Militant killed in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar: A militant was killed in a brief gunfight with government forces in Amshipora-Ramnagri area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Reports said that a joint of army’s 23 Para and SOG launched a cordon and search operation in an orchard at Amshipora-Ramnagri area of Shopian An official said that the cordon and search […]
Qureshi, Swaraj likely to interact during SCO meeting in Kyrgyzstan
Islamabad, May 9: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj are likely to interact during the upcoming meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan later this month, a top Pakistani official said Thursday. “The two foreign ministers would be present in the meeting and in all likelihood would […]
Locals to be exempted from paying toll tax at Sangam: Guv
Srinagar, May 09: Facing widespread resentment over the imposition of toll tax at Sangam in south Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday assured that locals would be exempted from paying the tax. “There won’t be any toll tax on the locals. We have taken up the issue with the central government but due to […]
Guv inaugurates grade separator at TRC crossing
Says Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover will be operational by June
Srinagar, May 09: Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday inaugurated the traffic grade separator at Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) crossing here, a project which missed its initial date of completion by two-and-half years. Then Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had laid the foundation stone of the grade separator project in December 2015 and executing agency was […]
Omar targets Modi over his Rajiv Gandhi comment
Srinagar, May 09: Taking a jibe at Narendra Modi for his attacks on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said it is almost as the PM has discovered a time machine and is fighting the 1989 General elections, with Rajiv Gandhi as his principal rival. “Has Modi ji discovered a […]
Initially Rajiv Gandhi was not corrupt but later got involved in Bofors: Guv Malik
Srinagar, May 09: Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday said former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was initially not corrupt but under the influence of some people, he got involved in the Bofors corruption case. He was reacting to rebel BJP leader Ajay Agarawal releasing a 76-second audio clip in which Malik told the Supreme Court lawyer […]
Admin issues notice to 19 pvt schools in Jammu for charging ‘exorbitant’ fee
Jammu, May 09: Governor’s administration has issued notices to 19 private schools for charging “exorbitant” fee and forcing parents to purchase non-prescribed books and stationery from selected vendors in Jammu. The Directorate of School Education Jammu has given three days’ time to reply to the notices issued to the principals of these 19 schools. “Complaints […]
J&K HC seeks status of recruitments for running DFCO
Srinagar, May 09: In order to effect the execution of Food Safety and Standards law in the state, the J&K High Court on Thursday directed the Service Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) to submit a report about the recruitment of various non-gazetted posts in the Drugs and Food Control Organization (DFCO). The direction was issued to […]
FIR registered against BJP MLC in Leh bribery case
Leh, May 09: FIR was registered against BJP leader and MLC Vikram Randhawa for allegedly trying to bribe journalists in Leh, officials said Thursday. However, Randhawa termed the allegations as baseless and said the Congress was trying to malign the image of the BJP. PTI quoted the District Election Officer (DEO) and Deputy Commissioner of […]
30 kg heroin seized from hotel in Banihal
Banihal, May 09: Thirty packets of heroin, weighing a total of 30 kg of the contraband, was seized from a hotel in Banihal belt of Ramban district Thursday, police said. The contraband was seized after police, based on a tip-off, conducted a search operation in and around the railway station and its adjoining hotels and […]
