SRINAGAR,: The Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai today chaired a high-level meeting to finalize arrangements for annual Hajj pilgrimage 2018. The meeting reviewed arrangements put in place for smooth conduct of Hajj pilgrimage and ensure adequate arrangements at Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia on account of accommodations and other facilities. The meeting was […]
SRINAGAR, : Governor N.N. Vohra visited Leh yesterday to review the progress of development works in the district. He was accompanied by his three Advisors, Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring Department. After arriving at Leh, Governor held a meeting with Sh. Thupstan Chhewang, MP; Sh. Chering Dorjay, MLC and former Minister; […]
Srinagar : An army commando was killed and another suffered injuries in an ongoing gunfight at Kandi forest area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. An army officer said that today afternoon the army soldier of 4 PARA namely Sepoy Mukul Meena sustained serious bullet wounds in the gunfight at Sadu Ganga forest area of […]
A woman yatri was killed and two others injured when their vehicle met with an accident in south Kashmir on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Wednesday. Official sources said that the vehicle carrying Amarnath pilgrims from Srinagar to Jammu, collided with a School bus at Padgampora area of Awantipora. Three pilgrims were injured in the incident and […]
Governor N N Vohra on Wednesday appointed senior advocate DC Raina as advocate general of Jammu and Kashmir. “In exercise of the powers conferred under section 42 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and in supersession of notification SRO 180 dated June 3, 2016, the Governor is pleased to appoint Shri DC Raina, Senior […]
Srinagar A minor boy was killed and four others sustained injuries in a grenade blast in Memander village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. An official said that some children were fiddling with an unexploded grenade in Memander village. The grenade later exploded resulting in the death of a minor boy identified as Salik Khurshid 11, son of Khurshid […]
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 […]