Shopian admin starts beautification of Jamia Masjid, locals hail move

SHOPIAN: The Shopian administration has started beautification of historical Jamia Masjid here as the court has constituted a committee headed by Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR), Shopian to manage the affairs of Mosque and its maintenance after embezzlement and mismanagement of funds. Locals hailed administration’s move and said that authorities should take concrete steps to resume […]

IGP Kashmir urges for strengthening bonds with public

Visits Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama

SRINAGAR: Inspector General of Police Kashmir, S.P Pani Sunday urged for strengthening bonds with public and asks officers to work for the welfare of community members “which will facilitate the public cooperation in policing activities and will eventually help us to curb the criminal activities”. He stated this while visiting Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama where […]

Peace, coexistence bedrock of all religions: Advisor Sharma

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K K Sharma Sunday said that all religions preach the message of love, peace and harmony and efforts should be made for propagation of this universal message to create a better world to live in. He made these remarks while speaking at the 7th Fr Raphael Jai Kumar Memorial Carol […]

Doctor among 15 officials suspended in Rajouri

JAMMU: Fifteen health officials, including a doctor, were suspended on Friday after they were found absent from duty during a surprise inspection of health institutions in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. District Development Commissioner Mohammad Nazir Sheikh paid a surprise visit to District Tuberculosis Hospital Rajouri to check the medical facilities being […]

IGP Kashmir promotes 2000 officials

SRINAGAR: IGP Kashmir Saturday promoted over two thousand officials to their next ranks. The statement said, “Based on the recommendation made by Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) under the chairmanship of IGP Kashmir Zone Swayam Prakash Pani-IPS, promotion of 652 Head Constables to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspectors, 1132 Selection Grade Constables to Head Constables and […]

Pampore residents demand replacement of transformer

PAMPORE: The residents of Frestabal Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has demanded replacement of transformer, saying the current transformer cannot bear the load and develops frequent snags. Nearly 40 households of this area are dependent on 250 KV transformer, which according to the locals is insufficient. “The field staff of the area were requested […]

APSCC calls for focused attention for upliftment of Sikhs in JK

JAMMU: The All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) –a representative body of Sikhs in the Kashmir Valley- Friday accused the government of India of ignoring their plight over the years and demanded a focussed attention for their upliftment. It also expressed displeasure over the way the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was taken away […]

Degree colleges fail to upload practical awards, adding to result delay

SRINAGAR: Degree colleges in Kashmir have put the career of hundreds of students at stake by delaying the awards of their practical assessment even as the results of their theory papers are ready. The colleges affiliated with the University of Kashmir have failed to upload the awards of the practical assessment of undergrad 2nd and […]

High Court gives two weeks to government to file response on pending RTI applications

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the government to file response within two weeks to a fresh litigation seeking a decision on the RTI applications and appeals that were pending before the State Information Commission (SIC). The court while admitting the matter for hearing called response from J&K chief secretary and […]

Exchange of fire along LoC rattles Uri villagers

BARAMULLA: Almost a month after remaining calm, guns again roared in Hajipeer area of Uri with cross-LoC firing continuing for almost three hours on Wednesday. The firing that started around 9 in the morning continued till 11 am saw use of motors and resulted in damage to several houses mostly in Silikote area. The firing […]