Crime Branch arrests senior bureaucrat for tampering birth records
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch raided the official residence of senior bureaucrat MD Khan, on late Friday night, and seized some documents and arrested the officer for fudging his date of birth records. Mehraj Din Khan, administrative secretary of ARI & Trainings department, was today arrested by the Crime Branch of J&K Police for […]
Train services resume in Kashmir
Srinagar: Train services in Kashmir were resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended for two days in the wake of security reasons, a senior railway official said. He said that train service was resumed this morning in the valley. “A fresh advisory was received from police to resume the train service after remaining suspended for two […]
U.S. to stop aid to Palestinian refugee agency
WASHINGTON: The Trump Administration has announced an end to all funding to the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA), alleging it to be “irredeemably flawed”. “The administration has carefully reviewed the issue and determined that the United States will not make additional contributions to UNRWA,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said on Friday. “The fundamental […]
Article 35 A: SC grants 6-month breather to J&K
Adjourns to January next year hearing on pleas challenging the Article
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today adjourned to January next year the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of Article 35 A, which provides special rights and privileges to natives of Jammu and Kashmir, after taking note of submissions of the Centre and the state government that there was a law […]
Valley remains shut on second day
No Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: A complete shutdown was observed in Kashmir for the second consecutive day today in response to a call given by Joint Resistance Leadership against the legal challenge in the Supreme Court on the validity of Article 35A of Indian constitution, which bars people from outside Jammu and Kashmir from acquiring any immovable property in […]
Govt announces municipal, panchayat poll dates
4 phase municipal elections from 1st to 5th October; 8 phase panchayat polls between 8th Nov, 4th December
SRINAGAR: In a major decision aimed at empowerment of the people at the grass root level, the State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik after extensive deliberations on various aspects and feedback received from the Departments of Housing & Urban Development, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj […]
SAC approves Group Mediclaim Insurance Policy for all Govt employees
SRINAGAR: In a major decision for the welfare of government employees and their family members, the State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the implementation of the Group Mediclaim Insurance Policy for all State Government Employees including Employees of PSUs/Autonomous Bodies/Universities on mandatory […]
Abducted kin of Kashmiri cops released
Srinagar: Militants have released the relatives of policemen whom they had abducted from various places in south Kashmir, official sources said today. At least eight people, whose relatives were working in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, were abducted last night by militants. The sources said all those abducted had been released. However, a senior police […]
Family members of militants back home, say we’re safe and sound
Pulwama: Police on Friday released the family members of both the militants who were detained on late Wednesday night. Family members of Riyaz Naikoo, Chief operational commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen said that police released Naikoo’s father on Friday afternoon. “On Wednesday night at 11:30pm police knocked at our door and when I let them in they […]
Rajnath disapproves JK BJP chief’s comments on ex-Guv Vohra
New Delhi, Aug 31: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today disapproved the remarks of the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir chief criticising N N Vohra, saying the former Governor had performed with distinction and maintained the dignity of the constitutional post. In a statement, Singh said the governor’s post is constitutional and has its own dignity and […]
