JAMMU — Authorities on Wednesday suspended two officials in Jammu and Kashmir”s Samba district for being absent from duty. Samba Deputy Commissioner Anuradha Gupta through an order suspended a senior stenographer and an assistant revenue attorney of the DC office, said officials. They face the action for unauthorised absence and dereliction of duty, they said. […]
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Woman arrested with Grenade in Bandipora
BANDIPORA — Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a woman Over Ground Worker in Aloosa area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A senior Police officer told that based on specific information today a naka was established at Aloosa Bandipora regarding movement of a woman OGW. On being intercepted one grenade and huge numbers of […]
Erratic calling, internet services in Tral areas irk people
SRINAGAR — The subscribers of private telecommunication companies like Jio and Airtel have complained about erratic calling and internet services in several villages of Tral sub division of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Locals from Tral areas that include Bargam, Nagpathri and its adjacent villages of Tral said that the weak signal is giving a tough […]
Atal Dulloo appointed inquiry officer in construction of flats for Kashmiri migrants
SRINAGAR — The government on Tuesday appointed additional chief secretary Atal Dulloo as the enquiry officer into the change in scope of construction work of flats from 1 BHK to 2 BHK for transit accommodation of Kashmiri migrants. According to an order issued by Commissioner Secretary to the Government Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Dulloo, who is […]
‘Taliban can set an example for the world if they follow real Sharia law’: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that the Taliban can set an example in front of the world if they follow what Sharia or Quran Sharif really says. Talking to the reporters at Akhran village in Kulgam, Mufti said that if the Taliban continued to do what they did before, then it may […]
Government must ease process of issuing income certificates to students: Dr. Rizwan Rumi
SRINAGAR — The government of Jammu and Kashmir should ease the process of issuing income certificates to the students of Kashmir valley. Reports said that the process of issuing income certificates is too lengthy and time consuming and takes a lot of time to students. This lengthy process is creating lot of problem to the […]
CRPF recreation barrack in Kupwara damaged in fire
KUPWARA — A recreation barrack of paramilitary CRPF was partially damaged in a fire incident on Wednesday afternoon. While the fire was brought under control, there was no loss of life or injury reported in the incident, official sources said. They said fire broke out in the recreation barrack of CRPF’s 162 battalion at Zangli, […]
Rains lash Jammu region bringing relief from humid condition
JAMMU — Rains lashed large parts of the Jammu region early on Wednesday bringing relief to the people from humidity with the weather department forecasting intermittent light to moderate rainfall in the next two days. An approach road leading to the Government Medical College in Kathua district was washed away by the heavy rains while […]
PSAJK calls on government to incorporate suggestions of Private Schools before issuing new guidelines for the Fee Fixation Committee
SRINAGAR — Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) today called on the government to take the suggestion of Private Schools before issuing new guidelines for the Fee Fixation Committee (FFC). The Association said that as is being reported new guidelines are being issued for FFC but strangely nobody has approached the Private Schools […]
Youth’s body recovered in Poonch
POONCH — Body of a 20-year-old youth was recovered from Sangla nalla in Surankote area of Poonch on Wednesday, officials said. The youth identified as imtiaz Ahmed son of Mohammad Bashir of Dandi Dhara had drowned late night, they said. A police official told that body was recovered nearly a kilometer from the spot where […]









