Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he was voluntarily vacating the government accommodation provided to him 18 years ago due to the change in rules of entitlement in the union territory. Abdullah, who was a Lok Sabha member when the government accommodation in high security Gupkar area here was provided […]
The editor of the Ladakh-based newspaper State Times, Tsewang Rigzin was arrested by the police based on a police complaint lodged by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tsering Namgyal from Ladakh. On 3 September, an unidentified member of a Facebook page called Ladakh in Media posted a comment on Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Vikram Singh […]
Srinagar: Two persons were arrested along with arms and ammunition including M4 US carbine and an AK rifle by joint forces near Jawahar tunnel in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district late last night, official sources said on Wednesday. They said the joint forces intercepted a truck (JK22B-1737), coming from Samba district, near Jawahar Tunnel and recovered […]
The Ministry of Health and Family welfare has allowed a phased reopening of schools and colleges from September 21. In a notice issued Tuesday, the ministry stated that skill or entrepreneurship training too will be permitted from September 21. The ministry has also allowed the reopening of schools for classes 9 to 12 on a […]
The Indian Army on Tuesday said Chinese troops fired their weapons into the air on September 7 to intimidate its soldiers holding dominating heights near a strategic mountain pass in eastern Ladakh, during a failed attempt to close in on a forward position controlled by India, with bullets flying at the contested Line of Actual […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Tuesday evening hurled a grenade on CRPF camp in Nowdal area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior Police officer said that militants lobbed a grenade on camp of 180BN of CRPF in the area which exploded outside camp. He said that no loss of life or injury has […]
Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday extended 4G Internet ban in all but two districts till September 30, saying that it is “absolutely necessary so to do in the interest of the sovereignty and integrity of India.” In pursuance of the recommendations by the Special Committee in its meeting dated August 10 for considering calibrated […]
Jammu and Kashmir Government today issued detailed guidelines for effective implementation of Jan Abhiyan starting across the UT from September 10, 2020 – twenty one days ahead of the Back to Village phase III programme. As per an order issued by GAD, the twenty one day public campaign will broadly focus on three essential components […]
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 08: The Government on Tuesday informed that 1355 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 785 from Jammu division and 570 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 45925. Also 14 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 08 from Jammu […]
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 08: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today met this year’s Civil Services Qualifiers here at the Raj Bhavan and congratulated them for their entry into the prestigious services. Sh.Majid Iqbal Khan from Nowgam, Anantnag, while Sh. Abhishek Augustsya; Ms. Devahuti; Sh. Sunny Gupta and Sh. Shubham Kundal hailing from Jammu met the Lt Governor. […]