Srinagar Mar 23 PTI A BJP leader had a narrow escape on Wednesday when a leopard entered into his official residence here while he was on a morning walk BJPs general secretary Organisation Ashok Koul was on morning walk at his official residence at Church Lane here when a leopard suddenly appeared in the lawn a BJP spokesman said Koul managed to give a slip to the leopard the spokesman said The Wildlife department was informed immediately and they reached the spot and caged the wild animal he added The leopard was later released in the Dachigam national park here PTI SSB RCJ

Srinagar Dec 31 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday appointed Dr Parvaiz Ahmad Koul as the director of the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences SKIMS hereKouls appointment will take effect from January 1 according to an orderAs approved by the Chairman Governing Body SKIMS Soura Srinagar Honble Lieutenant Governor JK Dr Parvaiz Ahmad Koul Ex-Professor and Head of Department General Medicine SKIMS is hereby appointed as Director Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences SKIMS Soura Srinagar with effect from 01012022 the order readKoul will replace Dr A G Ahangar who retired on Friday PTI SSB ANB ANB

Srinagar Nov 29 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that the union territorys statehood will be restored once the selective killings end and the common people are able to move freely here The BJP is concerned over the selective killings in Kashmir as its activists were targeted BJP general secretary organisation Ashok Koul told reporters in north Kashmirs BandiporaIn these selective killings the BJP leaders are being killed here or the non-Kashmiris or non-Muslims even some Muslims are also targeted We are against every selective killing no religion allows it Koul said He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home minster Amit Shah have on the floor of the Parliament said that the statehood of J-K will be restored and the BJP also supports the demand When the situation in J-K becomes better when it situation will be normal the selective killings will end and common people will be able to move freely the statehood will then be restored he saidTo a question on the conduct of the assembly elections the BJP leader said the polls will be held soon after the delimitation commission submits its reportThe delimitation commission has a time till March 6 next year When the commission submits its report under which 90 seats will be delimited the elections will be followed soon after he said PTI SSB MIJ RCJ RCJ