Srinagar: All the constituent members of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir headed by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday expressed strong resentment against the government’s ban on sacrifice of bovine animals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. The MMU in a statement said that it is surprising that sacrifice of bovine animals on the […]
Srinagar: National Conference on Friday took strong exception to the blanket ban on bovine slaughter on Eid ul Azha, saying the order should be revoked. Expressing dismay over the order, NC spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that it is conceivable to flag that the measure is unjust and inexcusable. “Having such strictures on cow slaughter […]
SRINAGAR: The Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department on Friday clarified that the Jammu and Kashmir government has not issued any ban order on slaughtering of animals in accordance with rules. Pertinently, Animal Welfare Board of India every year issues advisory regarding animal slaughtering to be carried out while following laws and rules. The same advisory […]
KABUL: Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner Indian photojournalist who worked for Reuters news agency, has been killed in Afghanistan while covering the fierce fighting between Afghan troops and the Taliban militants in Kandahar. “Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Siddiqui in Kandahar last night (Thursday). The Indian […]
New Delhi: The CBI on Friday conducted searches at nine locations in Srinagar and Jammu at the premises of three IAS officers, a politician and other officials in connection with the Roshni scam, officials said here. The searches were spread across the premises of former divisional commissioner, Kashmir Basharat Ahmad Dar (a 1989-batch IAS officer), […]
Shopian: The Shopian-Aharbal road, vital for the local tourism economy, is in a shambles for a long time but the authorities are showing no inclination to repair it, especially the 4-km stretch from Sedow village to Aharbal which was damaged due to soil erosion some four years ago. Besides the damaged four-kilometer stretch, the road […]
Srinagar: The Government has asked administrative secretaries to initiate a process to identify employees who are “ineffective in work or not fit to continue” after completion of 22 years of service or have attained 48 years of age. In October last year, the J&K government had amended Article 226 (2) of the Jammu and Kashmir […]
Srinagar: One person hailing from Jammu died due to Covid while 221 new Covid cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours in J&K, the official daily bulletin reported on Friday. Of the new cases, 118 were reported in Kashmir Division and 103 in Jammu Division, the bulletin said. Moreover, 208 […]
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today interacted with Senior Officials, Deputy Commissioners and SPs to discuss Covid related situation in the UT. During the Covid Task Force meeting, the Lt Governor took an assessment of health infrastructure, Oxygen plants and measures being taken to contain the spread of Coronavirus. In the meeting with DCs and […]
Srinagar: Mirwaiz-i-Kashmir Mohammad Umar Farooq , who continues to be under House arrest paid rich tributes to the revered saint and the founder of Islam in Kashmir Hazrat Ameer-e-Kabeer Meer Sayed Ali Hamadani (RA) popularly known as Shah-e-Hamdan on his annual festival. Mirwaiz said that Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) was a not only a great scholar and […]