoy was attacked by stone-pelters in Shopian district. “It will be my humble request to you to constitute high- level special investigation team (SIT) to […]
Re-engage wireless operators: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday demanded re-engaging of wireless operators who were terminated last year. “File pertaining to disengaged wireless operators are presently lying in law department and is not being processed,” Omar told the State Assembly in his address on Friday. He asked the chief […]
3 soldiers killed after snow avalanche hits army post in Machil sector
Srinagar: Three soldiers were killed and another suffered injuries after an army post came under an avalanche in Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday afternoon. A senior army officer told a Srinagar-based news gathering agency that an army post of 21 Rajput came under an avalanche today at around 4:30 pm at […]
‘Terror funding’: Court takes cognizance of charge sheet against Salahuddin, Hafiz Saeed
New Delhi: A special court here took cognizance of the NIA charge sheet against LeT chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin and others in the terror funding case. They have been accused by the NIA of “conspiring to wage war against the government” and fomenting trouble in the […]
