SRINAGAR : Governor N.N. Vohra has congratulated Sonam Wangchuk for being conferred with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award. Governor has lauded Sh. Wangchuk for his various innovative contributions in improving the lives of people in the remote mountainous region of Ladakh. Governor described Sonam as an inspiring model for the youth of the State.
SRINAGAR, JULY 27: Governor N. N. Vohra, Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, reviewed the ongoing Shri Amarnathji Yatra at a high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan today. The meeting was attended by Sh. K Vijay Kumar, Advisor to Governor; Sh. B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Dr. S. P. Vaid, Director General of Police, J&K; Lt. Gen. A.K. Bhatt, […]
Srinagar : Dineshwar Sharma, Union Government’s Special Representative for Dialogue in J&K, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sharma briefed Governor about the programme of his current visit to the Valley, to be followed by visits to Kargil and Padum. Governor discussed with Sharma the issues facing the Governor’s Administration […]
Srinagar : Two persons including a bank guard on Friday suffered injuries after unknown gunmen stormed inside JK Bank branch Mohanpora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Unidentified gunmen barged into Jammu & Kashmir Bank at Mohanpora, Kulgam this afternoon with the intention to loot cash, official sources told Kashmir Reader. However, the bank employees offered […]
Srinagar : Hurriyat Conference (M) and Jamia Masjid’s head cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that as the date of hearing for Article 35A is approaching, people of Kashmir are keenly watching the events around the article, saying that tinkering with 35 A is part of the colonial approach to Kashmir. “People of Kashmir […]
Srinagar : Government forces on Friday suddenly cordoned off the business center of Srinagar, Lal Chowk and started Cordon and Search Operation (CASO), sources said. Witnesses said that forces laid Cardon from Ghanta Ghar to Court Road area and started searches triggering panic among people. They said that besides frisking, the commuters and pedestrians were also […]
Srinagar : IAS topper Dr Shah Faesal on Friday has lashed out at Indian media for spreading hostilities in the region. He expressed anguish over a section of India media for their criticism to the election of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Taking to social networking site twitter Shah wrote: “India is being shamed […]
Srinagar : Police have sought help from the general people to identify the dead body recovered from Dal near Dhobi-Ghat Dargah area of the Srinagar city. A police spokesperson in a statement said: “Today Police Station Nigeen in the morning got information from a reliable source that an unidentified male dead body is lying in Dal […]
KARGIL : While terming the 21st century as the century of dialogue, Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama called for collective efforts to minimize discords and disagreements through the process of dialogue and reconciliation. He was addressing a huge gathering of devotees during his religious sermon at Spring Dales Public School Mulbekh here today. The Dalai […]
Islamabad : Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly today with its candidates winning 76 seats and leading in 43 others according to the latest unofficial results and trends in the parliamentary polls, amid rival political parties’ claim of “blatant” rigging. Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim […]