SDMA issues Medium Danger Avalanche warning
JAMMU, MARCH 13: On the basis of information received from SASE, Medium danger avalanche warning has been issued for next 24 hrs for Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali, Gurez, Bandipora. Low danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban,Doda, Kishtwar Udhampur, Anantnag, Kulgam, Badgam, Ganderbal, Kargil, Leh districts and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. People […]
DIG north chairs security meet in Handwara
Srinagar: Deputy Inspector General of Police north Kashmir Range Dr. Sunil Gupta visited District Police Lines Handwara and held a darbar of officers and Jawans and also chaired an officers meet. A police spokesman, in a statement issued here, said that the DIG was briefed about the current situation of the district including crime, law […]
Geelani challenges NIA jurisdiction over J&K
Srinagar, March 13: All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman, Syed Ali Geelani today expressed deep anguish over the plight of detainees languishing in different jails in and outside of the valley. Those lodged in different jails are not criminals but political prisoners who are being subject to detention for their political convictions and outlook, Geelani said […]
Malik grieved over demise of Moulana Asri
Srinagar: Chairman JKLF Muhammad Yasin Malik has expressed his heartfelt grief and sorrow over the demise of senior religious scholar Moulana Muhammad Ismaiel Asri and the grandmother of JKLF district president Pulwama Javed Ahmad Butt. Malik in a statement issued here today said that Moulana Muhammad Ismaiel Asri, who breathed his last today, was a […]
Advisor Mattoo meets Governor
Jammu, March 13: Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Advisor to the Chief Minister, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Prof. Mattoo briefed Governor about the initiatives underway, on various fronts, for advancing the interests of the people and the State of J&K. Governor discussed with Prof. Mattoo the need for well planned efforts […]
Chief Justice releases annual newsletter of JK State Judicial Academy
JAMMU, MARCH 12: Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Badar Durrez today said that the Judicial Academy should be a vibrant institution where people come and debate fearlessly. Justice Durrez said this during a function organized here today by Jammu & Kashmir State Judicial Academy (JKSJA) wherein Chief Justice along with Chairman J&K State […]
DC chairs PNC meeting at Baramulla
BARAMULLA, MARCH 12: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla (DC) Nasir Ahmad Naqash today chaired a Private Negotiations Committee (PNC) meeting to finalize cases of land acquisition under private negotiation and compulsory acquisition for various developmental projects. The meeting was convened for fixing the rates of land in various areas of the district required for different projects as […]
Geelani pays tributes to three slain militants
Srinagar March 12: Paying tribute to Mohammad Essa Fazili, Syed Owais Shafi and Sabzaar Ahmad, slain in Hakura gunfight, Syed Ali Geelani said that insensitivity and unconcern by Indian authorities is the sole reason for this unabated bloodshed. “These youths spilled their hot blood for the great and sacred cause of Kashmir and the entire […]
Road rehabilitation projects approved for J&K
New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved the rehabilitation and upgradation of two major roads in the Jammu and Kashmir State. The Jammu – Akhnoor section of National Highway number 144A from 4th Tawi Bridge to Hanuman Chowk shall be upgraded to four lanes with paved shoulders under EPC mode. The […]
Yasin Malik arrested again
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik was today arrested from his residence here, after three militants were killed in a encounter by the security forces in Anantnag district. Early this morning, police cordoned off Malik’s residence and arrested him, a JKLF spokesperson said. The JKLF chairman was taken to Kothi Bagh […]