PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of “sabotaging” the participation of political parties other than the BJP in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir by not allowing them to campaign freely. Mehbooba’s allegations came as major political parties in the Valley, including the NC and the PDP, blame […]
Srinagar :Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two Jash-e-Mohammad militant associates in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Awantiopora. In a statement, the police said that it arrested two militant associates with outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad from Tral and Pampore area who are involved in providing shelter, support, logistics as well as in transporting of arms/ ammunition […]
Baramulla: A Police officer was placed under suspension after allegedly taking bribe at Police Post Palhalan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police officials said that a case has been registered against the officer and an investigation is underway. He has been placed under suspension and a departmental enquiry has also been initiated against him, they […]
Recently the forest department and Pahalgam development authority came in news when on the social media several videos went viral showing the authorities demolishing temporary hutments of nomads in Mamal village of Pahalgam. This created a lot of resentment and reactions from the political parties. Mehbooba Mufti visited some of the areas where the authorities […]
Srinagar : An Army man was killed while another sustained injuries during cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Lam Sub Sector of Nowshera in Rajouri district. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the Army man who lost life is of the rank of Havaldar while the injured is of […]
The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting to review the preparations to roll out plying of digital taxi services in Jammu and Kashmir. The Administrative Secretaries of the departments of Housing & Urban Development, and Transport, Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar and Jammu, and RTO, Jammu […]
The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam chaired a meeting to review the sector-wise implementation of PMDP projects in terms of the physical and financial progress achieved till date. Extensive deliberations were held to review the progress of key developmental projects to augment infrastructure in road, power, and renewable energy sectors. The meeting also reviewed […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 9,28,252 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 661 fresh cases of novel coronavirus in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 105376, officials told GNS on Friday. Giving district-wise details, they said Srinagar reported 169 cases, Baramulla 63, Budgam 53, Pulwama 22, Kupwara 27, Anantnag 16, Bandipora 21, Ganderbal 28, Kulgam 6, Shopian 3, Jammu 98, Rajouri 10, […]
KULGAM : An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found near Masjid in Shurat area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday afternoon. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the IED was detected by Army’s 9RR, CRPF and J&K police near Amhadia Masjid in Shurat village, which was fit in a pipe. […]