DGP sanctions scholarships to wards of policemen

  Director General of Police S. P. Vaid has sanctioned an amount of Rs.1,40,800 as scholarship in favour of wards of police personnel who have “scarified their lives in line of duty.’’ The scholarships have been sanctioned out of the central police education fund in favour of the  wards  for the academic year 2016-17. The […]

Police has failed to crack DySP Ayub Pandit’s lynching case: Er Rashid

Seeking unconditional release of dozens of youths allegedly accused in the lynching of Deputy SP Ayub Pandit, AIP supremo and MLA Langate, Er Rashid, on Sunday said that police and intelligence agencies have failed to crack the case. However, to save their face, they have picked up dozens of youth from Nowhatta and surrounding areas. […]

GST effect: commoners cry ‘life has been made tough’

With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the J&K state, the rates of daily use commodities and services have soared giving a tough time to the commoners. After the GST the rate of some goods and services will be hiked from 5% to 28%.  Earlier, the rate of a cigarette pack  brand […]

Geelani writes to OIC seeks resolution of K-issue

Days after the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) invited the top Hurriyat leaders for the 44th conference, the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Sunday sent a letter to the OIC General Secretary, Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othulmeen and urged him to address the Kashmir issue in its forthcoming session. “I on behalf of the […]

Panthers party slams Govt for adopting modified GST

Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) chairman, Harsh Dev Singh, on Sunday, asserted that the modified Goods and Services and Tax (GST) in Jammu and Kashmir would isolate the state from rest of the country. He was critical of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister for giving credit to alliance partner BJP, for keeping its […]

Lal Singh inaugurates plantation workshop

  Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh directed the Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) of Forests department and its allied wings to gear up their men and machinery for a massive plantation drive during the monsoon season. He asked the department to identify the open spaces and plant Chinar, Kainth, Mango, Peepal, Jamun […]

Sham Choudhary listens to public issues at Suchetgarh

  Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today convened a pubic grievance redressal camp in Suchetgarh to listen to the problems of the common masses and action taken on the decisions taken in the last public meetings. Several deputations from village Mokha, Layian, Moli Camp Dangra, Baja Chak, Badyal Brahmana, Kheper, […]

Sham Choudhary listens to public issues at Suchetgarh

  Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today convened a pubic grievance redressal camp in Suchetgarh to listen to the problems of the common masses and action taken on the decisions taken in the last public meetings. Several deputations from village Mokha, Layian, Moli Camp Dangra, Baja Chak, Badyal Brahmana, Kheper, […]

Oil Tankers Union demands halt point at Kud

  All Jammu and Kashmir Oil Tankers Drivers and Cleaners Union and J & K LPG Tank Truck Drivers union have cautioned the government that if the halt point of petroleum vehicles is not moved from Udhampur Jakheni to Kud then they would be forced to close all the oil depots in protest for their […]