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Three passengers died while as,  five others including the driver were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Ukhral tehsil of the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir late last night. An official said the accident took place at 11 pm in the Seenabatti area of Pogal Paristan. Three persons who died in the mishap were identified…

A felicitation function was organized by the J&K Bank Officers in Kashmir Region to express gratitude to the Chairman & J&K Bank,CEO Parvez Ahmed for instilling best HR practices to groom future leaders in the bank by timely promotions and succession planning in the bank. The Chairman and CEO Parvez…

Governor Satya Pal Malik reviewed functioning of the government departments in a meeting held at the Civil Secretariat, on the first day of the Darbar opening here on Monday. Khurshid Ganai, K. Vijay Kumar, K.K. Sharma, K. Skandan-Advisors to Governor, BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, Dilbagh Singh, DGP, Umang Narula, Principal…

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and his advisor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai have greeted the people on the commencement of the holy month of Ramzan and hoped that this auspicious occasion would be a harbinger of peace, amity, communal harmony, brotherhood, progress and prosperity in the State. In a…

At least four youth were injured during clashes with the security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. Reports said that clashes erupted in Batmurran village of the district where polling was held today. They said that youth pelted the forces with stones who responded by firing tear gas.…

Amid tough security arrangements, voting ended on Monday in the last phase of the three-phased Lok Sabha elections in Anantnag constituency. The constituency comprises of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts. On Monday, polling was held in Shopian and Pulwama districts with spanned over six assembly segments. However, during polling,…

After a six month-long recess, the Civil Secretariat offices and other move offices of Jammu and Kashmir govt re-opened today in summer capital Srinagar today. Darbar Move is over 145-year-old practice under which the Secretariat and all other important offices in the state shift from summer capital city Srinagar to…

Nearly 12 per cent turnout was recorded in two Lak Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir till 1 pm on Monday, officials said. While Leh and Kargil recorded 20.38 and 51.26 percent turnout respectively, the turnout was dismal in Pulwama and Shopian. Pulwama recorded 1.51 per cent turnout and Shopian,…

In  yet another episode of attack on polling booths ,unidentified persons hurled a grenade on a polling booth in Tikan Pulwama . A police officer said the device, however, did not explode. Earlier, unknown persons hurled a grenade at a polling booth stationed in the  government girls’ middle school Rahmoo,Pulwama…

Forty-one people died after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames just after takeoff from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Survivors suggest the plane was struck by lightning, but Russia’s national carrier said only that it returned to the airport for technical reasons. Two children are among the…