Rainfall lashes valley, temperature drops

Rainfall lashes valley, temperature drops

According to the metrological department, weather is overcast with some stations reporting light to moderate Rain in J&K and generally cloudy in Ladakh. Fairly widespread to Widespread light to Moderate rain with thunderstorm and gusty winds (at some places) is most likely during next 12-24hrs in J&K Kargil district of Ladakh especially along Zojila -Drass […]

Lt Governor, CIC discuss transfer of complaints & appeals pending with erstwhile J&K Information Commission

Lt Governor, CIC discuss transfer of complaints & appeals pending with erstwhile J&K Information Commission

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today interacted with Sh. Bimal Julka, Chief Information Commissioner through video conference and discussed about the transfer of pending complaints and appeals with erstwhile J&K Information Commission to the Central Information Commission, New Delhi. Sh. D.P Sinha, Information Commissioner for UTs also joined the discussion, besides Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief […]

DDC shopian tours various developmental works

DDC shopian tours various developmental works

District Development Commissioner, Shopian Choudhary Mohammad Yasin today tours block Harman Shopian in order to resume works being done under MGNREGA and others schemes to boost rural economy in spite of lockdown period so that people of the area can get benefited by these schemes and the District Administration is always on forefront and hope […]

Muscular approach bound to fail in Kashmir: PDP

Muscular approach bound to fail in Kashmir: PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura on Thursday termed youth’s killing at Budgam by CRPF as deeply excruciating and totally reprehensible, stating that the firsthand account narrated by the victim’s uncle has turned CRPF’s statement on the said incident ruthlessly incredulous. According to statement issued to KNS, He said that the […]

Thirty persons recovered, allowed to walk home in Chrar

Thirty persons recovered, allowed to walk home in Chrar

Authorities on Thursday discharged thirty Covid-19 suspects from quarantine establishment in Chrar area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), warm send off was given to at least thirty Covid-19 suspected persons who were quarantined in Model Degree College Zaloosa Chrar-e-Shareef soon after ten positive cases were reported back to back […]

Supreme Court Verdict on 4G in Jammu and Kashmir Undermines the Rule of Law

Supreme Court Verdict on 4G in Jammu and Kashmir Undermines the Rule of Law

On May 11, the Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking the restoration of 4G internet services in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The plea was premised on the rights violations caused by suspending the internet during a pandemic and national lockdown, including the rights to health, education, freedom of speech, freedom of trade and access […]

NC in a bind: Party against J&K delimitation but its MPs could need to be part of exercise

NC in a bind: Party against J&K delimitation but its MPs could need to be part of exercise

Srinagar: The Delimitation Commission set up by the Narendra Modi government to redraw parliamentary and assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir has left the National Conference (NC) in a bind over whether it should participate in the exercise or not. The government had on 6 March constituted the commission, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana […]

Nocturnal gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Kulgam

Nocturnal gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Kulgam

Srinagar: Nocturnal gunfight breaks out between militants and goverment forces in Yamrach of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thrusday. Reports reaching said that a joint team of Police, army’s 34RR and CRPF launched cordon search operation in Yamrach. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, triggering […]