The Sher-e-Kashmir was released on January 8, 1958, after more than five years of imprisonment. He had been dethroned and arrested on August 9, 1953 for “conspiring with foreign powers.” Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah had started dreaming of an independent state, and made no bones about it. His speech of July 13, 1953 is very significant. […]
JAMMU: Lauding the initiative of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah towards creating of new administrative units at Sub-Division, Tehsil, Niabat and Blocks level in Jammu and Kashmir, Provincial President National Conference Devender Singh Rana on Tuesday said the step will go a long way in satiating the aspirations of the people and bringing administration at their […]
Mushtaq Ahmed Baramulla: An officer of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of police was killed and three other policemen injured Tuesday in a fierce gunfight with militants in Sopore town of this north Kashmir district. At around 10.30 am, several bullet-proof vehicles carrying the personnel of SOG appeared at Sopore’s Chankhan locality and laid a […]
SRINAGAR: A suspected Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed on Tuesday evening in an encounter with Army in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. A police officer said Army had received intercepts about the presence of militants in the village. “As soon as the troops of 55 Rashtriya Rifles started to cordon Beighpora […]
SRINAGAR: The customers of the J&K State Cooperative Bank (JKSCB) will soon be able to avail services like real-time gross settlement (RTGS) and National Electronics Fund Transfer (NEFT) after the bank has made an arrangement with Axis Bank to facilitate the services. The two banks that on Tuesday entered into agreement wherein Axis Bank would […]
Jammu: To press for their demands, Khidmat center holders, working for National e-Governance Project, Tuesday held protest at press club here. Khidmat Center holders (VLE), under banner of Common Service Center Association, were protesting against J&K Bank, state government and concerned agencies for not implementing of NEGP in the state and failing to provide the […]
Srinagar: Four girls of Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh from Jammu and Kashmir have developed an android app that would help the Aryans Group to have Paper-free campus. Rumaisa, Zeenat, Sadiya and Yusra under the leadership of Manpreet Mann, HOD (Projects), Aryans Group have developed the app, which can be downloaded from Google Playstore and […]
PAMPORE: Abdul Majid Wani, a well know businessman here, was Tuesday elected as president of the All Saffron Growers Development Marketing Cooperative Association. The election was held at Saffron Forum, Dusoo here after the previous president completed his tenure of three year. The contest for the post of president was held between Ghulam Nabi Reshi, […]
Reader Correspondent Srinagar: Weather woes are likely to mount as Kashmir braces for heavy snowfall in the next three days. The weather is likely to hit road and air connectivity in the region, according to weather advisory issued here Tuesday by Director of local Meteorological Department Sonam Lotus. “Moderate to heavy snow will occur at […]
Srinagar: The mercury continues to be in a free fall in Kashmir and Ladakh divisions as Leh was the coldest recorded place at minus 17.4 degrees Celsius in the state. Last night Leh recorded a plunge of almost 10 degrees from the previous night?s minus 7.9 degrees Celsius, an official of the MET Department said […]