New Delhi: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Indian government and the states on a plea for scrapping a rule that allows use of red beacons on the vehicles of high dignitaries. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha asked the authorities to file response within four weeks and […]
Srinagar: The government has “agreed to enhance the retirement age of employees from 58 to 60 years,” a local news agency reported on Friday. The increase in retirement age has been a long-pending demand of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC), an amalgam of several employees unions, which recently deferred protests in Jammu as a ‘goodwill […]
Srinagar: The Crime Branch of police is probing allegations that two government teachers were promoted as lecturers in the education department after they submitted fake certificates. The scam surfaced in 2011, when the State Vigilance Organization (SVO) received a complaint against two teachers, who were promoted as lecturers and posted in Budgam and Kupwara districts. […]
Srinagar: Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Friday said Kashmir issue was a “living reality” and peace and stability in south Asia were entirely dependent on its resolution. He was addressing a gathering at the Buqa Aaliyah Gousia in Sarai Bala area here. “The people of Jammu Kashmir are fighting a war […]
LAHORE (Pakistan): Indian blind cricket team captain Shekar Naik on Friday said he hopes to win the hearts of his Pakistani hosts and help the peace process between the two countries. A 17-man Indian squad arrived early Friday to play a series of three Twenty20s and as many one-day matches in Pakistan in their first […]
ANANTNAG: The Fisheries Department provided one lakh quality brown trout fingerling stocking to be carried in trout stream of the district during the current year in phase second in the streams of Lidder, Kokernag, Brenghi, Verinag, Chatapal and Panzath. The department of Fisheries is performing various activities for conservation of natural water resources and to […]
Srinagar: Residents of the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region experienced some relief from cold conditions as the minimum temperature rose by several degrees. The MeT Department has said there is a possibility of light rainfall or snowfall at isolated places in the state over the next 24 hours and there would be an increase in […]
By Azim Jan Bandipora: A complete shutdown was observed for the second consecutive day Friday in main town of this north Kashmir district to protest the arrest of youth on charges of stone pelting and the alleged high handedness of the government forces. Like Thursday, all shops, offices, commercial establishments remained closed, while public transport […]
New Delhi: With Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in sight, Congress Friday constituted a jumbo PCC for Jammu and Kashmir comprising 12 vice presidents, 25 general secretaries and a 52-member executive committee. It also has many as 27 organising secretaries and 52 secretaries. PCC chief Saifuddin Soz, CLP leader Md Aslam and Deputy CLP leader […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Friday sealed a petrol pump for selling adulterated fuel in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Acting on public complaints, a joint team of police and CAPD department led by Assistant Director Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) Pulwama, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, sealed Malik Filing Station near Gangoo in Pulwama after finding out that […]