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3,200 JK cops get out-of-turn promotions

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said that at least 3,217 policemen have been promoted out-of- turn in the state. “3,217 officers and officials...

‘Only one KP family returned to Kashmir under GoI package’

Jammu: Government has said that only one family has so far returned to the Valley and availed benefits under the Government of India’s Package...

People from any religious background can adopt child: SC

New Delhi: Irrespective of their religious background, people are free to adopt children, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. Holding that Juvenile Justice (Care and...

Women can e-mail, post complaints to SC sexual harassment cell

New Delhi:  The committee set up in the Supreme Court to deal with instances of sexual harassment within its precincts has decided that aggrieved...

1999: Vajpayee Takes Bus to Lahore

The Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, set out to Lahore by bus on February 20, 1999, inaugurating the four-times-a-week Delhi-Lahore-Delhi bus service.  The...

Pak trucker sent to Central Jail

Baramulla: A trucker from Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) who was arrested last month on charges of smuggling drugs worth Rs 100 crore into the Valley...

Kashmir issue a legacy from history, says China

Beijing: China on Tuesday said its position on Kashmir is “clear cut—the issue is a legacy issue from history,” as it brushed aside India’s...

Tourism Dept bags National Tourism Award 2012-13

Srinagar: The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India on Tuesday conferred Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Department with the National Tourism Award for 2012-13 for...

Year after Afzal Guru’s hanging, SC commutes Rajiv Gandhi’s killers’ death penalty to life

New Delhi: A year after Mohammad Afzal Guru was secretly hanged and buried in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail, the Supreme Court of India on...

1990: State Assembly Dissolved

A proclamation was issued on February 19, 1990, exactly a month after the appointment of Jagmohan as the Governor of the state, to dissolve...

Masrat Alam gets 7-day judicial remand

Srinagar: A local court here Tuesday granted seven days judicial remand to incarcerated Muslim League chairman Masrat Alam Bhat in connection with a case...

Respite from cold wave in Kashmir and Ladakh

Srinagar: There was slight respite from the intense cold conditions in Kashmir and Ladakh division even as the mercury across the region stayed below...

Single-window system launched for handling babus’ graft cases

New Delhi: A single-window clearance system has been started by the government of India to avoid inordinate delays in dealing with corruption cases related...

Govt to make graft offences non-bailable

Jammu:  The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday tabled a bill to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act 2006 in the Legislative Assembly to...

2 Judges take charge in SC, taking strength to 31

NEW DELHI: Justices Rajesh Kumar Agarwal and Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Monday assumed charge as Supreme Court judges, taking the apex court’s strength to 31...

Incentives for GoI employees working in JK extended

New Delhi: Special concessions and incentives including departmental arrangements for stay, security and transportation to the place of work for central government employees working...

SC to wait for 6 months to review progress made by govt

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said it will wait for six months to see the progress made by the government on the issue...

Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir

Srinagar: Cold wave has  tightened its grip over Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region where the minimum temperatures dipped several degrees below the freezing point. Srinagar,...

1938: Maqbool Bhat is Born

Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, who would later found the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was born in Kupwara on February 18, 1938. Politically conscious...

Govt approves ‘One Rank, One Pension’ for defence forces

NEW DELHI: The long-standing demand of ex-servicemen for ‘one-rank, one-pension’ was accepted by the government Monday with Finance Minister P Chidambaram making an announcement...

Over 10,000 cops to undergo skill-upgradation training

Srinagar:  Over 10,000 personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police will undergo a skill-upgradation training by the department and Delhi University to meet challenges of...

13 killed, 34 injured as mini-bus plunges into gorge

Banihal: Thirteen people were killed and 34 injured, some of them seriously, when a mini-bus in which they were travelling plunged into a gorge...

Take Afzal Guru’s execution to ICC, Pak’s Ministry of Kashmir affairs asks govt

Srinagar: Pakistan’s Ministry of Kashmir Affairs has asked the government to take the execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru to the International Court of Justice...

Joint civil society forum to negotiate return of power projects with Delhi

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Centre for Social and Developmental Studies (KCSDS) aims to constitute a joint forum for direct negotiations with New Delhi over the...

2005: India, Pak Agree on Cross-LoC Bus Service

India and Pakistan agreed on February 17, 2005, to run buses across the Line of Control that divides Kashmir. The accord was most significant since...

Pakistan stops issuing NOCs for screening of Indian films

KARACHI: Pakistani authorities have stopped issuing “No-Objection Certificates” for the screening of Indian films, holding up the release of new movies like ‘Gunday’ and...

For a change, KU refuses to entertain short-of-attendance students

SRINAGAR: Time for bunking and taking rules for a ride may be over for the college students in Kashmir with Kashmir University (KU), for...

When Karan Singh suggested that Indira Gandhi should quit!

New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Karan Singh has come out with a book on his meetings with “remarkable women”, which has several tidbits like...

Salman Khurshid issued notice for his ‘jurassic’ remark against AAP

Jaipur: A local court here has issued notice to union minister Salman Khurshid for allegedly making controversial remarks against Aam Aadmi Party. Additional Sessions Judge...

Govt forms panel on land acquisition by Army

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted a Divisional Level Committee to monitor the progress of land acquisition/requisition cases by the Army. The committee headed...

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