SRINAGAR,: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here last evening under the chairmanship of Governor, Shri N N Vohra, approved amendments to the Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 to provide for consultation with Halqa Majlis before preparing the development plan for a Panchayat. The decision is a step towards devolution of more powers to the people who will […]
Banihal: Two people were killed when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as truck driver Irshad Ahmed and his helper Muneer Ahmed, they said.The truck was on its way to Dharamkund from Kohli, they added. […]
Srinagar: A Hajj pilgrim from Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district died of cardiac arrest in holy city of Makkah on Thursday. The deceased pilgrim has been identified as Hameeda Begum, wife of Ghulam Ahmad of Laribal Tral. Family sources said that Begum who was in Makkah with her husband to perform the Hajj […]
Two militants were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Khumriyal area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, police said. SSP Kupwara, Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar, said the gunfight broke out today afternoon after Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and the army launched a search operation in […]
New Delhi, No terrorist of the ISJK, an outfit influenced by ISIS ideology, is active in Jammu and Kashmir and the extent of ISIS presence in the state was till recently limited to waving flags of the global terror group and Pakistan, Union minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today. Appropriate action under law has been […]
Srinagar : In a first, roads in the state will soon see the rollout of electric buses by Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC), said an official statement. This was revealed in a meeting, chaired by Principal Secretary Transport Department Dr Asgar Samoon, called to review the functioning of JKSRTC and to discuss and […]
SRINAGAR : The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today held threadbare discussions with various delegations on the socio- political scenario obtaining in the State in the backdrop of toppling of PDP BJP Govt, besides discussion the present security scenario in the State especially in Valley. The delegations comprising Senior party Leaders and activists from Anantnag, Wachi, […]
SRINAGAR : Describing Kashmir as a premiere tourist destination, Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, today urged the tour and travel industry in the State to join hands in framing an effective strategy to change the negative perception which adversely affects the footfall of visitors the valley. He said Kashmir is as safe as […]
Srinagar : The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday ordered transfer and posting of Under Secretaries. As per the government order No.1213-GAD of 2018, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Naser Ali, Under Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, is transferred and posted as Under Secretary in the J&K Public Service Commission, vice Firdous […]
Srinagar : Hurriyat Conference (M) has expressed strong concern and the resentment over the amendment to the draconian Public Safety Act through an ordinance by the Governor led State Administrative Council (SAC) to ensure Kashmiri political prisoners slapped with PSA are shifted to prisons outside the state. Hurriyat (M) termed the move as anti-human and against […]