Youth drowns in Jhelum while taking bath in Baramulla
Peerzada Waseem Baramulla: A 17-year-old youth drowned in river Jhelum near Drangbal area of Baramulla district on Sunday. Reports said the boy identified as Momin Manzoor son of Manzoor Ahmad Dar of Jalsheeri was taking bath when he drowned. They said that police and locals have started search operation to retrieve the body.
Wasting energy: 92% Of J&K’s Waste Goes To Dump Sites, Higher Than National Average
Srinagar: Out of the waste generated in Jammu and Kashmir per annum, 8% is processed and the remaining 92% is going to the dump sites, government said. Disclosing the information in Lok Sabha earlier this week in reply to a question by DR. (Prof.) Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and climate […]
Scooty rider killed in accident in Shopian
Shopian: A 19-year-old scooty rider was killed after an oil tanker hit him in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Official sources said that the oil tanker (TN88Y-8732) hit scooty (JK13D -3510) near Sindoo Shirmal village of Shopian, leaving the rider critically Injured. He was shifted to district hospital Shopian for treatment where he succumbed […]
Governor ‘appreciates’ CRPF as its IGs meet him
Srinagar: . Ravideep Singh Sahi, Inspector General, CRPF and Rajesh Kumar, Inspector General (Operations) CRPF, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. They briefed Governor about their respective areas of responsibility and also extended an invitation for the 81st Raising Day celebrations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on July […]
Comprehensive youth benefit plan in Agriculture sector on anvil: Div Com
Srinagar: To provide more benefits to unemployed youth and also boost new techniques in Agriculture, Horticulture and other allied sectors, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the concerned departments to prepare a comprehensive youth benefit plan. Under the plan, the Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal & Sheep Husbandries and Fisheries departments have been directed […]
Roads and bridges are lifeline of any nation: Rajnath Singh, inaugurates Ujh bridge
Kathua: Ushering in a new revolution in the connectivity of roads and bridges in border areas, Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh today inaugurated the 1000 mtr long Ujh Bridge in Pandori village of Kathua district and dedicated it to the Nation. The event was attended by Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr Jitender Singh, Chief […]
Pampore: JK Cement employees stage protests
BASHARAT RASHID Pulwama: Employees under the banner of Jammu & Kashmir Cements Employees Association protested in Pampore on Saturday in demand for release of their pending salaries and other benefits. The protesting employees assemble at JK Cement factory in Khrew area of Pampore and were chanting slogans against authorities for failing to provide them with […]
High-level committee on Dal Lake meets Advisor Sharma; discuss ‘remedial’ measures for Lake’s conservation
Srinagar: A high-level committee on Dal Conservation constituted by the High Court today called on the Advisor to the Governor K K Sharma and discussed in detail the remedial measures to be undertaken for conservation of Dal Lake. The committee headed by E Sreeedaran also includes Nivideta Haran, MC Mehta and Mangu Singh as its […]
Sadhna Top: Professors apologised for students who assaulted cop, event wrongly reported says Army, refutes allegation of misbehavior
Srinagar: Army on Saturday refuted allegations that it’s men misbehaved with any professor or students at Sadhna Top. Spokesman of the Army said that since the area is prone to drugs and arms smuggling, checking is a routine in the area. Explaining the whole event, which is videographed as well, Army said that two buses […]
KTMF delegation meets governor, demand rehabilitation of 2014 flood affected traders
Srinagar: A delegation of Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation led by its President, Bashir Ahmad Rather, called on Governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation put forth various demands and concerns of the Trader’s community of Kashmir including waiving off power dues prior to 2012, rehabilitation of flood affected traders and […]
Shehla Rashid meets Governor
Srinagar: Shehla Rashid, General Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) headed by Shah Faesal, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Rashid apprised Governor about various developmental matters and other issues of public importance including upgradation of health facilities, setting up of more National Testing Authority (NTA) examination centres in […]
Governor express grief over demise of Sheila Dikshit
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the sad demise of Ms. Sheila Dikshit, former Chief Minister of Delhi. In a condolence message, Governor has prayed for peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members. Governor described the former Delhi Chief Minister as a widely respected public figure whose […]
Sumo plunges in gorge in Banihal, 3 dead, 4 injured
By Asif Israel Srinagar: Three persons died while four other passengers were injured after a cab they were travelling in met with an accident near Ukhriyal-Senbhatti link road in Banihal area of Ramban district. The vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge resulting in injuries to seven passengers All the injured […]
Police holds awareness programme about PMEPG at DPL Kupwara
Kupwara: Dstrict police kupwara on Saturday held a day long employment generating programme for the kins and other family members of killed and retired police personals in collaboration with khadi and village industries commision (KVIC) The programme was attended by a large number of gathering along with, high officials from KVIC and police officers including, […]
Journalists protest against Times Of India, it’s Correspondent
Srinagar: Journalists on Saturday protested against the malicious news report by Times of India calling it’s Correspondent Salim Pandit ‘a disgrace to journalism’. Journalists assembled at Kashmir Press Enclave including members of the newly elected Kashmir Press Club. Pandit in his story in TOI has termed members of KPC as Jihadists and had tried to […]
In GHS Mitrigam Pulwama 6 rooms for 110 students
By Mudassir Maqbool Pulwama: Education department seems unnerved with every day reports of failing student teacher ratio in government schools. In famous Kashmiri poet Mehjoor’s native village Mitrigam Pulwama 110 students are huddled together in six rooms only. “Three classes are being taught simultaneously in one room,” a local whose wards study in the school […]
Army man slaps Professor, misbehaves with students at Sadhna Top, protests erupt
By Tasaduq Hussain Kupwara: The students of Government Degree College Tangdhar protested here against Army for thrashing their professor and misbehaving with students on way to excursion at Sadhna Top Check point this afternoon. Faculty members along with students on their way to Kupwara said that on reaching Sadhna Top, Army stopped their buses and told […]
LOC flare up: One person dies of cardiac arrest amid India Pakistan firing
Srinagar: One person died of cardaic arrest amid cross LoC shelling between Indo-Pak armies in Poonch district. The deceased has been identified as Manzoor Hussain (60) son of Jumma Hussain, a resident of Dheri Dabsi. .Reports said that he suffered stroke after a mortar shell landed near his residential house. Earlier, naib-Sarpanch Zaffar-ul-llah […]
Mehbooba dissolves PDP’s Political Affairs Committee
Srinagar: President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday dissolved party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC). According to the party spokesman, the PAC will be reconstituted in near future.
