Pulwama: Hundreds participate in militant’s funeral

Srinagar: Amid a spontaneous shutdown, hundreds of people Wednesday participated in the funeral prayers for a Hizbul Mujahideen militant who was slain in a gun-battle with Army in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday night. All shops and commercial establishments in Beighpora, Malangpora, Digripora, Gulzarpora and other areas of Awantipora observed a […]

J&K to switch over to e-stamping

JAMMU: Saying goodbye to physical stamps, Jammu and Kashmir government has entered into an agreement with Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL) to introduced e-stamps in the state. The e-stamping is a computer based latest technology with advanced security features for paying non-judicial stamp duty to the government, an official spokesperson said. The Commissioner […]

SFC earns `98 cr on sale of timber in 2013

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation (JKSFC) has earned an amount of Rs 97.95 Crore on sale of 18.56 lakh cubic feet timber during the current financial year till ending December. This information was given at a meeting of the Committee on Public Undertakings of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly held here on […]

Agri Business Centre opened in Budgam

BUDGAM: Director Agriculture Peerzada Mushtaq Ahmad Wednesday inaugurated an Agriculture Business Centre here. Interacting with the farmers on the occasion, Peerzada said that machinery shall be made available to farmers on hire basis, enabling them to curtail the labour component by use of farm mechanization so that agricultural economy gets boost. Giving the details of […]

JKFA condole former footballer’s death

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) Wednesday condoled the demise of former footballer Manzoor Ahmad. A condolence meet in this regard was chaired under its senior vice president Prof Bashir A Shah, a statement issued by the JKFA said. Manzoor, the statement said, had represented Water Works Department football team and helped them to […]

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Dubai, 1st day

DUBAI: Sri Lanka owed it to their bowlers for taking the opening day honours against Pakistan in the second Test in Dubai on Wednesday (January 8). By the close, Sri Lanka had knocked off 57 runs for the loss of Dimuth Karunaratne, the opener, out leg-before to Junaid Khan for 32. A three-pronged pace and […]

Inter-district burglars’ gang busted, 3 held: Police

Srinagar: Police Wednesday said they had busted a gang of burglars active in Hazaratbal and adjoining areas here for the past two years with the arrest of three persons and recovered stolen goods worth Rs 25 lakh. “Around 15 cases of thefts which occurred during the last two years have been solved. We have got […]

Sopore attack: Army, SOG intensify search for militants

Mushtaq Ahmed Baramulla: Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of police conducted searches for the second consecutive day Wednesday in Sopore town of this north Kashmir district, a day after a police officer was killed and three cops injured in a brief gun-battle with militants. On Tuesday, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Kafeel Ahmed (43-SPR) was killed, […]

Employees get R-Day diktat

Srinagar: The state government has ordered its workforce in Jammu to attend the main Republic-Day function in winter capital of the state on January 26, warning them that failure on their part will be construed as dereliction of duty. “All Officers and Officials of the State Government and Public Sector Undertakings stationed at Jammu are […]

2 PaK bank executives record statement in Mumbai attacks case

M Zulqernain Lahore/Islamabad: One of the alleged Lashker-e-Toiba trainers involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks used to frequently get money transfers into his account, two Pakistani bank executives told an anti-terrorism court on Wednesday. The two bankers of the Muslim Commercial Bank in Pakistan-administered Kashmir(PaK) recorded their statements during the hearing of the Mumbai attacks […]