Justice A Q Parray berieved

The elder sister of Justice A Q Parray, Shareefa Bano Friday passed away after brief illness. She died early Friday morning. According to the family, the last rites to the deceased woman will be performed at their ancestral residence in Kraleteng area of Anantnag district. The family said that the congregational prayers will be held […]

AAC organises blood donation camp

On the fourth day of Hafta-e-Shahadat(martyr’s week), a blood donation camp was organised in the memory of the social, religious and political leaders of Kashmiri people in the premises of Jamia Masjid. Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Farooq, martyrs of Hawal massacre and Awami Action Committee (AAC) distributed free medicines to the patients. People from various districts […]

Centenary birth celebration of 19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche

The Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh today said that the contribution of late Kushok Bakula is exemplary which should be propagated especially among the younger generation  and he is the architect of the ,modern Ladakh           The Deputy Chief Minister was speaking at the centenary birth celebration function of Padma Bushan 19th Kushok Bakula […]

Selected operators appeal police top brass

Newly selected Wireless Operators in Police department have complained that the department is yet to issue their joining orders despite them having been selected five months ago. The aggrieved aspirants appealed the Director General of Police to intervene so that they can join their duties. “Our appointment in the department was made in January this […]

Weather to remain dry in valley, say MeT

  After the fresh spell of intermittent rainfall on Saturday in the valley, the Metrological Department Kashmir said that the overall weather will remain dry and there is no prediction of heavy rains. “Yes there is no prediction of heavy rains for the valley,” said Sonam Lotus, Director Metrological Department J&K. He said that these […]

CS chairs maiden meeting of the Committee of Secretaries

Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Friday chaired the first meeting of the Committee of Secretaries (CoS). The Committee deliberated upon a wide range of issues which include inter-alia settlement of SRO 43-cases and cases relating to adhoc/consolidated/ contractual employees as have been cleared by the Empowered Committee, abolition of interviews for junior level posts, abolition […]

BJP spokesman calls on Minister

The Vice Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Project Constructions Corporation (JKPCC), Khalid Jehangir, called on Union Minister for Law, Justice and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad at New Delhi the other day. The VC briefed him about the current situation of the State and the role of JKPCC for rebuilding the State and its role to […]

Speaker constitutes various Committees for 2017-18

Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta has constituted various House Committees of J&K Legislative Assembly for the year 2017-18. As per a communication issued by the Assembly Secretariat,  Mohammad Akbar Lone has been nominated as Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts with Javed Mustaffa Mir, Shamim Firdous, Aijaz Ahmed Khan, Abdul Rashid […]

Journalists hail DIPR for facilitating hassle-free coverage of GST Council meeting

The visiting delegation of journalists and local media fraternity appreciated the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) for making creditable arrangements for the smooth and timely coverage of the 14th GST Council meeting which concluded at SKICC here today. The journalists complemented the efforts of DIPR for ensuring seamless coverage of the three-day long […]

Indian citizens should realize how GoI keeps them in dark: Shah

Holding India responsible for the prevailing political uncertainty in Kashmir, Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) chairman, Shabir Ahmad Shah on Friday said that the people of India should realize that how the Government of India was keeping them in dark about the reality of Jammu and Kashmir. Shah according to the statement issued here also said […]