Former Ministers, Ex MLA, Sikh Progressive Front call on Lt Governor

Former Ministers, Ex MLA, Sikh Progressive Front call on Lt Governor

JAMMU, MARCH 14: Former Ministers, Ex MLA, and a delegation of Sikh Progressive Front called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at Raj Bhavan here today. Former MoS, Sh. Pawan Gupta met Lt Governor and submitted a memorandum of demands pertaining to augmentation of water supply, better road connectivity with widening of major roads, construction of […]

10 new ANM/GNM Schools and 5 Nursing Schools to be fully operational in J&K

10 new ANM/GNM Schools and 5 Nursing Schools to be fully operational in J&K

JAMMU, MARCH 14:  The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of Health and Medical Education Department to create 119 posts in respect of various ANM/GNM schools, and Nursing Colleges.  The approval was given to create these academic and administrative posts in respect of 6 […]

105 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

105 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

Srinagar:: Fifteen travellers were among 105 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. Among the fresh cases, 25 were from Jammu Division and 80 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total tally to 127640.  

Shopian gunfight: Youth suffers pellet injury in eye

Shopian gunfight: Youth suffers pellet injury in eye

A 22-year-old youth has suffered injury in his left eye due to pellets fired by government forces to disperse protesters amid a gunfight at Rawalpora area in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Sunday. A local militant was killed in an overnight gunfight while a US-made M-4 carbine and 36 Armour piercing rounds were recovered […]

Shopian Gunfight: Militant Killed, Operation on

Shopian Gunfight: Militant Killed, Operation on

Shopian: A militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Rawalpora area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that one unidentified militant has been killed so far while as operation is on in the area. Earlier, on saturday […]

Tourism Deptt organises grand roadshow in Chennai

Tourism Deptt organises grand roadshow in Chennai

Evokes huge response from tour operators, public CHENNAI, MARCH 13: The Department of Tourism, J&K in collaboration with the Travel Agents Society of Kashmir (TASK) organised a grand promotional evening and road show in Chennai in which more than 160 prominent travel agents including heads of main travel bodies participated. The highlight of the event […]

Div Com reviews land acquisition process for Khaleni-Kishtwar-Chatroo; Jammu Akhnoor Roads

Div Com reviews land acquisition process for Khaleni-Kishtwar-Chatroo; Jammu Akhnoor Roads

JAMMU, MARCH 13: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today reviewed the progress on land acquisition for National Highway 244 Khaleni- Kishtwar- Chatroo and Jammu Akhnoor Road here at a meeting with concerned officers. The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner Central, ACR Jammu, besides senior functionaries of NHIDCL and other concerned, while Deputy Commissioner Doda […]

South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Shopian

South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Shopian

Encounter has started between militants and government forces in Rawalpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and Army launched a cordon and search operation in Rawalpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, […]

3 covid-19 deaths, 99 fresh cases in J&K

3 covid-19 deaths, 99 fresh cases in J&K

Thirty travellers were among 99 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir even as three persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. Among the fresh cases, 24 were from Jammu Division and 75 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total tally to 127535. Among the fresh cases, the […]

7 overground workers of Hizbul Mujahideen arrested in J-K’s Shopian

7 overground workers of Hizbul Mujahideen arrested in J-K’s Shopian

Police on Saturday said they had arrested seven overground workers of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen from Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Shopian Police arrested seven terrorist associates linked with proscribed terrorist outfit HM,” the police said in a tweet. They said incriminating materials were seized from the arrested persons. A case has been registered […]