Authorities finalize arrangements at Ziyarat Dastgeer Sahib Sarai Bala

Urs Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) SRINAGAR: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Syed Ahmad Kataria on Saturday visited the Ziyarat Dastgeer Sahib Saraibala Amirakadal to finalize the arrangements made for smooth conduct of annual Urs of Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) at […]

JKHCBAJ felicitates Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Justice Tashi Rabstan

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Jammu (JKHCBAJ) organized a grand felicitation function on Saturday in presence of other Judges of the High Court, in honour of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh on his elevation to Judge of Supreme Court of India and Justice Tashi Rabstan on assuming office as the Chief Justice […]

Special Lok Adalat for MACT & Matrimonial Cases on Oct 14 at DCC Sgr

SRINAGAR: In view of upcoming Lok Adalat which is scheduled to be held on 19th of October, 2024 for MACT and Matrimonial Cases, District Legal Services Authority, Srinagar, has scheduled a Special Lok Adalat on 14th of October, 2024, in District Court Complex (DCC) Srinagar. In this connection, Ld. Advocates and litigants who desire to […]

Police arrest two drug peddlers in Ganderbal

SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, police have arrested two drug peddlers in Ganderbal and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A police party from PP Shadipora apprehended two suspicious persons while patrolling at Khan Mohallah Bund, police said in a statement. “During the search, 10.2 kg of dried […]

Library connects people; science makes connections easier, efficient: KU VC

SRINAGAR: To educate researchers on managing the publication process and enhancing the global visibility of their research, the University of Kashmir (KU) organised a two-day ‘ORCiD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) Global Participation Fund (GPF) Supported Workshop on Open Access Publishing’ that concluded here Friday. The event was organised by the varsity’s Department of Library […]

Cong, NC, PDP opposes ‘move’ to nominate 5 MLAs before govt formation

Cong, NC, PDP opposes ‘move’ to nominate 5 MLAs before govt formation

Jammu: The Congress, National Conference and PDP on Friday strongly opposed the nomination of five MLAs before the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, labelling any such move as an assault on democracy and the fundamental principles of the Constitution. For the first time in J&K, five nominated Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will have […]

Resist Pressure To ‘Further Disempower’ Incoming Govt: Omar To Babus

Resist Pressure To ‘Further Disempower’ Incoming Govt: Omar To Babus

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Friday asked bureaucrats in Jammu and Kashmir to resist any pressure to “further disempower” the incoming elected government. “The BJP has clearly accepted defeat in J-K. Why else would the chief secretary be assigned the duty to change transaction of business rules of the government to curtail […]

Baseless accusations: NC on rumours of post-poll alliance with BJP

Baseless accusations: NC on rumours of post-poll alliance with BJP

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Friday said it was not in touch with any political party other than INDIA bloc constituents for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s clarification came amid speculation that it was engaged in backchannel deliberations with the BJP for government formation in the union territory. “The JKNC categorically […]

Army working on proposal to relocate villages along LoC: Lt Gen Ghai

Army working on proposal to relocate villages along LoC: Lt Gen Ghai

Srinagar: The Army is working on a proposal to relocate the villages ahead of the fence along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir as it is “necessary” to safeguard the lives of people, a top Army officer said here on Thursday. “Yes, there is a lot of thought going into this. We already […]

Army Commander Asks All Ranks To Maintain Highest Vigilance In Kashmir

Army Commander Asks All Ranks To Maintain Highest Vigilance In Kashmir

Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Friday exhorted all ranks in Kashmir to maintain a high degree of vigilance. Lieutenant General Kumar’s visit to Kashmir came days after Jammu and Kashmir wrapped up its last phase of Assembly election that were held after a gap of ten years. The Northern […]