Illegal sand extraction goes unabated in Central Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Despite government ban, illegal extraction of stones, boulders and sand from streams is going unabated in villages of Ganderbal district.
The locals said that the extraction of sand and boulders is going on in different parts of…
Forest employees demand reorganization of department
JAMMU: The employees of the Jammu and Kashmir forest corporation today staged a protest here demanding release of pending daily allowances and regularization of their jobs.
The employees under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir forest…
DGP Sanctions Scholarship of Rs. 3.10 lakh for wards of deceased Police Personnel
SRINAGAR: Director General of Police Shri Dilbag Singh, IPS has sanctioned scholarships in favour of 62 wards of deceased Police personnel for the academic session 2018-19. An amount of Rs. 3,10,000/- scholarship have been sanctioned out of…
Kashmiris are targeted in and outside the state: JKDFP
Srinagar: Strongly condemning the harassment of Kashmiri Students at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) has said that Kashmiri youth are being targeted on every front in and outside the…
Sedition charges against Kashmiri AMU students: Mehbooba asks New Delhi to intervene
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked New Delhi to intervene and help in withdrawing the cases against Kashmiri Aligarh University students.
The former CM…
Goa BJP’s website hacked, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ message posted
An old website of BJP's Goa unit was hacked Monday by unknown persons, who posted the message 'Pakistan Zindabad' on it, a party functionary said.
The identity of the group which possibly carried out the cyber attack "Team PCE" and an…
Civic Polls: 36 wards to go to polls in final phase
Srinagar: With many candidates elected unopposed and a number segments not receiving a single nomination, there will be voting in only 36 of the 132 wards which are scheduled to go for polls on Tuesday in the fourth and final phase of urban…
Police refutes reports of Anantnag teacher joining militancy
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday refuted the reports of a teacher joining militancy in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
A police spokesman said a photograph of a private school teacher from Chee Anantnag was circulated on social media…
WhatsApp updates ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature
Srinagar: WhatsApp has updated its ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature, with respect to the time limit in which users can revoke messages, reports said.
The update gives users a window of up to 13 hours, 8 minutes and 16 seconds in which…
Diesel price hiked again; wipes out Rs 2.5/litre cut
New Delhi: Diesel price rose for the 10th consecutive day Monday to wipe out all of the Rs 2.50 per litre cut in rates announced earlier this month through excise duty cut and oil company subsidy.
The government had, with effect from…