BJP’s block development councilor from Khag shot dead
Srinagar: A BJP worker and block development councilor (BDC) of Khag Budgam was shot dead near his ancestral residence at Dalwash village in the Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday late evening. A senior police officer told GNS that the BDC chairman Bhupinder Singh left two PSOs in police station khag and left ancestral home […]
Power shutdown
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, in order to carry out branch cutting and stabilization of 33 KV Gopalpora Pahalgam line, the power supply to the areas fed from the said line and falling under Receiving Stations Hutmurrah, Salia, Sallar, Ashmuqam and Pahalgam shall remain affected on September 24 from 10 […]
Lt Governor condoles demise of former MLA
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 23: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has condoled the sad demise of former MLA and senior Political leader, Shri Som Nath. In a condolence message, the Lt Governor prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and courage for bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.
Former MLC, Chairman, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC),Members of Unaided CBSE Schools associations call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 23: Former MLC and members of Association of Unaided CBSE Schools called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here today at Raj Bhavan and sought his intervention for early redressal of their concerning issues. Sh. Ramesh Arora, former MLC met the Lt Governor and projected issues and demands including heritage status for Vikram Chowk […]
B2V3: Lt Governor reviews ongoing ‘Jan Abhiyan’ at Akhnoor
‘Jan Abhiyan a mechanism to ensure on-spot redressal of public grievances, a step towards bringing governance to the doorstep of public’: Lt Governor ‘Government shall encourage actual developmental initiatives instead of mere announcements’: Lt Governor DCs, SPs to conduct weekly grievance redressal camps at Sub Division level Instructs officers to ensure saturation of individual beneficiaries […]
‘Slapped, Abused’ by Kashmir Police for Story on Cyber Cell ‘Bullying’, Journalist Says
Srinagar: Journalist Auqib Javeed was busy writing a story when he got a call from a police officer whose number he had saved on his phone. But it was the officer’s subordinate who was on the line, asking him to visit the Jammu and Kashmir police’s cyber cell the next day. “I knew it could be […]
Humour mills go on overdrive after late night boom in Srinagar
Srinagar: It’s a sonic boom! It’s a pressure cooker bursting! It’s a quake! And yes, the late night boom that reverberated across the city and several parts of south Kashmir on Tuesday was indeed a quake, seismologists later confirmed. But before that, social media humour and rumour mills were already on overdrive with messages facetious, […]
PDP steps up legal battle for Mehbooba Mufti’s release from “illegal” detention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting ready for a prolonged legal battle for the release of its president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, whose detention the party leaders described as “illegal” and “questionable in a democracy”. Iltija Mufti, daughter of Mehbooba Mufti, told the media today that she had […]
LG to chair 20th Administrative Council meeting today; major reshuffle in admin on cards
Lieutenant Governor J&K UT Manoj Sinha is scheduled to chair 20th meeting of the Administrative Council to be held today in Civil Secretariat here in Srinagar. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), an order issued by Commissioner Secretary to Government Manoj Kumar Dwivedi (IAS) reads, “20th meeting of the Administrative Council is scheduled to be […]
Erdogan raises Kashmir at UN General Assembly
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is vying for the leadership of Islamic nations, brought up the Kashmir issue again at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday calling it a “burning issue”. He criticised the abolition of the special status of Kashmir last year saying that steps taken after it “further complicated the problem”. […]