KAS (Mains) exams from Feb 15th
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission has dispelled the rumors regarding postponement of the Combined competitive Examination (KAS Mains 2016).The posts were advertised vide notification No PSC /Exam /2016/52 dated 18.6.2016 read with Notification No PSC/Exam /2017/59 The combined competitive main examination -2016 is scheduled to be held from February 15th, 2018 and […]
Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir
Srinagar: The higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall and the plains were lashed by rains on Thursday, even as the minimum temperature across the Valley stayed above the freezing point. An official of the Meteorological Department said five inches of fresh snowfall was recorded in Gulmarg, the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir, where the […]
Schools closed as shelling continues along the LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday targeting civilian areas as well as Army posts in Rajouri district of Jammu division, forcing the authorities to close 71 schools in the district. “Heavy shelling was resorted to by Pakistan troops in Nowshera and […]
After seven years, drilling process on Banihal-Qazigund tunnel completed
Anantnag: After seven years, the drilling process on the Banihal-Qazigund, four way tunnel was completed on Thursday, officials said. The construction of 8.4 Km long, two tube tunnel was started on July 25, 2011 by Nuyug Construction Company Private Limited while the foundation stone was laid by former Union Transport Minister C P Joshi in […]
Union Budget 2018-19: Budget unveils mega health insurance, gives little to middle class
New Delhi: The government today announced the “world’s largest” health insurance scheme for India’s 50 crore poor in its last full budget before general elections, focusing heavily on uplifting agriculture and rural sectors while paying little attention to the middle class. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the budget in Lok Sabha to repeated thumping of […]
JK owns 1444 kanals of land in three states: Govt
Jammu: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Thurday on behalf of Minister for Hospitality and Protocol, informed the House that the immovable properties of the state in various parts of the country include 41 kanals and 12 marlas at 5 Prithviraj Road; 11 kanals and 18.2 marlas at Chanakyapuri; 114 kanals and 11.2 […]
Kashmiris killed for demanding political rights: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Thursday expressed deep shock over the killing of minor Musharraf Fayaz, son of Fayaz Ahmad Najar of Shopian who died in an explosion at the encounter site. According to the statement issued here, the spokesman said that it is because of the huge deployment of forces everywhere in Kashmir that almost […]
70-yr-old man found dead
Kupwara: A dead body of a 70 year old man was found lying in a Nallah in Magray Mohalla, Batergam in Kupwara district on Thursday, police sources said. According to the sources, the locals found the body lying along the roadside in a Nallah at Batergam and informed police who immediately rushed to the spot. […]
Five notorious drug peddlers arrested
Kupwara: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested five notorious drug peddlers in Lolab and Karnah areas of the district and recovered six kgs of Charas and 200 gms of Brown Sugar from their possession. Police officials said that the based on specific information, special team of Kupwara arrested two drug in Karnah who they […]
Editorial: Flawed democracy
Srinagar: Democracy in today’s world means collective and individual freedom for every citizen. However, the concept of democracy has been misused by the powerfull and elite class in the developing countries like India. Though the country can still claim some sort of semblance to logic and sanity but over the past few years several issues […]
