Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday said it would take a call on participating in the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) after consultations with the party’s central leadership, even as it asserted that there is a need to have a common platform to fight for the rights of the people of the erstwhile […]
SRINAGAR: A non-government organisation Athrout has distributed oxygen concentrators to various credible NGOs working across Jammu and Kashmir to bolster collaborative efforts to combat the pandemic by augmenting/supporting the NGOs facing a paucity of essential resources and also ensure that people living in far-flung areas are benefitted. “At an event organized at its Head office […]
Srinagar : A prominent religious cleric and Vice President of Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadees, Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri was on Saturday released from detention. A relative of Veeri confirmed to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri has reached home and he was welcomed by locals as well as by relatives. Veeri was […]
People of Jammu have started realizing like the people of Ladakh that they have nothing to rejoice post the abrogation of article 370. These two regions celebrated the abrogation of article 370 and were very happy that they would now get a better deal from the central government especially for their regional identity and jobs […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has transferred 24,000 kanals (3000 acre) of land to the Industries and Commerce Department for investment purposes, Daily Excelsior newspaper reported. According to an official spokesman, while the government has fixed target of 48,000 kanals of land for inviting investments in Jammu and Kashmir, only 24,000 kanals had been transferred so […]
Baramulla: The body of a hunter was on Saturday morning recovered in Alambal area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. They said that Aijaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hussain of Cheenabal, who was a hunter, was found dead and has 12 Bore Gun bullet mark on his body. His body was […]
Journalists’ associations in Kashmir have condemned the recent National Investigations Agency (NIA) raids on a senior journalist and a daily newspaper. On Wednesday, the NIA conducted searches at 10 locations in Srinagar which included the office of Greater Kashmir which is largest circulating English daily in Jammu and Kashmir. It also searched the premises of […]
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 30: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today administered the oath to Sh. Kewal Kumar Sharma as State Election Commissioner. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated Sh. Kewal Kumar Sharma for his new appointment. Sh. Kewal Kumar Sharma was serving as Advisor to the Lt Governor before being appointed as State Election Commissioner. […]
Suspected militants on Friday evening lobbed a grenade towards Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Namtehal area of Chadoora district Budgam. However, no loss of life or injury was reported in the incident, officials said. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a grenade was lobbed upon 43 BN CRPF in Namtihall […]
Asks Officers to be responsive and take comprehensive measures to minimize the difficulties of common people Directs PDD to maintain buffer stock, Sets deadlines for replacement of transformers SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 30: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today reviewed the winter preparedness and logistic arrangements of various departments in a meeting here at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor directed the […]