Jammu-Srinagar highway closed at Ramban due to landslide

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed at Ramban due to landslide

Jammu,  The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was blacked for traffic after a landslide in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. There was a landslide at Digdol area in Ramban resulting in blocking of the highway, they said. Men and machines are working to clear the landslide to reopen highway for traffic, they said. PTI

BJP creating fear psychosis among voters to win polls: Mehbooba

BJP creating fear psychosis among voters to win polls: Mehbooba

Agencies Srinagar : Asserting that alleged misappropriation of the sacrifices of jawans and polarising the electorate hasn’t helped BJP, Peoples Democratic Party (PIDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said now the saffron party is creating fear psychosis by using “national security” as a guide to prepare ground for another Balakot like strike to win the […]

Govt assigns additional charges to 4 officers

Govt assigns additional charges to 4 officers

Srinagar : The government Monday assigned additional charges to four officers in the interest of administration. According to an order issued by General Administration Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, shall hold the charge of Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Information Department, in addition to his own duties. […]

NIA issues second summon to Geelani’s elder son

NIA issues second summon to Geelani’s elder son

Agencies Srinagar : Dr Naeem Geelani elder son of Hurriyat Conference (g) chairman Syed Ali Geelani, received second summon from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) asking him to attend the agency’s Delhi headquarters for questioning in a funding case. This is the second time in about a week that Dr Naeem has been summoned by […]

India-Pak troops trade heavy fire along LoC in Rajouri

India-Pak troops trade heavy fire along LoC in Rajouri

Srinagar : The armies of India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged fire along the Line of Control in Nowshehra Sector of Rajouri district, an official said. An official said the Pakistan troopers targeted army posts along Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector today at 8:15 am today. “Pakistan violated ceasefire in Nowshera sector of […]

Army man dies of cardiac arrest in Poonch

Army man dies of cardiac arrest in Poonch

Srinagar : An army man died due to cardiac arrest in Mandi area of Poonch district on Monday. A police official said Havaldar Vijay Hokash of 40 RR suffered cardiac arrest at Sawjiyan in Mandi along LoC while he was on duty. He was immediately shifted to nearby health facility where doctors declared him dead […]

Raj Kumar Goyal relieved as Secretary to JK govt

Raj Kumar Goyal relieved as Secretary to JK govt

Srinagar: Government Monday relieved Secretary Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS to the Jammu and Kashmir government and appointed him as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, government of India. “Upon his appointment as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Mr. Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS (JlC1990) is hereby relieved […]

“Paramilitary Soldiers Forced People To Vote For BJP”: Mehbooba Mufti

“Paramilitary Soldiers Forced People To Vote For BJP”: Mehbooba Mufti

Agencies JAMMU:  The National Conference and the PDP on Thursday alleged that uniformed personnel coerced people to vote for the BJP and EVMs malfunctioned in some places with the Congress button not working during the first phase of polling in Jammu’s Poonch area. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti tweeted a video showing voters raising anti-BJP slogans […]

BJP would scrap Article 370 after forming next govt: Amit Shah

BJP would scrap Article 370 after forming next govt:  Amit Shah

Agencies KAILIMPONG:  Hitting out at opposition leaders for being “unhappy” with air strikes on terror camps, BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would remove Article 370 from Kashmir “after forming the next BJP government” at the Centre. Article 370 of the Constitution grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Criticising West Bengal Chief […]