JAMMU — The job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir on second consecutive day on Friday continued to protest against the hiring of black-listed company, APTECH Limited, by the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) for conducting exams. The aspirants were demanding ban on APTECH Limited for conducting exams. After protests in Srinagar and Jammu, […]
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Seven shops gutted in Maisuma fire incident
SRINAGAR — At least seven shops were gutted in a fire incident in Maisuma area of Srinagar on Friday morning, news agency KDC reported. According to the report, the fire broke out in a shopping complex owned by Khursheed Ahmed Dar in which six shops were gutted completely while one shop suffered partial damage. The […]
Dry, sunny weather to continue in Jammu and Kashmir: MeT
SRINAGAR — Dry and sunny weather will continue in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours, the Meteorological Department said on Friday. The weather was dry and sunny during the last 24 hours in the Union Territory. An official of the Meteorological Department said, pleasant, dry weather is likely to continue during the next 24 […]
Additional SP Bandipora attached
SRINAGAR — The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday attached Additional Superintendent of Police, Bandipora. According to an order, Shri Ashiq Hussain Tak, Addl. Superintendent of Police, Bandipora, is attached with the Police Headquarters, J&K, with immediate effect. In the interest of administration, Shri Ashiq Hussain Tak, Addl. Superintendent of Police, Bandipora, […]
Man killed in scuffle in Budgam
BUDGAM — A man died after Scuffle broke out between two persons over some argument in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, reports and officials said. Reports said that an argument ensued between two people over some dispute at Kuzweera Budgam, which soon after turned ugly and one of the party attacked the other leaving him grievously […]
Qazi Yasir, Zaffar Bhat’s houses among three locations raided in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided three places in a case linked to allotment of MBBS seats in Pakistan, news agency KNO reported on Thursday. According to the report, the central probe agency along with local police raided the house of Mohammad Akbar Bhat alias Zaffar Bhat, chairman of J&K Salvation Movement, in […]
Dry, sunny weather to continue in J&K: MeT
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast dry and sunny weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather was dry and sunny in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, dry, sunny weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, […]
Hope Army Court’s decision in Amshipora staged encounter is taken to logical conclusion: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday expressed hope that the Army court’s decision to recommend life imprisonment for a captain in connection with a “staged” encounter in Shopian district’s Amshipora is taken to a logical conclusion. She also demanded government jobs for the victim’s families. Completing general court-martial proceedings in less than a year, […]
JKSSB job aspirants protest in Srinagar, demand ban on Aptech
SRINAGAR — Scores of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) job aspirants gathered here in Press Enclave on Wednesday to protest against the purported grant of a contract to Aptech Limited for the conduct of various exams. The protesters, as per the news agency GNS, demanded that the LG administration must investigate why paper […]
Several job aspirants protesting against hiring of black-listed company by JKSSB detained
JAMMU — Several job aspirants, protesting against hiring of a previously black-listed company by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) for conducting written examinations, were detained by police here on Wednesday, officials said. The protesters assembled outside Dogra Chowk in the heart of the city and tried to take out a march in […]







