SRINAGAR, MARCH 03: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed authorities to ensure that the buses plying for women exclusively in Srinagar City are not used by male passengers. The concerned officers were asked to monitor the directions on daily basis. He further appealed people to maintain the discipline and not to board […]
KUPWARA, MARCH 03: The Labour Department Kupwara today organized one day Awareness Camp for workers, labours working in unorganized sector here at Town Hall. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Nazir Ahmad Lone was Chief Guest and Assistant Labour Commissioner, Arshad Qadir Bhat was guest of honor on the occasion. District Nodal Officer JKEDI, Irshad Ahmad Naqash bandi, […]
25000 artisans receiving skill training BUDGAM, MARCH 03: The District Development Commissioner, Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganai today said that government is very sensitive about handicraft sector and measures are being taken to revive the sector. He was addressing artisans during daylong workshop cum awareness camp organized by Handicrafts Department, here today. The DDC appreciated the […]
BANDIPORA, MARCH 03: The Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza on today distributed certificates among students on completing Short-term Skill Development Courses at Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Bandipora under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Joint Director Planning Imtiyaz Ahmad, District Information Officer Jahangeer Akhoon and Principal ITI were also present on the […]
New Delhi: Last week’s agreement between the United States and the Taliban, as well as the communal violence in Delhi, have energised jihadists in Kashmir, al-Qaeda wing has said, hailing “these glorious times when the crusaders army in Khorasan have signed the final document of their defeat and in such a hopeful season when Indian Muslims […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Pulwama resident and his daughter in connection with last year’s suicide-bombing terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy, in which 40 troopers were killed. The NIA said that the two allegedly “harboured” main bomber Adil Ahmad Dar, Shakir Magrey and senior Jaish-e-Mohammad commanders before […]
Rural connectivity has not picked up the pace and during a recent public grievance camp held in Srinagar such issues came in focus. The officers who were conducting the grievance camp assured the delegations that they will take up the matter on priority and ensure that more and more villages are connected and the entire […]
This is the first time China will be holding the presidency of the UNSC since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was revoked in August last year. India is bracing for a tough month ahead, as China is going to assume presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month […]
SRINAGAR: The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has arrested two IAS officers on Sunday in connection with the issuance of over two lakh arms licenses in eight districts of the erstwhile State. The arrests were made two months after the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) conducted raids at multiple places including office and residential complexes of […]
The Supreme Court deferred hearing Sara Abdullah Pilot plea challenging the detention of his brother and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah under the Public Security Act (PSA) to Thursday. Pilot has sought immediate release of her brother. In its previous hearing on February 14, a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee had sought a reply from […]