The Editors Guild of India (EGI), a top body of editors, is planning to send fact-finding teams to states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Orissa to take stock of the shrinking press freedom in these states. The move assumes significance in the wake of escalating arrests and attacks on journalists across the […]
An army officer and two other soldiers besides one more militant were killed in the ongoing gunfight along the Line of Control in Machil area of Kupwara district, official sources said on Sunday. The death toll has so far reached six in the fierce gun battle as a militant and a BSF trooper were killed […]
Army on Sunday claimed to have killed one militant along the line of control LOC in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Srinagar based defense Spokesperson Rajesh Kalia in a statement issued to Kashmir News Service, said suspicious move of unidentified persons detected by own patrolling party near LC fence at Machil Sector on night 7/8 Nov […]
Srinagar: Locals in many districts of Kashmir, especially in Srinagar, are worried as revenue officials were busy in the recent past in identifying land for the establishment of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camps. These fears have multiplied on the ground both in Jammu and Kashmir after recent amendments to the land laws, enabling any outsider […]
Says 6000 residential units being constructed for employees recruited under PM’s package JAMMU, NOVEMBER 07: The Government of Jammu Kashmir Union Territory today said that it is committed to construct 6000 residential units for the employees recruited under the PM’s package. While contesting a news report appearing in section of print media on construction of […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 07: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,15,865 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, […]
SRINAGAR, November 07: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to carry out shifting of 33kv line at Sanat Ghar Bemina, 33kv lines of Bemina-Karan Nagar, Bemina- Feteh Kadal and Bemina Barbar Shah shall observe shutdown on November 08 from 11am to 12:30am. The Receiving Stations to remain off include Bemina 1st, […]
PULWAMA, NOVEMBER 07: Chief Justice, Ms Gita Mittal has said that the witnesses are ears and eyes of the criminal justice system and called for adoption of the witness protection facilities in all the district courts across the J&K. This was stated by the Chief Justice while visiting the Vulnerable Witness Deposition Room and Child […]
At least thirteen persons have sustained injuries, six of them critical, after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded-off road near Sukh Sarai area along Mugal Road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening. Reports reaching GNS said that, a Rajouri bound Tempo bearing Registration number JK-02AQ 5944 met with an accident after the […]
The covid-19 tally in Jammu and Kashmir crossed grim milestone of 98000 with 532 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, officials told GNS. Among the cases, Srinagar reported 132, Baramulla 44, Budgam 43, Pulwama 15, Kupwara 44, Anantnag 7, Bandipora 9, Ganderbal 24, Kulgam 3, Shopian 3, Jammu 96, Rajouri 15, Udhampur 38, Doda […]