Kashmiri Pandit govt employee shot at in his office, succumbs

Terror attack will not go unpunished: LG; NC, PC, BJP, PDP, CPI(M), Cong condemn the killing

Srinagar: A government employee belonging to the Kashmir Pandit community was killed by militants inside his office in Chadoora of Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, drawing strong condemnation from political parties. Two gunmen entered the Tehsil office in Chadoora town and shot at Rahul Bhat, a clerk posted there under the special […]

Pandits in north, south, central Kashmir stage protests

Question Govt’s inability to protect lives; ask Div Com, can he ensure none of them is killed further

Budgam/Pulwama/Baramulla: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits, residing in several migrant colonies in north, south and central Kashmir, took to streets protesting the killing of a government employee from the community in Chadoora today. Rahul Bhat, an employee in Tehsil office Chadoora, was shot at in his office today. He was rushed to hospital but succumbed to […]

AC defines developmental contour for all departments, approves deliverables for the financial year 2022-23

Tangible targets fixed for all departments to be achieved on monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly basis

Srinagar: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved an exhaustive list of developmental deliverables to be achieved in the financial year 2022-23, for all departments. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal […]

NIA files chargesheet against 4 Jamaat-e-Islami members in terror-funding case

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday filed a chargesheet in a court here against four members of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) in a terror-funding case, an official said. The chargesheet against Javaid Ahmad Lone alias “Shalabughi”, his brother Aadil Ahmad Lone, Manzoor Ahmad Dar and Rameez Ahmad Kondu, all residents of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal […]

Ten officers transferred in J&K

Srinagar: The J&K government on Thursday transferred 10 officers in the civil administration. According to separate orders issued by the General Administration Department, Namrita Dogra, Joint Director, Information, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Recovery), Jammu, against an available vacancy. Sapna Kotwal, Project Manager, IWMP, Udhampur, has been transferred and […]

IO is legally bound to accept documents of evidence produced by an accused: HC

Srinagar: In a judgment with far reaching consequences on criminal justice system, the J&K High Court Thursday held that an Investigating Officer (IO) is legally bound to accept the documents of evidence produced by an accused as the same can have crucial bearing on the case. Justice Sanjeev Kumar who heard the matter in which […]