Noor Din Shah (Suhaf) passed away during the intervening night of August 1-2, 2020 on other side of the border. Noor Din Shah (Suhaf) has migrated to Pakistan few decades back and lived in England for pretty long time he was basically from Ali Kadal locality of Downtown. Tariq Ahmad Shah his nephew and other […]
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is facing heat within his party National Conference (NC) and other political parties for his climbdown from Article 370 restoration stand. Omar Abdullah recently wrote in a national daily, saying that he will not contest elections for being a Chief Minister of a Union Territory, advocating […]
New Delhi: Highlighting the angst of Jammu and Kashmir apple growers who haven’t been able to sell their crop because of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, Lt Governor GC Murmu has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs, demanding extension of the Market Intervention Scheme under which the government procures the produce. “The breakout of […]
On December 19, 2018, 48 sarpanchs from Jammu & Kashmir elected just days ago called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They had contested the polls risking militant attacks, with both the National Conference and PDP boycotting the elections that were held under Governor’s rule, and 708 of 2,135 halqas in the Valley saw no contestants. Most […]
The Chief Secretary J&K B.V. R. Subrahmanyam and the Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh visited parts of Srinagar city area to take stock of the security and deployment arrangements on the occasion of Eid festival. The CS and DGP were accompanied by the IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar and SSP Srinagar Dr Haseeb Mughul. […]
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said the extension of PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti’s detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA) is an “abuse of law” and “assault” on the constitutional rights of every citizen of the country. Wondering how a 61-year-old former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister is a threat to public […]
Arms and ammunition were recovered along the line of control (LoC) in Machil sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday morning, claimed Army. An Army spokesperson said, “During the early morning today, the troops deployed along the LoC in Machil sector noticed suspicious movement of unidentified persons, some 600 meters on our side. “The […]
JAMMU, AUGUST 01: On day 69 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 24 domestic flights with 2,241 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 990 passengers aboard 9 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 15 domestic flights with about 1251 passengers on […]
JAMMU, AUGUST 01: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,77,539 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 on Saturday reported 613 novel coronavirus cases, taking the overall tally to 20,972 in J-K. Among them, 145 were reported from Jammu and 468 from Kashmir. Giving district-wise details, unnamed official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that Srinagar reported 305 cases, Baramulla 23, Pulwama 58, Kulgam 4, […]