6 IPS officers promoted

JAMMU: The Cabinet which met here Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah approved promotion of six IPS officers of 1996 batch to the Super Time Scale (ii)-IGP Pay Band 4 (Rs37400-67000)+ GP 10,000. The promotes are: Avtar Singh Bali, Sham Lal Sharma, Jagjit Kumar, Shafqat Ali Watali and Mubarik Ahmed Ganie with […]

Name Srinagar Airpot as Sheikh-Ul-Alam International Airport: Kashmir Inc

SRINAGAR: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah Monday chaired a meeting of Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) of Srinagar International Airport. The meeting discussed various issues pertaining to development and improvements for the benefit of passengers travelling through Srinagar International Airport. “We reiterated our demand to name the Srinagar Airport as Sheikh-Ul-Alam International […]

Cabinet: 48 police officers transferred

Jammu: The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Omar Abdullah here on Monday, ordered following transfers and postings of police officers: 1.  Ms. Neeva Jain, IPS (JK:08), Addl. SP, Ganderbal IS transferred and posted as Assistant Director, SKPA Udhampur vice  Abdul Hakim Munshi. 2.  Rayees Mohmmad Bhat, IPS (JK:20 10), awaiting orders of […]

Creation of 314 posts for ICDS approved

JAMMU: The Cabinet which met here Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accorded sanction to the creation of 314 posts of various categories for implementation of ICDS in the Mission mode in the state. The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the transfer of state land measuring 240 kanals and 09 marlas situated […]

Talks with Delhi may fetch passports, but not freedom: Hurriyat(G)

Talks  with Delhi may fetch passports, but not freedom: Hurriyat(G)

SRINAGAR: The Syed Ali Geelani-led faction of the pro-freedom amalgam Monday said dialogue with New Delhi will not yield any results until India shuns its “rhetoric of Jammu and Kashmir being its integral part,” in an apparent dig at the parallel  Hurriyat faction led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq which had yesterday said it will not […]

Exhibit sensitiveness while dealing with juvenile delinquents, IGP tell police

Exhibit sensitiveness while dealing with juvenile delinquents, IGP tell police

SRINAGAR: Impressing upon police officers to exhibit sensitiveness while dealing with juvenile delinquents, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Abdul Gani Mir Sunday said that parents, teachers and religious leaders need to come together cohesively to contain juvenile delinquencies in society. A statement issued by a police spokesman said that IGP who was speaking at the […]

India’s civil society behaves like State on Kashmir: Mirwaiz

India’s civil society behaves like State on Kashmir: Mirwaiz

Srinagar: “All Indian institutions, may it be administration, Army or courts, have common policy on Kashmir, they want to use every effort to suppress the Kashmiri freedom movement and serve their national interests,” Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Sunday. Speaking at a seminar titled ‘Denial of Justice-Policy of the State’ organised […]

Police constitutes team to track culprits of anti-police messages on social media

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police has constituted a team to track the persons behind rumor about police strike next month. A statement issued by police spokesman said that “some anti-social and mischievous elements have uploaded a frivolous message on Whats app chat messenger and Facebook regarding police strike being observed on March 15.” It said […]

Prof Talat interacts with college, university teachers at Winter School Refresher Course

Srinagar: Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad has stressed upon the need to formulate a robust mechanism so as to the develop colleges and universities of the state and achieve intended academic results through continuous exchange of ideas between the faculty and by developing better academic linkages. While interacting with around 50 faculty […]