LG visits Rahul Bhat’s family in Jammu

Assures all possible assistance

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday evening visited the house of slain Kashmiri pandit Rahul Bhat here and offered condolences to his family, officials said. Bhat (35), who had got the job of a clerk under the special employment package for migrants in 2010-11, was shot dead by terrorists at his […]

HC seeks report from DG Prisons on condition of prisoners, jails

Srinagar: The High Court today directed the Director General of Prisons (DGP) to submit a complete report on the condition of prisoners, under trials and jails within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The direction was passed by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi in a public […]

Conservation of Wular Lake: HC annoyed over wasting of central funds

By: Kunal Shrivatsa JAMMU: A Division Bench (DB) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Srinagar Wing, comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi has expressed its annoyance over wasting of central funds for the conservation of Wular Lake. DB made this observation while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with […]

Police medals: NC says, Sher-i-Kashmir rules hearts, erasing pics & names doesn’t matter

Mehbooba, Tarigami say, history can’t be erased

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Tuesday termed the removal of the party founder Sheikh Abdullah’s picture from Jammu and Kashmir Police medal as a nefarious attempt to erase history, saying ‘Sher-i-Kashmir’ will continue to rule the hearts of the people. With due respect to National Emblem, these attempts to erase our history, identity and icons […]

Bhat’s killing: Kashmiri Pandit employees continue protest despite assurances by LG

Srinagar: The protest by Kashmiri Pandit employees over the killing of their colleague Rahul Bhat entered 13th day on Tuesday as the protestors did not resume duties even after assurances given by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha during his visit to Sheikhpura migrant camp. The employees continued their protest saying they won’t resume […]

Nomads fear losses as unseasonal snowfall triggers cold wave in Chenab Valley

Bhaderwah/Jammu: Unseasonal snowfall in the higher reaches of Chenab Valley has left hundreds of nomadic families in distress as they are compelled to halt their onward journey along with their livestock. Cold wave conditions have engulfed the upper reaches of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts, triggering panic among the nomads who have started their bi-annual […]

4-member panel to probe ‘wrong death declaration’ of newborn in Banihal

Jammu, May 24 (PTI) The Directorate of Health Services here Tuesday constituted a four-member panel to probe a complaint against the Banihal Community Health Centre where a newborn was allegedly wrongly declared dead just after her birth, officials said. Headed by Sanjay Turkey, Assistant Director (schemes), DHS Jammu, the committee has been asked to submit […]

BJP did nothing for KPs, only exploited them: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday accused the BJP of only exploiting the situation of Kashmiri Pandits and doing nothing for their welfare. “The BJP has only exploited Kashmiri pandits. If anything was done for the Kashmiri pandits, like their shifting from tents to flats, it was done in Manmohan Singh’s tenure, and when […]

Medical employees observe 3-hour pen-down strike across Jammu, routine services affected

Jammu: Medical employees in most government hospitals across the Jammu region observed a three-hour pen-down strike Tuesday in support of their various demands including convening the departmental promotion committee (DPC) meeting pending for four years. The strike which started around 10 am badly affected the Out Patient Department (OPD) facility as well as routine surgeries […]

Not only militants, but entire militancy ecosystem our target: LG

Visits Kashmiri Pandits' at Sheikhpora camp in Budgam, assures resolution of their demands

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday visited the Sheikhpora migrant camp where Kashmiri Pandit employees have been protesting for the past over a week in the wake of the killing of Rahul Bhat on May 14, officials said. Sinha reached Sheikhpora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday evening where he […]