Tarigami questions: Why SOP was not followed in Kulgam?
Srinagar, Oct 25: CPI(M) MLA from Kulgam M Y Tarigami on Thursday accused the Centre of contributing to the cycle of violence in the state with its use of disproportionate force to quell unrest. He said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is “making the situation in the state worse by subduing people’s political […]
Pak Army Chief says, Kashmir ‘core unresolved agenda’
Islamabad, Oct 25: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said the Kashmir issue continues to be a “core unresolved agenda” and warned against “misadventure” against his country. Gen Bajwa made the remarks during a visit to Sarpir and Pandu Sectors at the Line of Control where he interacted with the Pakistani troops, […]
‘Former Navy officer to conduct bathymetric survey of Dal-Nageen lake’
Jammu, Oct 25: The government has appointed former Navy officer S K Jha as a consultant for conducting a comprehensive bathymetric survey of the Dal-Nageen lake. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the engagement of Vice Admiral S K Jha (retired), PVSM, AVSM, NM as consultant for carrying a bathymetric survey of Dal-Nageen lake,” the Financial […]
Govt releases salary of SSA teachers
Srinagar: Meeting the long pending demands of SSA teachers, the state government today released Rs 14569.8430 lakhs for payment of salary of these teachers. An order issued by Tufail Matto, State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, J&K said that sanction is hereby accorded to release of funds to the tune of 14569.8430 lakhs out of Central […]
Annual exams commence for Class 8th, 9th
Srinagar, Oct 25: Annual examinations of Class 8th and 9th commenced across the Kashmir Division Thursday. A total of about 1,37,481 students are appearing in Class 8th and 9th examinations conducted by State Institute of Education (SIE) Kashmir across the Kashmir Division including Leh and Kargil for which 1981 centres have been established. Officials said […]
Woman dies in road accident in Ganderbal
Srinagar, Oct 25: A woman died and two others were seriously injured in a road accident in Ganderbal district on Thursday. An official said a truck (JK07-4017) and a car (JK04-5200) collided at Baroosa bypass in Ganderbal, resulting in injuries to three persons travelling in the car. All the injured were rushed to a nearby […]
Nine youth detained in Shopian village
Srinagar, Oct 25: Nine youths have been detained by the government forces during a nocturnal raid at a village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. A police official said that the forces in the night surrounded a cluster of houses in Gundidarvesh village of Shopian and arrested as many as nine youth. The youth, according to […]
Father-son duo arrested for kidnapping minor girl
Jammu, Oct 25: A man and his son have been arrested for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl from Reasi district to marry her to his other son, police said Thursday. Ghulam Ali and his younger son Abdul Ahad kidnapped the girl from Kansali area in a van on Wednesday night, they said. They were taking […]
Animal parts seized in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 25: Forest department official raided a shop here on Thursday and seized tiger claws, body parts of monitor lizards, musk deer pods among other things, a senior official said. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the Forest Department and Forest Protection Force raided the shop at Kanak Mandi in the city, […]
2 suspected drug-peddlers arrested
Jammu, Oct 25: Two men were arrested in separate incidents in Samba and Rajouri districts after intoxicant drugs were found in their possession, police said Thursday. A police patrol party intercepted a person on the highway at Vijaypur and upon inspection, found 445 intoxicant capsules on him, they said. The accused, Karan Singh, alias Nanak […]
