Awantipora Police on Tuesday said to have arrested a drug peddler during vehicular checking in village Sharshali Khrew, in south Kashmir’s Awantipora. According to police statement issued to KNS reads khreew police intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK03B-3507 and during search of the said vehicle poppy straw(fukki) weighing about 35 kgs was recovered from […]
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday extended the hearing of cases in virtual mode till September 20 for courts in red zone areas to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Srinagar wing of the high court falls in the red zone. The judges can hear the cases in online mode inside their chambers […]
Former bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar joins today as the new Election Commissioner. He takes the place vacated by Ashok Lavasa who joins the Asian Development Bank as Vice-President. Kumar, a retired 1984-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will have a five-year tenure and retire in 2025. He will preside over the next Lok Sabha polls […]
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today paid a visit to the Hazratbal Shrine, the historic holy shrine located on the banks of the Dal Lake and took stock of the facilities being put in place for the facilitation of the devotees coming to the shrine. The Lt Governor paid obeisance at the magnificent shrine and prayed […]
Security forces on Tuesday busted a militant hideout in Khenatar village area of Poonch and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. Senior Superintendent of Police Poonch, Ramesh Angral said a joint search operation was launched by the police, army and BSF in Khanetar on Tuesday morning following specific inputs. “A militant hideout was busted […]
Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Srinagar and urged Central and UT Governments to take concrete steps for their dignified rehabilitation in Kashmir. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), the protesting wives of former Kashmir militants expressed disappointment over non-fulfilment of promises made by Central and UT Governments. […]
An unusually sharp exchange between India and China on Monday, going by the irreconcilable statements issued by the two armies, has led to fears of a military escalation on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in case the situation is not resolved quickly through bilateral talks at a political and diplomatic level. These statements followed the moves by […]
The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) administration is all set to conserve the six Mughal gardens in a bid to empanel them as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) mandated world heritage sites. A meeting was held recently to formulate a plan for renovation and restoration of the Mughal gardens. The restoration work of these […]
The situation in East Ladakh continues to remain tense with the Indian Army matching the heavy weapon posturing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday after pre-empting China from moving into the dominating heights south of Pangong Tso on August 29-30 night, people familiar with the development said. “The situation is very tense in the Chushul […]
New Delhi: Congress leader and chairman of Parliamentary standing committee on Information and Technology Shashi Tharoor has written to Lok Sabha Speaker that the panel would like to be apprised of the impact of the suspension of internet services on Jammu and Kashmir, while examining evidence from central and state representatives on the issue, as […]