December 2017

Srinagar: A court in Srinagar on Saturday awarded death penalty to a 40-year-old man from Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar for “brutal rape and murder” of a minor girl in 2005. After committing rape, the accused, Farooq Ahmed Pinzoo of Mahjoor Nagar Srinagar, had wrapped the body of the girl, a 6-year-old body in a sack and

Srinagar: The State government on Saturday ordered transfer of four KAS officers in the interest of justice. According to an order issued here, Krishan Lal (KAS), Deputy Labour Commissioner (Central), has been transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, against an available vacancy. Sher Singh (KAS), under orders of transfer as Deputy Chief Executive

Srinagar: The main 26 January function would be held at Amar Singh College and three helicopters would shower flower petals, a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, here was informed on Saturday. The meeting was informed that the main function of Republic Day would be held this year at

Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said her government was committed to empowerment of grassroots level institutions and the proposed elections to the Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies is a major step in this direction. “The Government made a commitment on the floor of the House in June last year that the elections to

Jammu: Governor N.N. Vohra on Saturday asked Chief Secretary to issue immediate instructions to all Deputy Commissioners in the State to have an immediate Fire Safety Audit conducted, particularly in regard to hospitals, shopping centres, malls etc. “Consequent to yesterday’s fire incident in Bombay which resulted in the loss of property and death of fourteen

Jammu: The J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) declared 90 selection lists at the 134th Board meeting convened under the chairpersonship of Dr Simrandeep Singh, Chairman, JKSSB here last evening. According to a JKSSB spokesman, the selections include for the posts of Junior and Senior Crafts Instructors in Handicrafts Department as also the much-awaited and long

Srinagar: Director General of Police S.P. Vaid on Saturday said Kashmir Police has done appreciable investigation in the cases related to militancy, ‘law & order’ in the past one year. Addressing police personnel at a Darbar held in DPL Srinagar, the DGP said that he was proud of the achievements of the J&K police personnel

Srinagar: Director General of Police J&K Dr S. P. Vaid on Saturday decorated Munir Ahmed Khan with the rank of ADGP at a function held in the Conference Hall of DPL Srinagar. This pipping ceremony was attended by DIG South Kashmir Range, DIG Central Kashmir, all the SSsP of South Kashmir and three districts of

BASHARAT RASHID Tral: People in Tral town of south Kashmir demand repairing of the damaged tube-wells installed by Public Health Engineering (PHE) department few years back. The tube-wells were installed by PHE’s underground water level wing under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) scheme. People also demand strengthening of other PHE based schemes. As

Srinagar: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq paid tributes to one of the top Islamic missionary and spiritual saint of Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA), On the annual Urs of the saint, Mirwaiz, who is also chief of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, said that Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) dedicated his life for Islam

Srinagar: The Chief Minister has appointed Gulzar Ahmad Khatana of Kokernag as Vice Chairperson, J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Gujjar & Bakerwals. According to an order issued here, Khatana will replace Choudhary Zafar Ali and his salary would consolidated amount of Rs. 80,000 (Eighty Thousand) per month. He has been entitled to a

Baramulla: In this digital era, several villages of Uri in this north Kashmir district have no mobile connectivity. The locals of the villages like Dardkote, Isham, Uroosa Govalta and Rawa Runda said they have time and again approached the local administration to start mobile connectivity in the area but to no avail. “We even staged

  Baramulla: Police has solved within 24 hours the mysterious murder of a woman whose body was found lying in an orchard in Juhama area of this north Kashmir district on Friday. The case was solved with the help of CCTV footage of district hospital Baramulla, police sources told INS. They said accused, Gulzar Ahmad

Jammu: Only one-way movement of heavy-motor vehicles is allowed from Jammu to Kashmir on Saturday after landslides hit the strategic Srinagar Jammu national highway. An official said that landslides hit the 300-km highway at Battery Chashma on early Saturday, blocking the movement of traffic. However, light-motor vehicles are allowed to ply from both sides, he

Srinagar: The night temperature in Srinagar plunged to 3.5 degrees Celsius below zero while world famous ski-resort of Gulmarg was coldest place in Kashmir Valley at minus 6.6 degrees Celsius, weatherman said on Saturday. The minimum temperature in this summer capital of state decreased by several notches from minus 2.8 degrees Celsius the previous night

Jammu: Minister for Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR), Javaid Mustafa Mir, on Friday convened an officers meeting to review functioning of the department. Among others Commissioner/Secretary, DMRRR, Shafiq Ahmed Raina, Relief Commissioner (Migrants) Manohar Lal Raina, Director (Finance) Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project, Mohamed Yusuf Pandit, Director (Finance) DMRRR, Zahoor Ahmed Wani, Director

Srinagar: Chairman of his faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday accused government of unleashing “repression” on people and leadership to silence them into submission. Addressing a gathering at historic Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz said Jammu and Kashmir has been converted into a police state. Mirwaiz also took to twitter and wrote: “At #JamaMasjid

Srinagar: A militant has been arrested in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla, sources told INS. Arms and ammunition were recovered from the militant identified as Firdous Wani. More details awaited.

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered creation of social media cells in the office Deputy Chief Minister and Chief Secretary. In an order issued here, the government has also accorded to the constitution of a search committee under the chairmanship of Director Information to work out modalities for the functioning of these Social Media

Baramulla: An unidentified woman’s body was found lying in an orchard at Juhama area of this north Kashmir district on Friday, police said. Further details awaited.

Sopore: A casual labourer of power development department (PDD) died on Friday when an electric pole, which he was repairing, fell on him. Feroz Ahmed Shiekh, son of late Ghulam Nabi Shiekh, resident of Tujjer Shieif, was repairing electric poles at Harwan, Zainageer belt in this north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reports said. He was rushed

Tral: Life returned to normal in Tral sub division of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday after three days of shutdown against the killing of top Jaish-e-Mohammad commander, Noor Mohammad Tantray, in an encounter with forces at Samboora village of Pampore on Monday night. All the shops, educational institutions and other business establishments opened on

Pulwama: Clashes erupted between locals and government forces on Friday morning after the latter launched cordon and search operation (CASO) in Kareemabad village of this south Kashmir district. The situation has returned to normal. Reports said people took to streets and resorted to stone-pelting but were responded by teargas shells by forces, triggering further clashes.

Anantnag: Burglars decamped with an ATM of State Bank of India in Bijbehara area of this south Kashmir district during Thursday night. They took away the ATM machine along with cash from Arwani crossing of Bijbehara, reports said. Police have registered a case and started investigation.