GATE aspirants airlifted to Jammu
Srinagar: Hundreds of GATE aspirants whose travel to Jammu exam centers got cancelled due to heavy snowfall have been airlifted to Jammu by the authorities in Kashmir.
Officials in the Kashmir divisional administration told Kashmir News…
Sajad Lone comes in support of separate divisions for Chenab, Pir Panchal
Srinagar: Welcoming the decision of creating separate division for Ladakh, Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Friday demanded creation of separate divisions for Chenab and Pir Panchal regions to end miseries of people living…
Omar reiterates NC’s promise of granting divisional status to Chenab valley, Pir Panchal
Srinagar: Soon after the government orders creation of separate division to Ladakh, National Conference (NC) Vice President and former chief minister, Omar Abdullah on Friday reiterated party’s promise of granting divisional status to…
JK Govt makes Ladakh a separate division
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government today approved the creation of Ladakh as a separate division.
In a detailed order, the government said Ladakh has been created as a separate Administrative and Revenue Division, therefore the state…
Govt claims on alertness exposed with another spell of snow: Tarigami
Declare snowfall as natural calamity or state disaster to compensate losses
Srinagar: Tall claims made by the government on their alertness have been exposed with another spell of snow causing break-down of health services, massive…
Thousands of Umrah pilgrims stranded at IGI Airport Delhi
Srinagar: With cancellation of flights due to snowfall on Thursday, thousands of Kashmiri pilgrims who returned from Umrah from Saudi Arab are stranded at the IGI Airport in New Delhi.
Mohammad Amin Wani, one of the stranaded Umrah…
Video | Jawahar Tunnel avalanche: Three policemen buried under snow rescued so far
Three policemen have so far been rescued from the site of an avalanche that buried a police post near Jawahar Tunnel last evening, official said on Friday.
Two among the trio were identified as Gulzar Ahmad and Ghulam Nabi.
Earlier…
Filing militancy-related charges against journalist Aasif Sultan further undermines press freedom in…
New York: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called upon the Jammu and Kashmir police to immediately cease all legal proceedings against journalist Aasif Sultan and release him from jail after local news outlets reported that formal…
Omar Abdullah asks those aligned with BJP to explain report on purported Defence Ministry note
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Friday said he would like to see how those aligned with the BJP would explain reports that the Defence Ministry had protested over the mechanism being adopted by the PMO for the Rafale deal.
He…
SC refuses to entertain sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat”s plea seeking security for his family
The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat's plea seeking security for his family.
A bench of justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked Bhat to approach the Gujarat High Court with his plea.
Earlier…