Braid chopping has created law and order crisis in Valley: Hakeem Yaseen

Srinagar: Expressing serious concern over the total failure of the Government to check mysterious braid chopping incidents, Chairman, PDF and MLA, Khansahib, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has said that the situation has given rise to Law and Order crisis in nook and corner of the Kashmir valley. He said unabated braid chopping incidents in various parts […]

Commandant General Home Guards meets Governor

Srinagar: Dilbag Singh, IPS, Commandant General Home Guards, Civil Defence and State Disaster Response Fund called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here on Saturday. Singh briefed the Governor about the preparedness of Home Guards in dealing with natural and man-made calamities. He also discussed the ongoing activities and training programmes of the […]

Governor inaugurates Youth Mela at SKICC

Srinagar: Governor, N.N. Vohra inaugurated ‘Srinagar Youth Mela’ organised by GOC XV Corps, at SKICC Srinagar here on Saturday. Governor was accompanied by First Lady Mrs. Usha Vohra. With the panaromic view of Dal lake encompassing the venue of the Mela, the event witnessed enthusiastic participation of youth from various parts of the Valley. Governor […]

DIPR, CTD organize special GST workshop for newspaper managements

SRINAGAR: Department of Information and Public Relations in collaboration with the Commercial Taxes Department (CTD) Kashmir today organized a special familiarization session on Goods and Services Tax (GST) for newspaper managements at the Media Complex here. Director Information, Muneer-ul-Islam, Joint Director (HQ), Abdul Majid Zargar, Joint Director Information Kashmir, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, officers of CTD  […]

Commandant General Home Guards meets Governor

SRINAGAR: Mr. Dilbag Singh, IPS, Commandant General Home Guards, Civil Defence and State Disaster Response Fund called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Mr. Singh briefed the Governor about the preparedness of Home Guards in dealing with natural and man-made calamities. He also discussed the ongoing activities and training programmes of […]

Boy critical after hit by bullet in Nowgam

Srinagar: A youth was injured after a bullet hit him on chest during clashes with government forces at Railway Track near Manchowa Nowgam in Srinagar outskirts. The injured youth was identified as Arsalan, 17, resident of Kralpora Chadoora was taken to Chatergam Hospital from where doctors shifted him to SMHS for treatment where his condition […]

18 accused arrested on charges of assault on army men in Baramulla

Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested 18 accused on charges of assault on army men in Sheeri, Baramulla last week. A police spokesman in a statement issued here said that a total of 45 rumour mongers including 18 accused in thrashing of Territorial army men in Sheeri Baramulla on 18th October , 2017,  […]

Situation in Kashmir Improving: Army Chief

Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Saturday said that situation in the Kashmir valley is improving and the Army is performing its task. The army chief’s comments came after he recently reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir during his visit to the state. “Security situation in Kashmir valley is improving. What […]

42 personnel of J&K police killed in a year: DGP

Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid today said that as many as 42 personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police, including Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP), laid down their lives in the line of duty in the state during the past one year. Vaid was speaking at the Police Commemoration Day Parade […]

Army porter killed in Pak firing along LoC in Uri

Srinagar: An army porter was killed after India and Pakistani forces exchanged fire along LoC in Uri’ sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.“One porter Mohd Abbas, (22), resident of Kamalkot (Baramulla) employed with Army in Uri Sector lost his life in an unprovoked firing at around 1130 hrs today by Pakistan”, an army spokesman in […]