SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that number of militants is fast decreasing but the militancy is alive in Kashmir. Talking to reporters on the side lines of a J&K Police Marty’s Footbal tournament final match here, DGP said that the number of militants and militancy related […]
SRINAGAR — President of India today appointed Rahul Bharti and Moksha Khajuria Kazmi as Additional Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, for a period of two years. “In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint […]
SRINAGAR — Amid the ongoing process for appointment of new Vice-Chancellor for the University of Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that the appointment of Vice-Chancellors of J&K Universities has been done purely on the basis of academic and research achievements. Addressing a symposium at SKICC here, the LG remarked: “The appointment of Vice-Chancellors […]
GANDERBAL — Two tourists were killed while as several were injured in a road accident in Ganderbal district on Thursday. An official said that a tempo bearing registration number JK01N-9382 skidded off the road on Srinagar-Leh highway near Hari Ganiwan area of Ganderbal district. He said that in the incident, several persons received injuries who […]
SRINAGAR — The Government on Thursday constituted a 15-member Task Force headed by Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department, for generating employment opportunities in the new and upcoming destinations identified by the Mission Youth, J&K. The members of the committee, as per an order by government which lies with GNS include Administrative Secretary, Housing […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained cloudy with light rain in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast partly to generally cloudy weather during the next 24 hours. “Today, a brief spell of light Rain/snow(over higher reaches) is likely at scattered places of Kashmir whereas weather will be partly to generally cloudy in […]
SRINAGAR — Tourists from different States across the country were jubilant at the Asia’s largest Tulip garden in the foothills of Zabarwan Mountains overlooking famous Dal lake Srinagar that was thrown open for the public on Wednesday. As the tulips were in full bloom, the visitors from different places including the locals were seen clicking […]
SRINAGAR — At least 31 couples tied a knot on Wednesday in a simple mass marriage function held at Babademb area of Srinagar City. The couples from different districts tied the knot in a mass marriage function, organised by ‘The Helping Hand’s foundation, a local NGO. President of NGO, ‘Helping Hands foundation’, Umer Ahmad told […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four over ground workers of militants and recovered four hand grenades from them in Srinagar. “Today evening during a Naka checking at Bemina chowk, one OGW namely Zubair Sheikh son of Altaf Sheikh of Elahi Bagh Soura was intercepted by police party and on his search […]
SRINAGAR — At least seven persons including three policemen, two traffic cops, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack at Rainawari area of Srinagar on Wednesday. Official sources said that unidentified persons lobbed a grenade towards a naka party in Rainawari area this evening. The incident […]