Srinagar: The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, Lieutenant General BS Raju, on Monday warned local militants to “switch off” the path of militancy or face tough action from the Army. The GOC was talking to reporters on the sidelines of Yusmarg festival in Budgam district, where he said that “whosoever will contest army with […]
Congress secures 9 seats, AAP fails to open account Srinagar: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged on the top securing 15 seats in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) polls on Monday. According to the Leh electoral office, BJP has won 15 seats out of total 26. It had contested from all the seats and lost […]
Srinagar: National Conference on Monday said that abrogation of Article 370 last year has disenfranchised Kashmiris economically, politically saying vanishing presence of Kashmiris from bureaucracy and other decision making bodies is alarming. In a statement, NC General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar said the move was aimed to scuttle the political voice of the people of […]
Srinagar: The number of deaths of Covid-19 infected persons reached 1,444 in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday with six more fatalities reported in the evening. The number of persons detected with Covid-19 infection in the region crossed the 92k mark with 364 fresh cases reported. According to officials, four casualties were reported from Kashmir division, […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir unit of BJP took out a ‘Tiranga’ rally here to celebrate Accession Day on Monday, with the party saying the participation of people in it was a “tight slap” on those making seditious statements in the valley. The J&K government observed a public holiday on account of Accession Day, that marks the […]
Srinagar: Three people, claiming to be BJP workers from Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, were on Monday detained while trying to hoist the tricolour at the historic clock tower near the city centre here, officials said. Three people tried to hoist the tricolour at ‘Ghanta Ghar’ (clock tower) in the commercial hub of Lal […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court dismissed a number of pleas of elementary teachers seeking exemption to undergo the Integrated Multidisciplinary Professional Advancement Course for Teachers (IMPACT). The court held that Skill development and professional improvement is a lifelong process, irrespective of the fact whether an individual/ employee is qualified or not. Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey […]
Srinagar: After being attacked by “a bunch of local goons”, SRO, a non-profit organisation in Srinagar, has resumed its work of helping people in distress. SRO has done yeoman’s service during the Covid-19 pandemic, reaching out to people who needed food and money, and now its volunteers are supplying oxygen cylinders free of cost across […]
Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday filed a charge sheet against a policeman for accepting a bribe of Rs 59,000 for the release of an arrested person in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, the agency’s spokesperson said. The charge sheet was filed against Head Constable Khurhseed Ahmad, presently posted at District Police Lines, Poonch, […]
SRINAGAR: The Physical Education Teachers who have been selected under the Rehbar- e- Khel policy on Monday held a protest demonstration here in Srinagar demanding the regularisation of their services and increase of their salaries. The protesting physical education teachers from various districts of the Kashmir Valley assembled here in a press enclave and chanted […]