CRPF trooper shoots self dead in Srinagar
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personal allegedly committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle in Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city on Thursday, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unidentified official sources told the agency that the CRPF man posted at 25 BN Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar committed suicide by […]
Govt signs historic MoU with Flipkart to promote local handloom and handicrafts sector
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 15: In an important step towards the promotion of rural economy and to boost the sale of genuine exotic products of Handicrafts & Handloom sector and find new destinations for niche handmade products from Jammu & Kashmir which hold sway in the international market, the Government today signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding […]
COVID-19: All secretariat employees to undergo Rapid Antigen Testing
The government on Thursday ordered that all the employees working in the civil secretariat in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will have to undergo Rapid Antigen Testing for the deadly COVID-19, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). In an order, the government said that all the employees will have to […]
J-K govt orders new transfer policy for employees
The government on Thursday ordered a new transfer policy for the government employees working in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said that transfer shall be ordered in April every excluding the teaching staff and transfers to Ladakh UT, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). In a order, the government […]
Climate change ‘contentious matter’, says Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett
Washington, October 15 Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says she cannot express a view on climate change because it is a “very contentious matter of public policy.” Barrett made the comment on Wednesday during a line of questioning from Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and her […]
Mumbai Indians start favourites against KKR
An explosive batting line-up and a lethal-at-death bowling attack will give defending champions Mumbai Indians a definitive edge over Kolkata Knight Riders when the two teams clash in an IPL game here on Friday. The defending champions are on a roll having won their last four games, while there are problems aplenty for KKR, who […]
Hurriyat condemns slapping of PSA on three Shopian school teachers
Srinagar : All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday expressed concern over what they said oppression unleashed upon people especially the youth, their arbitrary arrests and the violation of basic human rights in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued, it said such measures aimed at silencing the voice of […]
Mehbooba visits father’s graveyard
Anantnag: Two days after her release, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday visited her father’s graveyard in her hometown Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Eyewitnesses said that Mehbooba was accompanied by several senior leaders of the party when she visited her father’s graveyard. Mehbooba was released after 14 […]
One held along with narcotics in Poonch
Poonch: Jammu and Kashmir police seized one kilogram of narcotics during a raid last night at Mankote area of Mendhar in Poonch district. A police official said that a police party headed by SDPO Mendhar Zaheer Abbas Jafri assisted by SHO Police Station Mendhar Manzoor Kohli established a naka at Mankote on the intervening night […]
Mehbooba walks to freedom
Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has walked to freedom after 14 months of detention and her release was sudden and surprising. Mehbooba Mufti has been most vocal against New Delhi before the abrogation of article 370 and tried her best to get her supporters on the ground before the clampdown during the […]