JKYF distributes six lakh rupees among 43 families in Kishtwar
Srinagar:J&K Yateem Foundation on Monday distributed about Rs 06 lakh among 43 families including 06 families from the minority community, at Kagrana Keshwan in Kishtwar district of Jammu province. Kagrana village is located about 25 km from Kishtwar headquarters. The spokesman said that thirty-five persons including 14 women, one infant and 20 men lost their […]
Let us all support war against corruption: Er Rasheed
Srinagar:Reacting to Governor’s remarks against corruption, Er Rasheed has said that any step taken with sincerity to eradicate corruption should be welcomed and it is most appropriate to take bigger fishes to task on priority, however asking militants to kill corrupt politicians is a confession that government has miserably failed to handle the issue and […]
People of state feeling vulnerable in absence of elected government: Dr Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the state is caught in a blizzard and the need of the hour requires us to give a combined response to the challenges the state is facing particularly on its identity. Addressing workers and party functionaries at party headquarters […]
Amarnath: 13,377 Pilgrims pay obeisance today, cross last year’s mark
Srinagar;On the 22nd day of the ongoing Amarnathji Yatra, 13,377 Yatris paid obeisance at the Holy Cave and cumulatively since the beginning of the pilgrimage on 1st July 2019, 2,85,381 Yatris had darshan at the Holy Cave. The spokesman said that during last year’s 50 days Yatra, the total number of pilgrims who visited Holy […]
Governor, Union Minister flags off Electric Buses in Srinagar
Srinagar,: Governor Satya Pal Malik and Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, today flagged off new JKSRTC Electric Buses in Srinagar here at SKICC. A total of 20 E-Buses will ply on different routes in Srinagar. Kewal Kumar Sharma and K Skandan-Advisors to Governor; Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, Principal Secretary, […]
ACB to tighten screws on tainted PSU officials
Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has decided to widen its ambit to check rampant corruption and to “crack whip” on big fish enjoying prime posts in various government owned corporations. Reliable sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS), that feeling upbeat over the recent directions and praises from the Union Home Minister, the ACB has decided […]
After 13 years, India gets consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
New Delhi: After being slammed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violation of the Vienna Convention on consular relations in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, a chastened Pakistan announced its decision to grant him consular access. The announcement was made in a press statement from Islamabad issued after midnight Indian time on Friday.It added […]
DGCA suspends AirAsia pilot for wrongly transmitting hijack code on Srinagar flight
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday suspended an AirAsia India pilot for a period of three months for erroneously transmitting the ‘hijack code’ to the Air Traffic Services during a Delhi-Srinagar flight on June 9, sources said. “As one of the engines had stalled at this I5-715 flight of AirAsia India, first officer (pilot) […]
Doctor slapped, harassed wife after we lost twins: Kashmir man alleges negligence by govt hospital
Srinagar:A Kashmir-based journalist on Thursday wrote an open letter to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, alleging medical negligence by the Lal Ded Hospital in Srinagar which led to the death of his twin babies. Abid Soffi has also alleged that his wife was slapped by one of the doctors and asked to shut […]
Imran to take up Kashmir issue with Trump
ISLAMABAD: The scheduled meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump tomorrow (Sunday) in Oval Office of White House Washington could make or break affairs between the two countries which experienced sour ties for more than one year. The Prime Minister is leaving for Washington today (Saturday) via Doha since he is […]