A protest shutdown called by separatists affected life adversely across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik, called the valley-wide shutdown against the “continuing killings of civilians by the Indian security forces”. Two militants and two civilians were killed […]
SRINAGAR,: Government Tuesday ordered transfers and postings of Private Secretaries in various departments. An order to this effect was issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) here today. According to the order, Vijay Kumar Kaul, Private Secretary, presently posted in Tribal Affairs Department, is transferred and posted as Private Secretary to Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Higher […]
SRINAGAR, : Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Dr Nirmal Singh, today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Assembly Secretariat. Taking a detailed review of the working of Legislation, Accounts and other Sections of the Assembly Secretariat, the Speaker discussed various issues with regard to the working of different sections. He called for prompt disposal […]
SRINAGAR, : Executive Officer, State Haj Committee (SHC), Syed Qamar Sajjad, today informed that Haj-2018 flights shall operate from July 14, 2018. Accordingly, the flight schedule for July 14, 15 and 16 has been issued for the information of public in general and intending Haj pilgrims in particular. The intending pilgrims of Kashmir Division have been asked to collect their […]
Srinagar, : Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday called for complete shutdown on Wednesday against the civilian killing in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Mirwaiz confirmed to Kashmir News Service (KNS), saying that a complete shutdown will be observed across the Valley to protest against […]
Srinagar : Police on Tuesday issued the following statement on the Kundalan gunfight. A police spokesperson in a statement said: “Pursuing credible leads regarding the presence of terrorists in Kundalan area of District Shopian, a joint patrol of the security forces launched searches in the area in the wee hours today.” “As the searches were going […]
A youth missing from his home since June 24 in Charar-e-Sharif area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district was found dead today morning. Reports said the body of Sameer Ahmad Dar (24), a resident of Watkaloo village, was fished out from Yousmarg dam today morning. His body has been sent for post-mortem, said an official. The […]
By: Mehmood Bedar Srinagar: Many private schools have flouted the norms set by Government of Jammu and Kashmir through State Education Department due to the present prevailing situation there would be no summer camps for boys and girls. Government issued a circular recently by virtue of which all the government and private schools have been […]
Srinagar :The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all educational institutions in Kashmir region and Jammu’s winter zone on account of summer vacations from July 19 to 28. “It is hereby ordered that all Government Educational Institutions as also recognized private schools up to the Higher Secondary Level functioning in the […]
Jammu: The 10th batch of 5,144 pilgrims today left Jammu for the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, amid prediction of another spell of rain this week. Officials said the fresh batch of pilgrims, including 1,039 women and 203 sadhus, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here in a convoy of vehicles […]