Washington- Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden wants India to take necessary steps to restore rights of all Kashmiris, and has expressed disappointment over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the implementation of the NRC in Assam. These measures are inconsistent with the country’s long tradition of secularism and with sustaining a multi-ethnic and […]
In this pandemic lockdown many social organizations, trade bodies including KCCI and DAK have expressed concern over the growing trend of alcohol and drug menace in the society of Kashmir. with thousands of youth without any jobs, many of them have taken to drugs and alcohol. Society has been questioning the role of police in […]
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to administration of Jammu and Kashmir on a petition filed by J-K High Court bar association leader Mian Abdul Qayoom challenging his detention. Mr.Qayoom is detained under Public Safety Act since August 7 last year. The 76- years-old is the longest surviving president of the Jammu and Kashmir […]
Anantnag, June 26, KNT: A trooper and a boy were killed after suspected militants attacked a road opening party here in Bijbehara town of South Kashmir’s Anantnag town. Police sources told news agency KNT that militants fired upon a Patrolling Party of 90 Battalion CRPF G-Coy at Padshahi Bagh Bijbehara resulting injuries of trooper […]
Tral, June 26 : The encounter that had ensued at Tral yesterday has ended with the killing of all three militans. The gunbattle between militants and government forces in Chewa Ullar area of Tral in South kashmir’s Pulwama district was halted for night on Thursday evening. correspondent from Tral reported that all the three militant […]
In a written complaint addressed to the SHO of Gandhi Nagar Police Station in Jammu district, Inspector General-rank IPS officer Basant Rath on Wednesday urged the officer to “take note of my apprehensions about my life, liberty and bald head”. In an unusual case for Jammu and Kashmir Police, it has received a complaint from […]
JAMMU, JUNE 25: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Navin K.Choudhary, today chaired a meeting to review progress on saturation of Kissan Credit Cards (KCC) to all eligible farmers under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan. Principal Secretary stressed the need for empowering farmers by financial inclusion, extending easy and affordable credit facilities through KCC. “Joint initiatives of […]
JAMMU, JUNE 25 (KNS): The Government on Thursday informed that 127 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 14 from Jammu division and 113 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 6549. Also, 02 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from […]
Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded third death due to COVID-19 as an 65-year-old woman from central Kashmir’s Budgam became fresh victim. Medical Superintendent SKIMS Professor Farooq Jan told Kashmir Despatch, One COVID-19 positive patient 65 year old woman Of NasrullahPora Budgam expired on 25/6/20 At 05:20 pm with cause of death being cardiopulmonary arrest. […]
BUDGAM, JUNE 25: District Development Commissioner, Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today said that Kanihama village in Budgam district shall be developed as Handloom Village. These remarks were made by the DDC while chairing a meeting of officers to take review on formulation of action plan and work distribution for the project here. The DDC said […]