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Mehbooba appeals GOI, Militants to announce Ramadhaan ceasefire
Former chief minister Jammu and Kashmir and Peoples Democratic Party chief asked the Government of India and militants to announce ceasefire in Kashmir in view of holy month of Ramadan. “I appeal to the Government of India to announce a ceasefire like it was announced previously and halt should be…
Read More »Mughal Road update: Traffic to ply from Shopian towards Bufliaz on 5 and 6 May
Traffic on the historic 86-km-long Mughal road will ply from Shopian towards Bufliaz on May 5 and 6. Traffic on the Mughal road, linking Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch through Bafliaz will remain open for one way, with traffic plying from Shopian to Bufliaz on 5 and…
Read More »Suicide bombers visited Kashmir for training, claims Sri Lanka Army chief
The chief of Sri Lanka’s army said some of the people who carried out the April 21 serial bombings in his country had travelled to regions such as Kashmir and Kerala in India to possibly be part of “terrorism” training activities, according to an interview with the BBC published online on Friday.…
Read More »Geelani admitted at SKIMS for cardiac check-up, pacemaker assessment
Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani was readmitted at SKIMS Soura for a cardiac check-up and pacemaker assessment on Saturday morning.A spokesman of the party said that it was a routine follow up apart from that the generator of his pacemaker needed to be changed . Notably,Geelani was was admitted in…
Read More »JKCC to march towards Raj Bhawan to press for release of bills
Srinagar, May 04: The J&K Contractor’s Coordination Committee (JKCC) has contemplated a plan to carry out a protest march towards Raj Bhawan on Monday (May 06, 2019) against the government’s failure to release their bills which are pending with various departments. The chairman of the JKCC in a communiqué has…
Read More »DDC Budgam asks officials to implement ban on illegal brick kilns,stone crushers
District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar on Friday urged the concerned to ensure that the ban on illegal brick kilns, stone crushers and mining of earth, sand and boulders across district Budgam is made operational. In a meeting with the officials, the DDC stressed on taking strict…
Read More »Strong chance of weather improvement from Saturday: Weather forecasters predict
Forecasters on Friday said that the wet weather conditions prevailing in the valley will improve from Saturday. Director Meteorological department Sonam Lotus said that they expect improved weather conditions from May 4. “Currrently it is raining in central Kashmir, Srinagar, and Jammu,” Lotus said. They expect occasional rain with thunder,…
Read More »New era of state focused growth and sustained profitability will rescript economic lives of people of the state: Pervez Ahmed
A felicitation function was organized by the JK Bank Officers in Jammu region, who were recently elevated in the career progression of the Bank to their next levels, in which the Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed was felicitated in presence of D.K. Pandoh, Rahul Bansal, and Vikram Gujral Directors on…
Read More »Woman killed in hit-&-run in Sopore
In a hit –and-run case,a 65-year-old woman was killed when a rashly driven truck hit her near Model Town in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. The victim has been identified as Noora Begum, wife of Abdul Ahad Dar. According to sources, Noora Begum was rushed to…
Read More »Dr Kaiser appointed as interim principal GMC Srinagar
The divisional administration on Friday gave the interim charge of Principal Government Medical College (GMC) to Dr Kaiser Ahmad Kaul. “Consequent upon the directions given by the Chief Secretary, J&K, Dr Kaiser Ahmad Kaul, HOD Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Srinagar is hereby directed to take over the charge of Principal,…
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