Ganderbal : Police Inspector (SHO Sonamarg) and his escort on Wednesday had a narrow escape from being hit by a snow avalanche on Srinagar-Leh road near Zojila Pass during heavy Snowfall. Reports said that Station House Officer Sonamarg Manzoor Ahmad Mir and his team miraculously escaped from being hit by snow avalanche near Zojila Pass […]
SRINAGAR : The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra today issued the notification for conduct of the final phase of Panchayati Polls-2018 to elect Sarpanches and Panches. The notification has been issued for Block Natnussa, Drugmulla and Magam in District Kupwara, Banakoot in District Bandipora, Tujjar Sharief, Hardaboora and Tangmarg in Baramulla District, Wakura in […]
BJP has been sending confusing signals to Kashmir in the past four years. From the agenda of alliance with PDP to hard policy against separatists, the Central leadership of BJP has been trying every new trick in Kashmir to gain control over them politically. The latest from the BJP is that they are trying to […]
Srinagar: The incarcerated chairman of Muslim League Jammu and Kashmir Masarat Alam Bhat was on Wednesday shifted to Hira Nagar jail Jammu after authorities booked him under the fresh Public Safety Act (PSA). The fresh orders, incidentally 37th in the series, were passed Wednesday morning by the Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, a spokesperson of the League […]
Srinagar : Former Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday reiterated that any attempt taken through legal or administrative route to fiddle with JK’s special status will be unacceptable to the people of the state. Addressing party functionaries and workers of Anantnag and Pahalgam, the PDP chief stated that while […]
Srinagar : In order to bring more transparency and accountability in the system Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad has authorized the constitution of a “cell” in its examination wing to fight corruption. The said cell, which has been named ‘Campaign Against Corruption’ will have Controller of Examinations as its chairman and shall […]
Jammu : A delegation of PHE Daily Wagers led by its President Sh. Tanveer Hussain met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation requested Governor to expedite the process for regularization of Casual, Seasonal, Consolidated and other Workers of the PHE Department as per SRO 520; regular payment of monthly […]
Srinagar : The mountains in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday received a fresh snow and rainfall. The MeT department forecast scattered rain and snow to continue till Thursday and improvement in weather is likely after Thursday. Kargil recorded minus 7 degrees Celsius, while Leh recorded minus 1.4. In Srinagar the minimum temperature was 5.2, 1.3 in […]
Srinagar: Police claimed to have arrested two militants from Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Police said the duo are associated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit. “Arms and ammunition recovered. Further investigation is going on,” Kashmir Zone Police wrote on Twitter.
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a complete shutdown across Kashmir on November 17 against the panchayat polls. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik urged people to observe shutdown against “yet another election drama” being enacted by the “oppressive regime” of New Delhi. In a statement issued […]