Former J&K chief secretary Iqbal Khanday passes away
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary Iqbal Khanday passed away Monday morning.Reports said that Khanday was suffering from cancer for some time before breathing his last here today.The 1978 batch IAS officer Khanday…
Kargil coldest at minus 8.8; Weather to remain dry for next three days: Met
Srinagar: A partial cloud cover will continue in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, Kashmir Meteorological department said.The cloud cover has helped improve the minimum temperatures across the Valley.Meanwhile, the Met department said…
Indian forces involved in ‘extrajudicial killings of unarmed Kashmiris’: Pak minister
Srinagar: Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur has condemned the “brutal use of force” in Kashmir.Radio Pakistan quoting the minister said Indian forces are involved in “extrajudicial…
Rupee sheds 9 paise against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to 72.02 against the US dollar in early trade Monday at the interbank foreign exchange, halting its four-day winning streak, ahead of RBI’s board meet.Fresh demand for the American currency…
25 Votes ‘Stolen’, DC Poonch requests re-polling for a Sarpanch Halqa in Poonch
Poonch, Nov 18 : In a first incident of its kind, there has been “theft” of 25 votes for election to a Sarpanch and the Deputy Commissioner Poonch has requested the Chief Election Officer J&K to conduct polling afresh for the post in…
Mushtaaque: The Film Man of Kashmir!
Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad Khan is an actor of stage, Radio, Television and a filmmaker. He is also a theater practitioner. He started his career back in 1988.Born and brought up in Srinagar, Khan has acted in and has directed more…
Militant hideout busted, arms, ammunition recovered in Shopian
Srinagar, Nov 18 : Security forces on Sunday busted a militant hideout and recovered large cache of arms and ammunition and other articles in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said.They said on a tip off security…
Traffic Plan For Tomorrow on Srinagar-Jammu National highway
JAMMU-SRINAGAR (NHW-44)
Subject to fair weather and road condition, tomorrow on 19.11.2018, traffic movement on the Jammu- Srinagar NHW-44 would be one way for both LMV’s/HMV’s which shall be allowed to move from Jammu towards Srinagar.…
Teacher suspended for election campaigning, abusing female voters in Poonch
Poonch, Nov 18 : Deputy Commissioner Poonch has placed under suspension a teacher for indulging himself election campaigning as well as allegedly abusing female voters during election duty in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The…
Hizbul announces planned meeting in Srinagar, authorities on alert
Srinagar: A statement purportedly issued by Jammu and Kashmir’s largest militant group – the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) – has been doing the rounds on social media since Saturday evening, prompting authorities to closely monitor the law and…