Impersonator appearing in JKSSB test at Rangreth centre arrested
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) Friday handed over an impersonator to police who was trying to appear in the type test for the post of Junior Assistant at the NIELIT test Centre in Rangreth in Srinagar. According to a JKSSB spokesman, the impersonator namely Lukman Fayaz S/O Fayaz Ahmed Khan R/O […]
3 die, 14 injured in Budhal accident
JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (FCS&CA) Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali informed the House that 3 persons died and 14 were injured when a Mini Bus they were travelling in, met with an accident at Budhal, Nowshera today. He said out of the injured, four critically injured persons were airlifted […]
Minor drowns to death in Sopore
Sopore: A 4-year old minor died on Friday afternoon after he drowned into a Nallah in Arampora Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to reports the 4 year old drowned in a stream ( nallah) when he was playing near it. The deceased has been identified as Hazik Nabi Ganie 4 year old […]
Situation not conducive to revoke AFSPA: Mehbooba
Srinagar: 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 in past, when there was any encounter in any part of the valley, people were fleeing […]
Over 400 CAPF companies to be deployed for JK panchayat
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 […]
RIHFW Dhobiwan providing in-house training to doctors, paramedics: Bali Bhagat
JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Mr Bali Bhagat today informed the Legislative Assembly that the Government has established the Regional Institute of Health and Family Welfare (RIHFW) at Dhobiwan Tangmarg to provide in-house training to doctors, paramedical staff and other personnel working in all National Health Programmes like National Vector Borne Disease Control […]
Govt for exempting teaching staff from non-teaching assignments: Altaf Bukhari
JAMMU: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today informed the House that Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir has issued instructions to the Deputy Commissioners of the division to exempt teaching staff from performing election related duties in the interest of the student community. Replying to a question of legislator Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, the Minister said the […]
MLA Kupwara seeks amnesty for photojournalist Kamran Yousuf
Srinagar: A lawmaker on Friday urged chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to personally intervene in the case of photojournalist Kamran Yousuf who is detained at Tihar jail, Delhi. MLA Kupwara and senior PC leader Bashir Ahmad Dar urged the chief minister to intervene into the case of Kamran Yousuf who was arrested by NIA last year. […]
JKLF chief detained in Shopian for trying to take out protest march
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik was detained by the police in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir today as he attempted to take out a rally to protest against the killing of civilians in army firing last week. Malik, who had managed to reach Shopian town, attempted to take […]
Omar seeks constitution of SIT to probe Shopian incident
Jammu: Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Omar Abdullah today 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 […]
