SRINAGAR — Three people, including a dismissed IRS officer, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly assaulting an elderly Kashmiri Pandit couple here, official sources said. They said police took cognizance of the alleged assault incident involving an elderly Kashmiri Pandit couple in the Rajbagh area of the city. Police found that Vivek Batra, a former […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that the central agencies’ action in West Bengal ahead of the election reeked of the BJP’s “desperation.” She was referring to Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches on the political consultancy firm I-PAC’s office and its director Pratik Jain’s residence in West Bengal. “Outrageous abuse […]
JAMMU — Police have lodged cases of fraud, including for forging of documents to secure jobs, circulating fake government communications, visa frauds and illegally obtaining compassionate appointments, officials said here on Thursday. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has registered 11 FIRs in multiple cases of impersonation, cheating, fraud and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress launched its ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram here on Thursday as part of the party’s 45-day nationwide agitation against the Narendra Modi government’s VB-G RAM G Act that replaced the UPA-era rural employment scheme. Congress general secretary in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir, Sayeed Naseer Hussain, accused the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday interacted with the victorious Under-16 cricket team after they clinched the Vijay merchant trophy, marking a historic achievement for the Union Territory. The Chief Minister met the players individually and enquired about their performances, praising their discipline and composure on the field. He urged […]
JAMMU — The National Medical Commission’s ‘abrupt’ decision to withdraw its letter of permission to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra, just months after the inaugural session of the college commenced, has left the students and faculty staring at an uncertain future. While the Medical Assessment and […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday launched the e-Pathshala initiative of the school education department, asserting that digital platforms are meant to supplement classroom teaching and bridge learning gaps. The e-Pathshala channel will be available on DTH channel 53 for home-based learning across the Union Territory. The chief minister also […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday termed the celebrations in Jammu over the closure of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi “heights of bigotry”. “Heights of bigotry is Jammu celebrating the closure of a medical college only because it paved opportunities for Muslim students,” Mufti said in a […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the government will accommodate students affected by the closure of a medical college by adjusting them in other institutions through supernumerary seats, asserting that their education will not be allowed to suffer. The chief minister also said that accountability must be fixed if […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he had directed an immediate relocation of students admitted to Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College to facilities in their hometowns. The decision was announced a day after, the National Medical Commission’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) withdrew the letter of permission granted […]