India, Pak counter each other at UN on Kashmir

India, Pak counter each other at UN on Kashmir

United Nations: Pakistan’s new government must not indulge in “polemics” but work to build a South Asian region free of terror and violence, India has said after Pakistan raked up the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin’s remarks came during the UNSC debate on Mediation […]

Father of Hizb commander among eight detained in South kashmir

Father of Hizb commander among eight detained in South kashmir

Srinagar: Father of Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander Riyaz Naiko among eight persons were held in separate raids of south Kashmir’s Awantipora and Muran areas, sources said on Thursday. Riyaz, alias Mohammad Bin Qasim is the chief operations of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit. Sources said that police raided the house of Assadullah Naiko at Beighpora Awantipora […]

KU reschedules PG entrance exams

KU reschedules PG entrance exams

Srinagar : Authorities at the Kashmir University on Wednesday rescheduled entrance exams for postgraduate courses in various streams. “It is notified for the information of all the candidates that Kashmir University PG Entrance Test in Islamic Studies, Biochemistry, Commerce and Chemistry has been rescheduled,” said a spokesperson. The tests will be held on 5th of […]

Govt orders regular updating of official websites

Govt orders regular updating of official websites

SRINAGAR : The Governor’s Administration has ordered that the official websites of the Government Departments should be updated regularly. “The Website updation is a recurring task, which needs to be looked alter regularly by the designated Officers/Officials of the concerned departments,” said a circular issued by the General Administration Department. “It is as such requested […]

Hizb pays tribute to slain Anantnag militants

Hizb pays tribute to slain Anantnag militants

Srinagar : Hizb-ul-Mujahideen on Wednesday paid tributes to the slain militants including Commander Altaf Ahmad Dar and Umar Rashid who were killed in an encounter in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district today. In an e-mailed statement issued to KNS, Hizb spokesman Saleem Hashmi while quoting the outfit chief, Syed Salah-ud-din as saying that “the real heroes […]

Phase-I of Jhelum dredging to be completed by March 2019

Phase-I of Jhelum dredging to be completed by March 2019

SRINAGAR : Secretary PHE, I&FC, Farooq Ahmed Shah today called upon the engineers of the Flood Control Department to increase their visibility on ground and take proactive initiatives to achieve set goals for flood protection works in the State. The Secretary issued these directions while chairing a high-level meeting to review the functioning of Flood […]

Dineshwar Sharma meets Governor

Dineshwar Sharma meets Governor

Srinagar : Dineshwar Sharma, Union Special Representative for Dialogue in J&K, called on Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. He extended his greetings to Sh. Malik on his appointment as Governor of J&K. Sharma apprised Governor about his gathered opinion in course of meeting a varied cross section of society after […]

151 illegal clinics sealed across Kashmir

151 illegal clinics sealed across Kashmir

SRINAGAR : On the directions of Divisional Commissioner, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has sealed 151 illegal and un-authorized clinics across the valley. In Baramulla district 66 illegal clinics were sealed while as in Budgam district 37, Shopian 09, Kupwara 03, Anantnag 09, Kulgam 13, Pulwama 05, Srinagar 03 and in Ganderbal district 06 illegal […]

Advisor K Vijay Kumar hears public grievances at Srinagar

Advisor K Vijay Kumar hears public grievances at Srinagar

SRINAGAR : As a part of the extensive public outreach programme, Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar attended to public grievances at JK Governor’s Grievance Cell at Church Lane, here today. Several deputations comprising civil society groups, public delegations and individuals from different districts of the valley met the Advisor and brought into his notice […]