JAMMU — Hotel and lodge owners on Monday raised concern over the loss of business over the past several years and demanded immediate restoration of ‘darbar move’, a practice under which the government functioned six months each in Jammu and Srinagar. The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration stopped the age-old practice in June last year […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K Government on Monday constituted a committee to look into the alleged irregularities in the selection process of Fireman/ Fireman Drivers of 2020 in the Fire and Emergency Department. The committee shall be headed by the Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Home Department and its two more members include Secretaries to the […]
ANANTNAG — The authorities on Monday initiated disciplinary action against 92 employees for remaining absent from duties in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that a district wide drive was held on the direction of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Dr Basharat Qayoom during which 92 employees were found absent. The deputy […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court has denied bail to separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan in a militant-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Special Judge Shailender Malik dismissed Khan’s bail application, saying there were “prima facie” evidence against the accused. Hurriyat Conference leader Khan was arrested on July […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Monday deferred hearing the pleas by two Kashmiri separatists, Sofi Fehmeeda and Asiya Andrabi against the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for seizure of their car and house, respectively in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. The court has listed the matter for next hearing on February 28, 2023. In […]
SRINAGAR — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres conferred internationally acclaimed Kashmiri journalist Samaan Lateef with a prestigious climate change award. The black-tie event at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York was attended by the UN Secretary-General, UN ambassadors, high-level UN officials, Hollywood celebrities, humanitarians, corporate and cultural organizations, and media from around the globe. Samaan according […]
SRINAGAR — A sweeper working in Srinagar Municipal Corporation died in a road accident in Soura area of Srinagar while Police on Monday claimed to have arrested the driver and said that his vehicle has also been seized. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that Feroz Ahmad Sheikh of Bijbehara, at present Aachar Soura, […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry and cloudy in J&K as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Monday that dry, cold weather with partly cloudy sky was likely during the next 24 hours. “Dry, cold weather with partly cloudy sky is expected in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. […]
SRINAGAR — Secretary Tourism Jammu and Kashmir, Sarmad Hafeez on Sunday said they were trying very hard to keep the Union Territory vibrant during winters. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Sonamarg, Hafeez said they are hoping and trying very hard to keep J&K vibrant during winters. “For this we have […]
SRINAGAR — Rain and snow occurred in J&K and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Sunday that the weather would be generally cloudy with possibility of light rain and snow during next 24 hours. “Generally cloudy sky with possibility of light rain/snow is expected during the next 24 hours […]