Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has revealed that her MLAs were being threatened to leave her party or face NIA raids. Mehbooba during an interview alleged horse-trading in the state without naming any party. “I’m not saying that New Delhi is doing it but I did talk to some people in […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Saturday attacked a CRPF party at Bumzoo Mattan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The Suspected militants attacked the security forces by opening fire upon them at the Bamzoo area of Mattan in south Kashmir district, a police official said. He said the attack was repulsed by the forces and there are […]
SRINAGAR : Anganwadi workers and Helpers Association today called off their strike after meeting with Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai. Presidents of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association, Jammu and Kashmir chapter respectively called on the Advisor Ganai to apprise him of their long pending demands. The Advisor assured them that their genuine demands shall […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea by Muslim groups of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute seeking reconsideration by a larger bench the observations made by it in a 1994 verdict that a mosque was not integral to Islam. M Siddiq, one of the original litigants of the Ayodhya […]
Srinagar, : Since the imposition of Governor’s Rule, from 20th June till 19th July, 2018, the Grievance Cell received 5,901 complaints/grievances, of which 5,365 have been disposed of/forwarded to the concerned quarters for their timely redressal; and 1,156 complaints/grievances are under process. During this period, Governor’s Secretariat received 1,922 complaints/grievances, of which 1,784 complaints have been […]
Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman became Pakistan’s first double centurion in one-day internationals, when he smashed 210 off 156 deliveries against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on Friday. The 28-year-old pushed on after registering his third ODI century to surpass Saeed Anwar’s previous record of 194 against India at Chennai in May 1997. Zaman smashed 24 boundaries and […]
Srinagar : North Kashmir’s Kupwara town shut in protest on Friday after the body of a brutally murdered minor boy was found on Thursday. All the shops, business establishments, government and private offices remained closed while traffic is off the roads. During the shutdown, protests were also held in Trehgam, Kupwara, Kralpora, Gulgam and Batergam areas […]
SRINAGAR : Government today accorded sanction for the reconstitution of the Complaint Committee under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Secretary Higher Education Department, Sarita Chauhan has been appointed as Chairperson, while Special Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department Kusum Badyal, Section Officer, Industries & Commerce Department, Nuzhat Shah […]
SRINAGAR : Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar today stressed on the officials of the State Pollution Control Board to be more active, responsive and interactive while performing their duties of enactment of various laws of Environment protection. He said this while reviewing the functioning and the performance of State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). The meeting was […]
SRINAGAR, : The State Haj Committee (SHC) today issued flight schedule for 21th to 24th July, 2018, for the information of public in general and intending Haj Pilgrims in particular. According to Executive Officer, State Haj Committee, S.Qamar Sajad, the intending Haj pilgrims of Kashmir Division have been asked to collect their travel documents two […]