United Nations- UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over child casualties in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the government to take preventive measures to protect the children. The Secretary-General’s report on ‘Children and Armed Conflict’ said that the UN had verified over 25,000 grave violations against children globally from January to December 2019, stressing that […]
New Delhi: Three Indian soldiers, including a commanding officer, have been killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, where the two sides have been ranged against each other over the past few weeks. An official statement said: “During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent […]
Srinagar : Junaid Azim Mattu was on Tuesday removed as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) mayor after he lost a no-confidence motion moved against him in the city body. The People”s Conference leader, whose election as Srinagar mayor had generated controversy two years ago, took to Twitter to announce his defeat. “The vote of ”No […]
Kupwara, June 16 (KNO): The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire in wee hours on Tuesday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that Pakistani rangers resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Tangdhar Sector and targeted forward posts of […]
A video of a woman sarpanch pleading before militants has sent shock waves throughout the panchayat representatives in Kashmir. Gulshana, who was elected unopposed as sarpanch from Samipur, Zaingeer, in north Kashmir’s Sopore sub-district, was intercepted by suspected militants on Friday and later set free. However, before she was allowed to go, the militants shot […]
Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu is all set to face a floor test tomorrow even as the Congress on Monday distanced itself from the exercise. While the Congress has the highest number of councillors (17) in a House of 70, mostly comprising independents, hectic parleys, mostly secret, were held today among political parties of the region. […]
Dogged by controversial recruitment policy The SRO-202 was issued by the PDP-BJP government under the chief ministership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on June 30, 2015, making it mandatory for the newly recruited employees to undergo probation for a five-year period on a paltry sum compared to the salaries and perks of their counterparts recruited before […]
Shopian, June 16, KNT: Three local militants including two top Commanders have been killed in an encounter that broke out in the Turkawangam village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district early morning on Tuesday. Local sources told News Agency KNT that three militants have reportedly been killed in the encounter by the government forces including […]
Great work by Doda/Kathua Police, Doda close to becoming militancy free: DGP Jammu 15 June (KNS): “Keep good work up to further consolidate peace and stay focused on your responsibilities while taking all health and security precautions while performing challenging duties, this was advised by the Director General of Police Shri Dilbag Singh to the […]
Srinagar, 15 June (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday sought an effective and inclusive fiscal stimulus package for Jammu and Kashmir economy to tackle with the impact of Post August 5 clampdown and COVID-19 induced lockdown saying that there can be no escape from the fact that that local businesses including public transporters […]