Municipal Polls-2018: CEO issues notification for Final Phase

Municipal Polls-2018: CEO issues notification for Final Phase

SRINAGAR : The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K ShaleenKabra today issued notification for the conduct of fourth and final phase of Municipal Polls-2018. The notification has been issued for Srinagar Municipal Corporation (ward No. 01 to 05 & 54 to 73), Municipal Committee Pattan (ward 1 to 13), Municipal Committee Ganderbal (1 to 17 wards), Municipal […]

Govt ready to talk to everyone over Kashmir issue: Rajnath Singh

Govt ready to talk to everyone over Kashmir issue: Rajnath Singh

Lucknow: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the government is “ready to talk to everyone” over the Kashmir issue, while asserting that “terrorism in the Valley is Pakistan-sponsored”. After a meeting of the Central Zonal Council here, he told reporters, “I think the (Kashmir) matter will be resolved. We are ready to talk to […]

J&K Govt Forms Panels For Implementation Of POSHAN Abhiyaan

J&K Govt Forms Panels For Implementation Of POSHAN Abhiyaan

JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday set up panels at state, district and block levels for the implementation of national nutrition mission ‘POSHAN Abhiyaan’ in the state. The General Administrative Department (GAD) has ordered constitution of state convergence plan committee, district convergence plan committee and block convergence plan committee for implementation of the […]

Pakistan’s ‘one-trick pony’ act on Kashmir has no resonance in UN: India

Pakistan’s ‘one-trick pony’ act on Kashmir has no resonance in UN: India

New York : With Pakistan expected to rake up the Kashmir issue during the high-level UN General Assembly session this week, India said a “one-trick pony” can “regurgitate” the same act but “single act plays” have no resonance on multi-lateral platforms like the United Nations. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said […]

Modi, Shah to address mega rally of BJP workers in Bhopal

Modi, Shah to address mega rally of BJP workers in Bhopal

Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a mega congregation of BJP workers during his visit here Tuesday, an event which comes just ahead of the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh. BJP president Amit Shah will also speak at the event, ‘Karyakarta Mahakumbh’ (grand assembly of party workers), being held on the occasion of birth […]

Five of a family die after landslide hits mud house in Doda

Five of a family die after landslide hits mud house in Doda

JAMMU: Five members of a family, including three minors, were killed on Monday when their mud house was buried under debris after a landslide in the Jammu and Kashmir’s hilly Doda district, police said. The incident occurred in remote Gali Bhatoli village of Gandoh when a ‘dhok’ (mud house) was crushed under the debris, a […]

5 Militants, one soldier killed in Tanghdar : Army

5 Militants, one soldier killed in Tanghdar : Army

SRINAGAR — Three more militants and a soldier were killed Monday in an ongoing ‘anti-infiltration operation’ along the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, taking the total number of militants killed in the operation to five, Army said on Monday. Two militants were killed in the operation yesterday. “Three more militants have […]

Security beefed up Mirwaiz detained at home

Authorities have beefed up security in Srinagar city to avoid protests and violence on Friday. Reports said that additional troops were being deployed in all the sensitive places of capital Srinagar city to avoid protests and violence after Friday prayers. Authorities have imposed restrictions in downtown Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir on Friday to […]