Babus, Corruption and JUDICIARY
Judiciary swung into action this week with regard to corruption cases involving seasoned bureaucrats. Acting on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Division Bench of...
A Revealing Story
The J&K Police is the biggest villain for the Central Reserve Personnel Force (CRPF) deployed in the Valley according to a 23-page study -...
News Notes
Remembering TUFAIL
The trauma returned this week when Kashmir observed a shutdown to remember all the youth killed during 2010 civilian unrest. The tragedy...
BRIEFING
SRINAGAR
Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar is the new Chief Justice of J&K High Court. Born in 1953, he graduated in law from Punjab University,...
Newsmakers
CLUBBED: Mohammed Akbar Lone, Speaker Legislative Assembly decided to club two relevant petitions filed by two groups of BJP. One group headed by Prof...
Newsmakers
HIRING: Department of posts, J&K circle, has decided to recruit 274 youth, 113 from Kashmir and 161 from Jammu as Grameen Dak Sewaks within...
Newsmakers
ELECTED: Mohammed Shahnawaz Chaudhary has been elected the President and Pranab Shagotra as the Vice President of J&K Youth Congress. Chaudhary bagged 1,555 votes...
Briefing
Now comes Bollywood boost. Katrina Kaif whose father is presumed to be a Kashmiri, would fly in for the first time to shoot for...
News Notes
Another COMMITTEE
Finally state government has constituted a Task Force headed by the Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department, to look into the circumstances leading...
Briefing
SIACHEN
An investigation is underway about the crashing of a Cheetah chopper over the Siachen glacier. Its pilot Major Chandrashekhar Singh (Hajipur, Patna) was killed...
News Makers
DETAINED: Five members of Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena (BSKS), a Delhi based organization, were detained for few hours for locking the main gate of...
News Notes
Home Secretary’s VISIT
The recent visit of Union Home Secretary R K Singh to Kashmir is being seen as a significant one as it comes...
Briefing
SRINAGAR
J&K Bank board recommended an all time high divided of 33.5% for the fiscal 2011-12 in which its profits soared to more than Rs...
Newsmakers
ATTACHED:
State High Court attached two under-construction bungalows to the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority till further orders. The bungalows near Dachigam National Park violated...
Newsmakers
ARRESTED: Arif Gilkar resident of Khanyar has been arrested for his alleged involvement in stone pelting and cyber crime. Police says his name figured...
