SRINAGAR: In a significant development, the administration of Jammu & Kashmir has constituted a high-level committee to examine the issue of enhancement of retirement age of teaching faculty in government colleges in the Union Territory. According to the news agency KNO, the seven-member committee headed by the advisor of High Education Department will examine the need […]
SRINAGAR: Two women were injured after the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fire along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu, officials said on Saturday. They said that Pakistan army resorted to firing and mortar shelling in Degwar, Malti and Dallan, leading to the injuries to two women. Identified as Mansha Bi (18) daughter of […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 9,38,476 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, […]
26 travelers were among 608 new cases of novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 105984. Among the cases, official sources told that 311 were reported from Jammu and 297 from Kashmir Valley. Among the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 124, Baramulla 40, Budgam 47, […]
The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has written to Jammu and Kashmir’s State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma to complain that the candidates put by seven-party conglomerate are not allowed to campaign. In a letter, the PAGD chairman and National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah wrote that candidates put up by the PAGD are immediately […]
Srinagar: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) President, Dr Farooq Abdullah has written to J&K Election Commissioner, K K Sharma alleging gross “interference in democracy” by the authorities ahead of the upcoming DDC and Panchayat elections. A letter shot by Farooq to Sharma reads that the candidates put up by the PAGD, the united front […]
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of “sabotaging” the participation of political parties other than the BJP in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir by not allowing them to campaign freely. Mehbooba’s allegations came as major political parties in the Valley, including the NC and the PDP, blame […]
Srinagar :Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two Jash-e-Mohammad militant associates in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Awantiopora. In a statement, the police said that it arrested two militant associates with outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad from Tral and Pampore area who are involved in providing shelter, support, logistics as well as in transporting of arms/ ammunition […]
Baramulla: A Police officer was placed under suspension after allegedly taking bribe at Police Post Palhalan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police officials said that a case has been registered against the officer and an investigation is underway. He has been placed under suspension and a departmental enquiry has also been initiated against him, they […]
Recently the forest department and Pahalgam development authority came in news when on the social media several videos went viral showing the authorities demolishing temporary hutments of nomads in Mamal village of Pahalgam. This created a lot of resentment and reactions from the political parties. Mehbooba Mufti visited some of the areas where the authorities […]