SRINAGAR — A specially-abled girl from north Kashmir is inspiring hundreds of people as she has represented India at the international level and is set to represent the country again in international Wheelchair basketball championship scheduled to be held in India next month. Ishrat Rasheed, 25, a resident of Bangdara village of North Kashmir’s Baramulla […]
SRINAGAR — The SIU team of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday conducted searches at seven different locations in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official told the need agency Kashmir News Observer that SIU conducted searches at residence of Jahangir Ganaie and Younis Ahmad Mir in Armulla Pulwama besides that they conducted searches at residence […]
SRINAGAR — Two non-local labourers were killed in a grenade attack at Hermain village in Shopian district of South Kashmir during the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday. Reports said, the non-local labourers were in their rented accommodation at Hermain village of the district when suspected militants lobbed grenade on them, leaving them critically injured. They said […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has scrapped the recruitment process for Assistant Registrars (AR) and Junior Assistants (JA) at the Kashmir University after “serious complaints” of alleged malpractices, official sources said on Monday. A top KU administration official confirmed it with news agency Kashmir News Observer that they have […]
SRINAGAR — Tobacco is the gateway for all the addictions and unitedly we must fight the menace of drug addiction, Director Health Services Kashmir Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Rather said on Monday. While talking to reporters on the sidelines of a state level workshop on tobacco control and drug de addiction at Hotel Management, Rajbagh here, […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Justice, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice, Ali Mohammad Magrey today issued fresh directions to the Registrar Judicials of both the wings of the High Court to list old cases in the daily Supplementary Cause lists for speedy disposal so that those cases will be heard by the Benches on priority basis […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a review meeting of Labour & Employment Department today at the Civil Secretariat. During the meeting, the Lt Governor issued directions to extend Rs Two Lakh insurance cover to entire workforce including those in the unorganized sector. The premium of the insurance would be borne by the Department […]
SRINAGAR — The new land laws are being hailed by the people of Jammu and Kashmir as a major step towards the development and progress of entire J&K. The new land laws introduced in Jammu and Kashmir replaced some outdated, regressive, intrinsically contradictory land laws with a set of modern, progressive, and people-friendly provisions. The […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has invited nominations for grant of “J&K Government Awards” for the year 2023 on the eve of Republic Day. According to a notification issued by General Administration Department here today in this regard, the procedure for conferment of “J&K Government Awards” in the Union Territory of Jammu and […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition of the Jammu and Kashmir Police challenging the cancellation of PDP leader Waheed Ur Rehman Parra’s bail application. Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka in an order rejected a special leave petition moved by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Investigating Agency […]