JAMMU: The state government Sunday said sought to downplay the Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) report on irregularities in the implementation of Roshni scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, saying there were “glaring gaps” in it. “The steps taken by the Principal Accountant General in identifying the loopholes in the implementation of the Roshni scheme were welcome […]
Jammu: A day after Principal Accountant General(PAG) criticized Jammu and Kashmir government for not adhering to the FRBM Act and failing to curb state’s financial deficit, J&K Finance Department Sunday while defending its position on the issue said the ‘net outstanding debt is fully in accordance with the recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission’, which […]
Jammu: Two bodies, including a headless and limbless corpse, were found floating in rivers in Jammu , police said Sunday. The bodies were noticed by ragpickers and they informed the respective police stations, police said. The body without head and limbs was found floating in a river in Jammu, they said. The head and limbs […]
Srinagar: A man was Sunday arrested for allegedly stealing expensive belongings of a tourist from his hotel room here, police said. The tourist, who was not identified, had lodged a complaint with the Rajbagh police station that his watch worth Rs 3.5 lakh, iPhone and credit card were stolen from his hotel room, a police […]
SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference (G) Sunday said that the condition of its chairman, Syed Ali Geelani was improving and that his chest infection was decreasing very fast. “Doctors have advised him to undergo gastroenterological consultation so that further investigations could be done,” a statement issued by the amalgam spokesman said. “Geelani Sahab is completely under the […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld the Government of India’s decision to terminate services of army officers who were allegedly caught spying for Pakistan in 1978 in the infamous Samba spy case. A three-judge bench headed by Justice B S Chauhan said there is no evidence produced by the ex-officers to show that the […]
Hyderabad: The English and Foreign Language University Hyderbabad authorities have denied Booker Prize winner and activist Arundhati Roy the permission to address students on the campus on Monday, March 10. Roy was invited by the student organisations to speak on the topic ‘Fractures of Indian Ideology Re-imaging Democracy and Re-drawing Resistance’ on the first death […]
Srinagar: Army has launched a manhunt for suspected militants after they attacked an officer, heading a unit of the Rashtriya Rifles, in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said militants fired at the vehicle of the Rashtriya Rifles battalion commander at Khushipora in Rafiabad area while he was going about on routine duties late Saturday. “Militants […]
“Jawaharlal Nehru talked to (the) Secretary at length and with strong emotional reference (to) Pakistan. While recognizing (that) NATO might have been born of real necessity, he doubted (the) genuine security value of any Asian arrangements. He bitterly deplored (the) SEATO and (the) Baghdad Pacts which he felt Pakistan entered not for security against Communists […]
PATHANKOT: Provincial President National Conference(NC) Jammu Devender Singh Rana on Sunday inaugurated Spring Hills Golf Links at Pathankot. Rana described 9-hole golf course a much needed facility at the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir, which is emerging as a premier golfing destination in India. Spread over around 50 acres, the nine-hole golf course is set […]