Govt. to act tough against officials involved in ‘anti-national’ activities

Govt. to act tough against officials involved in ‘anti-national’ activities

In a bid to rein employees found involved in ‘anti-national’ activities, Government has begun the process to act tough which could lead to their dismissal of their services. Sources told KNS that J&K Government has constituted a panel to scrutinize and recommend cases for dismissal of services of those employees who were involved in ‘anti-national’ […]

‘SC was told a blatant lie that I am a free man… why am I being stopped’

‘SC was told a blatant lie that I am a free man… why am I being stopped’

A day after the Supreme Court disposed of a petition by Saifuddin Soz’s wife over his “illegal detention”, accepting the government’s submission that he was under no restrictions, the J&K Congress leader was stopped by the police as he tried to move out of his house in Srinagar. As mediapersons watched, police personnel pulled away the 83-year-old […]

RIGHT DECISION

RIGHT DECISION

  The recent significant decision taken by JK Chief Secretary to bring the levels of pressure on the health infrastructure here will go a long way to streamline the process. The need was felt as despite fresh lockdown everyday hundreds of new positive cases are detected infected by Covid-19. The government said that referral hospitals […]

J&K: Sajad Lone released from home detention, says ‘jail experience this time was psychologically draining’

J&K: Sajad Lone released from home detention, says ‘jail experience this time was psychologically draining’

Almost a year after he was detained in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, People’s Conference chairman and former state minister Sajad Lone was released from house arrest on Friday. Lone took to Twitter to announce his release and said that jail was not a new experience for him but the latest […]

Police in Kashmir summons journalist Qazi Shibli

Police in Kashmir summons journalist Qazi Shibli

The editor of a south Kashmir based news portal, The Kashmiriyat, was summoned by Jammu and Kashmir police’s cyber cell in Srinagar on Friday for “unknown reasons.” In a statement, the Kashmiriyat said that Qazi Shibli “got a call from the Cyber Police station at around 2:15 PM on Thursday asking him to present himself” in the Cyber Police […]

Raj Bhavan accords warm send off to Director SSF

Raj Bhavan accords warm send off to Director SSF

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu and officers and the staff of the Raj Bhavan, accorded a warm send off to Sh. Rajnish Pran, who has served as Director, Special Security Force (SSF) at the Lt Governor’s Secretariat. The Lt Governor appreciated the conduct of the officer with which he performed his duties to oversee the […]

Altaf Bukhari condemns police action against Prof. Soz

Altaf Bukhari condemns police action against Prof. Soz

Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday condemned the police action against veteran Congress leader and former union minister Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz. In a statement issued here, Bukhari termed the restrictions on Prof. Soz as unwarranted and uncalled for when the J&K administration informed the Supreme Court that Mr. […]