South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Pulwama

South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Pulwama

Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Gundipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. The Kashmir Police Zone tweeted, ” On the specific input of KulgamPolice, encounter has started at Gundipora area of Pulwama. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow, reads the tweet.(GNS)

19 arrested for rioting, hooliganism in Srinagar: Police

19 arrested for rioting, hooliganism in Srinagar: Police

Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar have arrested 19 accused persons, who were allegedly involved in hooliganism, rioting, anti-national sloganeering and stone-pelting outside Yasin Malik’s house in the Maisuma area of Srinagar on Wednesday evening. Regarding the incident, a case under FIR number 10/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Maisuma […]

Will uniform academic calendar work in J&K?

Will uniform academic calendar work in J&K?

Srinagar: Recently, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta took a path-breaking decision to have a uniform academic calendar for both Kashmir and Jammu divisions. It has a lot of challenges on the ground, especially because of the harsh winters when many areas get cut off by heavy snowfall and it would be impossible for […]

Lt Governor, Union MoS inaugurate North India’s first Industrial Biotech Park in Kathua

Lt Governor, Union MoS inaugurate North India’s first Industrial Biotech Park in Kathua

Inauguration of Industrial Biotech Park will transform the Economy & enable scientists to tackle challenges of climate change: LG The enabling infrastructure will fuel new wave of Innovation & impact various sectors, from health & agriculture to cosmetics & materials, says the LG With new Biotech capabilities and innovation, J&K UT, bestowed with more than […]

Amid tourism boom, Govt to revive ‘home stays’ in Kashmir to avoid space crunch

Amid tourism boom, Govt to revive ‘home stays’ in Kashmir to avoid space crunch

All hotels, houseboats, guests houses booked in advance; those who had shut hotel business reviving it again; Record number of tourists arriving in Valley: Secretary Tourism Sarmad Hafeez; says directions passed to Development Authorities, SMC to ensure waste management Srinagar, May 28: Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to revive home stays in Kashmir amid […]

Lt Governor lays foundation stone for conservation & restoration of historic Shalimar Garden

Lt Governor lays foundation stone for conservation & restoration of historic Shalimar Garden

UT Government, in collaboration with JSW Foundation, is making consistent efforts to restore the glorious heritage of J&K, which will further give a fillip to tourism in the region: LG SRINAGAR, MAY 28: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today laid the foundation stone for the conservation and restoration of the historic Shalimar Garden at Srinagar. In […]

Ashok Parmar visits Rajouri; reviews development projects

Ashok Parmar visits Rajouri; reviews development projects

Says ‘SHGs to be roped in for better implementation of JJM’ RAJOURI, MAY 28: Principal Secretary, Jal Shakti Department (District Prabhari), Ashok Parmar, today visited Rajouri and took a comprehensive review of development activities being carried out in the district during a joint meeting of concerned officers and public representatives. District Development Council Chairman, Chowdhary […]

J&K reports 7 new covid-19 cases, no death

J&K reports 7 new covid-19 cases, no death

Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that six of the cases were reported from Jammu and one from Srinagar districts, taking the overall tally to 454234—166458 in Jammu and 287776 in Kashmir. There […]

Mission Youth instrumental towards satiating aspirations of J&K Youth

Mission Youth instrumental towards satiating aspirations of J&K Youth

SRINAGAR, MAY 28: “Young people should be respected, valued and listened to, be supported and encouraged in building personal and social relationships, developing their innate abilities and talents for their own benefit and benefit of the society at large”, envisioned the J&K Youth Mission initiative of UT government. Implementation of Mission Youth in Jammu and […]