SRINAGAR, April 16: An army man who had gone missing from south Kashmir earlier this month has joined the Hizbul Mujahideen militant group, police officials said today. Idrees Mir, who was posted in the Army’s Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) unit, joined the group yesterday, a police official said. The official said Mir had […]
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J&K: Minor reshuffle in administration
Srinagar, Apr 10: The state government on Tuesday ordered transfer of heads of various departments. In an order issued through General Administration Department here under number 580-GAD of 2018, dated10-04-2018, government has ordered transfers of following heads of departments: 1. Masarat Hashim, KAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Deputy Director, Tourism, […]
Gunfight breaks out in Kupwara
Srinagar, March 20: A gunfight broke out between government forces and militants at Check Halmatpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. A police officer told news agency GNS that a joint team of army and SOG launched a cordon-and-search operation at Check Fatehkhan adjacent to forest area of Halmatpora today at around 3:00 pm. […]
Three militants Owais Bhai, Hammas Bhai and Shabir Bhai trapped at Balhama Srinagar
Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces at Balhama, Khanmoh, 13 Kms away from Srinagar City. Sources said that three militants identified as Owais Bhai, Hammas Bhai and Shabir Bhai believed to be trapped in the house of Ghulam Mohammad S/O Ghulam Mustafa Bhat. The house reportedly belongs to a surrendered militant. The cordon-and-search-operation […]
Governor approves sacking Drabu from council of ministers
Governor NN Vohra on Monday approved PDP’s proposal of terminating Haseeb Drabu from the council of ministers. Drabu, finance minister of the state has been sacked by the PDP over his controversial remarks that Kashmir was not a political but a social issue. Raj Bhavan sources told news GNS that Governor has approved government decision, dropping Drabu from […]
PDP Removes Haseeb Drabu from Council of Ministers
In a major Political Development in Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday removed defiant, Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu, from the Council of Ministers reportedly for “gross indiscipline” days after Dr Drabu termed Jammu and Kashmir merely a social issue in his speech at a Delhi conference. more details […]
J&K Bank wins MHSM Gold cup
Chairman compliments team members for victory Srinagar, Feb 27: J&K Bank chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Parvez Ahmed has complimented the bank’s football team for winning the first Maharaja Hari Singh Memorial Gold Cup Football Tournament. The team outplayed their rivals Real Kashmir Football Club by a single goal in the summit clash at GGM Science […]
Rise in militancy because of anti-youth policies of PDP: NC
Demands judicial probe in ‘nepotism, loopholes’ in present Govt Srinagar, Feb 26: The opposition National Conference (NC) on Monday lashed out at the state government especially People Democratic Party (PDP) for benefitting their relatives and workers, saying that the Kashmiri youth are taking arms because of the anti-youth policies of the present dispensation. According to the KNS […]
Naeem Akhtar nominated as Treasurer JKPDP
Jammu, Feb 26: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), president Ms Mehbooba Mufti has nominated Mr Naeem Akhtar Andrabi as Treasurer JKPDP.
JKVIB list with Madni’s son a cruel joke: NC
‘Mehbooba personally answerable for brazen trend of nepotism’ Srinagar, Feb 23: National Conference on Friday asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to explain how the son of PDP Vice President and her Uncle as well as the nephew of PDP General Secretary Peerzada Mansoor Hussain figured in the list of selected Executive Officers for the J&K […]