Beopar Mandal delegation meets JCCI President

Jammu: A deputation of Beopar Mandal Nowshera led by  Subash Kapoor called upon the Chamber of Commerce & Industry President Rakesh Gupta. According to a statement issued by JCCI,  The Chairman of the Beopar Mandal Nowshera Subash Kapoor submitted a written Memorandum to CCI President explaining the logic  behind their demand for creating ADC Office […]

On the day of opening, schools ordered to ‘close down’ for three days 

Srinagar: The government on Monday ordered for closure of all educational institutions till Wednesday in Kashmir. The decision has been taken as a ‘precautionary measure’ to avoid “law and order situation” in Kashmir. Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), GN Itoo said all the government and private schools and colleges will remain closed on Tuesday and […]

JRL calls for Shopian Chalo on Wednesday

Srinagar: Calling for Shopian chalo on Wednesday, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Monday said that the Shopian massacre by the forces has once again demonstrated the ‘brutal face of Indian democracy’ in Kashmir. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here called for Shopian Chalo […]

BPCL organizes charity cricket tournament

Jammu: In order to contribute for the cause of underprivileged students of Sangarsh Vidya Kendra School, the J&K Chapter of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) organized a charity cricket match among its stakeholders at SIDCO Complex, Bari Brahmna, near here on Monday. Minister for Industries & Commerce, Chander Prakash Ganga was chief guest on the […]

Editorial: Shopian bleeds yet again

Srinagar: Sunday evening proved no happy weekend for the residents of Pahnoo village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. The village saw six young men falling to bullets of the army men who claimed that they were attacked and in retaliation a militant and some Over Ground Workers, who were his associates were killed. Though it […]

Odhisa police rules out abduction of Kashmiri MBBS student by Maoists

  Srinagar: Odhisa Police on Monday ruled out the abduction of a Kashmiri MBBS student by Maoists as “mischief played by some miscreants”. Suhail Aijaz, a resident of Marsari, Chowkibal, Kupwara, pursuing MBBS since 2016 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is missing from the state since February 9. Deputy Commissioner […]

Mehbooba should take legal action: Omar on Shopian firing

Srinagar: Opposition National Conference Monday demanded a probe into the killings in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, saying these cannot be justified by labelling the deceased as overground workers of militant groups. “The Shopian incident is yet another stark reminder of the grave-and-rapidly deteriorating situation in the Valley,” NC working president and former chief minister […]

CCC Mains examination postponed

JAMMU: The J&K Public Service Commission has notified for the information of all the concerned candidates that the examination for papers in Zoology-II, Physics-II, Commerce & Accountancy-II and Management-II and Anthropology-II and Sociology-II of J&K Combined Competitive (Main) Examination, 2016 scheduled to be held on 06.3.2018 (Tuesday) and 07.03.2018 (Wednesday) respectively have been postponed.  The revised schedule for the […]

Govt reconstitutes Complaint Committee on Sexual Harassment of Women

JAMMU: In supersession of all previous orders on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, Government has reconstituted the Complaint Committee. As per an order issued by the General Administration Department, Salma Hamid, Secretary, Tribal Affairs has been designated as Chairperson whileas Ms. Reva Kumari, Special Secretary Tourism and Culture […]

Medium danger avalanche warning issued by SDMA

JAMMU: On the basis of information received from SASE, Medium danger avalanche warning has been issued for Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar, Kargil, Leh. Low danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar Udhampur, Anantnag, Kulgam, Badgam, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali, Gurez, Bandipora and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. People living in these avalanche prone areas […]