SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference expressed deep anguish over the arrest of prominent Human Rights activist Khurram Pervez by NIA in srinagar. APHC in a statement said that the arrest of Parvez, Kashmir’s well Known and respected human rights activist has caused great concern among the people . Global rights organisations have also expressed […]
SRINAGAR — After terminating four teachers, the Jammu and Kashmir government again today ordered termination of two more teachers from government services for remaining unauthorizedly absent for a period of more than five years. Officials said that two teachers have been terminated from their services under Article 113 of J&K Civil Service Rules (Volume I) […]
ANANTNAG — Police on Tuesday said that during routine nake checking, a pistol was recovered from a vehicle even as driver along with the vehicle managed to flee from the spot. A police official told that one person boarding the vehicle was arrested and is presently being questioned. He said that during routine naka checking […]
NEW DELHI — The Modi government is thinking of increasing the salaries of lakhs of central government employees starting this month, according to a Zee Business report. After hiking the Dearness Allowance by 28 percent, the Finance Ministry stated that the employee will get a total DA of 31 percent, indicating a rise of 3 […]
SRINAGAR — Three persons were arrested on recovery of contraband substance during a naka checking in Bijbehara, officials said on Tuesday morning. Identifying the arrestees as Mehraj Ahmad Shiekh son of Mohammad Ismail Shiekh, resident of Dalgate Srinagar, Mohammad Altaf Baluki son of Abdul Rashid Baluki, resident of Rainawari Srinagar and Rayees Ahmad Lone son […]
NEW DELHI — Vodafone Idea, better known as Vi, has hiked its mobile tariffs for prepaid connections just a day after Airtel. The telecom operator said the mobile tariff hike will help improve the average revenue per user (ARPU) and “help address financial stress faced by the industry.” The new mobile tariffs will come into […]
BENGALURU — Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc said on Monday email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in an unauthorized third-party access. The company said the incident was discovered on November 17 and the third-party accessed the system using a compromised password. “We identified suspicious activity in […]
SRINAGAR — People Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was detained by police at her Gupkar residence ahead of her visit to Slain Altaft’s family who was killed at Hyderpora in Srinagar. Reliable sources told that Mehbooba Mufti was scheduled to visit the relatives of slain Altaf’s family at Barzulla. However […]
SRINAGAR — Freezing cold conditions prevailed in Kashmir Valley as Srinagar, the summer capital of JK, experienced the coldest night of the season with temperature plummeting as low as minus 2.3°C on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar was minus 2.4°C below normal for this time of the year […]
BANIHAL — The family of youth from Ramban district killed in Hyderpora Srinagar encounter, who police claim was a militant associate, said that if authorities will prove that their son was a militant they won’t ask for anything. Lateef Ahmad Magray father of Aamir Magray said that after they had written to DC Ramban to […]