Srinagar: Commercial Taxes Department Monday claimed to have slapped penalty of more than Rs 27 lakh on two truck drivers who were carrying a large quantity of copper scrap and 155 quintals of polythene carry bags illegally. Giving details Commercial Taxes Officer, Checkpost Lowermunda, Hamid Gania said a vehicle bearing No: JK03/6922 was found carrying […]
Jammu: Refuting reports about his remark over people of Kashmir, whom he dubbed as ‘maha chor’, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Monday said he was misquoted by the media. “Kashmiri (people of Kashmir) are not only thieves, but maha chor (biggest thieves),” Farooq had said at a function in Delhi on Sunday over the issue […]
Srinagar: Gulmarg and other high altitude areas in Kashmir Monday experienced fresh snowfall, bringing back winter chill in the valley. The snowing started in the morning in higher reaches, including scenic Gulmarg, the star attraction for tourists during winter, officials said. So far, nearly six inches of snow had accumulated on higher hills, they said. […]
Srinagar: Parallel Hurriyat factions led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Geelani Monday castigated National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah’s purported remark about Kashmiris being “maha-chors(big thieves).” “Faroooq Abdullah has cast a slur on the honour and character of Kashmiris by calling them as thieves,” a spokesman for the Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat said in a statement […]
Suhail Punjabi Jammu: India’s Health Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday voiced his opposition to withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir, few days after Omar Abdullah vowed to see the end of the controversial law during his tenure as the Chief Minister of the state. “Chief Minister […]
Jammu: The State Vigilance Organisation(SVO) has booked a liquor baron and several IAS officers in connection with a land scam. A case has been registered against Bansi Lal Gupta and some (IAS) officers of Revenue Department in connection with registration of prime land of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) in Roshni land scam, a senior SVO […]
BY JUGGUN KAZIM There are times when just about anyone will drain your energy – a friend going through a divorce or a career crisis, or a close relative having marital problems. But then there are others who always leave you feeling low. How do you gauge if someone is an energy drainer or just […]
Jammu: Congress leader and India’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to raise the retirement age of doctors so that the health sector did not suffer for want of adequate staff. Azad said this after inaugurating a 220-bed Super Speciality Hospital besides launching Rashtriya Bal Swasthya […]
NEW DELHI: Legendary Pakistan spinner Abdul Qadir feels maverick allrounder Shahid Afridi has faced unwarranted criticism throughout his career but now the fault-finding should stop following his heroics against India in Asia Cup on Sunday. “I have always said that Afridi is a three-in-one player who can bat, bowl and field well. He has faced […]
Jammu: Government Monday said that over two lakh gun licenses have been issued by the District Magistrates in the state since 2009. “Since 2009 till date, 2,07,721 gun licenses have been issued by the District Magistrates in the state,” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a written reply to a question of JKNPP member Mohammad […]