SRINAGAR: J&K Bank job aspirants on Friday staged a protest against the decision of scrapping of recruitment process of 1250 posts, calling it “injustice and illegal”. Aggrieved protesters assembled outside the J*K Bank’s headquarters here and staged a protest and termed the decision as an act that is no less than taking the carriers of […]
SRINAGAR: For the second time in a month, trade bodies in Kashmir have publicly expressed their helplessness before a “system” that has put pressure on them to return loans but at the same time crippled their economic activity. This public admission of how the situation in Kashmir has broken their back is quite unprecedented. In […]
SRINAGAR: BSNL is expected to restore high-speed broadband service within ten days in Kashmir after an unprecedented six months long shutdown. The internet across Kashmir was suspended on the eve of abrogation of Article 370, which granted Jammu and Kashmir special status in the Indian constitution. Apart from scrapping the special status, the state was […]
Present power curtailment to be reduced significantly
SRINAGAR: Finally 330 Mw grid capacity have been added to the power system that makes Kashmir Valley to have surplus power for round the clock supply of electricity during summer season. Chief Engineer Transmission wing of Power Department Hashmet Qazi told Kashmir Reader Alestang 270 Mw and Bandipora 50 Mw have been added to the […]
SRINAGAR: After Kashmir got back-to-back two transmissions projects which were in limbo for a decade, two more projects are likely to be commissioned by August-end this year boosting power capacity in the Valley. Chief Engineer Jammu and Kashmir Transmission Corporation Limited (JKTCL) Hashmat Qazi told Kashmir Reader that by the end of August Lassipora 160 […]
23 militants killed this year so far: DGP
Srinagar: Three militants affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen were killed on Tuesday night in a brief encounter in Tral. Among the slain trio included the top Hizb commander who replaced slain Hammad Khan in Tral recently. According to police, the cordon and search operation was launched after a credible input about presence of militants was received. […]
SRINAGAR: Despite the all-out military offensive against militants this year, there has been no let-up in militant activity on the Line of Control (LoC) and has even increased this winter, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said. “Launching pads across the LoC have remained active. They used to be free of militants during winter in […]
CEO fails to convince NC, PDP, Congress
SRINAGAR: The bypolls to panchayats scheduled from March 5 in Jammu and Kashmir has been postponed due to security reasons, J&K Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shailendra Kumar said on Tuesday. According to an order issued by the CEO, the polls have deferred on the advisory of home department citing “credible inputs” of security agencies. He […]
SRINAGAR: Police has arrested a person on Friday in connection with the murder of Jamiat-e-Ahlihadees leader who was killed inside the mosque in Srinagar a day ago. One of the investigating police officer told Kashmir Reader on the condition of anonymity that they arrested the accused at Srinagar’s Jahangir Chowk when he was riding a […]
SRINAGAR: A senior religious leader and former militant commander was murdered in a mosque in Srinagar’s commercial hub on Thursday. The slain Abdul Gani Dar, Jamiat Ahlehadees Budgam president, was killed by unknown person on Thursday inside a mosque at Gaw Kadal area of Maisuma in Srinagar. Dar’s associates said that he was murdered after […]