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Editorial: No nepotism please

Srinagar: The present government has been once again made to stand against allegations of nepotism as various appointments have surfaced in the Ministry of...

18-day Hockey Tournament at Hakku stadium inaugurated

Jammu:  Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh today inaugurated 18-day senior hockey tournament-2017 at K K Hakku Astro Turf Stadium. President Hockey...

3 killed, 8 injured in Poonch accident

Poonch: Three  persons were killed while eight others were injured in a road mishap in border district of Poonch in Jammu region on Thursday evening. A...

Centre allocates additional power to JK to meet winter demands

Srinagar: In view of increase in the power requirement in State of Jammu & Kashmir with the onset of winter, Government of India has...

BOPEE scam: Court defers verdict by week 

Srinagar: A trial court here had deferred its verdict by a week in a case involving Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, the former chairman of the Board...

Naidu, Irani hail JK media students at PCI’s golden jubilee event

NEW DELHI: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani today lauded media students from Jammu and...

Principal Secretary to JK Govt Dheeraj Gupta transferred

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government Monday ordered administrative reshuffle in state administration. Dheeraj Gupta, IAS, Principal Secretary to JK Govt, Power Development Department, has been...

Amnesty castigates JK Govt for refusing compensation to ‘human shield’ victim

  New Delhi: The JK government’s refusal to pay compensation to Farooq Ahmed Dar of Central Kashmir who was strapped to a jeep and paraded...

KAS association welcomes Rubina Kounsar’s posting as Mission Director ICPS

Srinagar: The KAS Officers Association has today welcomed recent Government Order whereby a senior, experienced KAS officer from 1999 batch Ms Rubina Kounsar has...

Authorities slap 36th PSA on Masarat Alam

Srinagar: Authorities today slapped 36th Public Safety Act (PSA) on Hurriyat Conference (G) leader and Muslim League chairman, Masarat Alam Bhat. Deputy Commissioner Kupwara on...

Cordon and search operation in Shopian village 

Srinagar: Government forces on Thursday launched a Cordon and search operation has in Wani Mohalla of Shirmal village of Zainapora tehsil in south Kashmir’s...

Anti-militancy operation continues in Kund area of Qazigund: IG

Srinagar: Inspector general of Police, Kashmir, Munir Khan today said that the anti-militancy operation in south Kashmir’s Kund village is going on since 14,...

CASO in Bandipora village

Bandipora: A cordon and search operation (CASO) has been launched by the government forces on Thursday in Garoora village of Bandipora district of north...

Union Min announces Skill Dev prog, approves Rs 1200 cr for upgradation works

  New Delhi: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhter today called on Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, Nitin Gadkari,...

Govt to set up Super Bazaar branches at all Tehsil Headquarter: Minister

  Jammu: Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Cooperative and Fisheries, Mir Zahoor Ahmad has said that Government is contemplating to set...

Development, promotion of small scale sector Govt’s priority: Minister

Srinagar: Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga today said the Government is committed to the industrial development of the State. The Minister said...

VC Kissan Board calls on Union Minister

Jammu: Vice Chairman  State Advisory Board for Development of Kisans, Daljit Singh Chib, called on  Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare &...

Tourney witnesses two quarter finals

Srinagar: On November 15, 2 quarter finals (3rd & 4th) were played at Synthetic Turf TRC Ground Srinagar. In first quarter final of the...

Mid night blaze damages Khanqah-e-Moulla Shrine

Srinagar: One of the Kashmir’s most revered shrine, Khanqah-e-Moulla in Old city caught fire late on Tuesday night, resulting in the severe damage to...

Fire man who risked life to save the shrine

Srinagar: Ghulam Hassan Wani, in-charge of the fire services post in the premises of Kashmir’s revered shrine, Khanqah-e-Moula risked his life and saved the...

How earlier fire incidents damaged the Khankah

Srinagar: When Sultan Sikandar built the first mosque of Srinagar in 1395 it was named mosque of Shah-e-Hamdan in memory of Mir Syed Ali...

Two militants arrested

Kulgam: Government forces Wednesday arrested two militants while one of them was apprehended in an injured condition near the encounter site in Waltengu Kund...

‘Defunct smoke alarm failed to generate a signal’

  Srinagar: As the fire broke out in the Kashmir’s most revered shrine, Khanqah-e-Moulla, the smoke alarms set in the building gave no signals as...

Conduct safety audit of all shrines: CM to officials

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed conduct of safety audit of shrines in the Kashmir Valley by the concerned Departments and immediately taking...

CM visits shrine complex to assess damage

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti rushed to Srinagar and visited the shrine of Hazrat Amir i Kabeer Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (R.A.) which has...

CM, officials ‘confront’ slogans

Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday had to face angry devotees at Khanka-e-Maula shrine after she visited the place at around noon to take...

Memories of blaze will haunt me for the rest of my life, says Prayer leader 

Srinagar: For Ghulam Muhammad Imam, the tragedy that stuck at the shrine of Shahi Hamdan here in Old city, has left an indelible mark...

CVC seeks re-opening of corruption cases ‘closed’ in 2017

Srinagar: The State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has asked for re-opening of almost 12 cases whose investigations have been 'completed' and 'closed'. The CVC has...

Guns roar in Poonch as India, Pakistan armies exchange fire

Poonch: The guns at the Line of Control (LoC) in Shahpur sector of Poonch roared once again as armies of India and Pakistan exchanged...

Editorial: Helping Horticulture to grow

Srinagar: Kashmir's horticulture sector holds immense potential not in terms of generating revenue for the state but providing direct and indirect employment to the...

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