J&K To Have Elected District Development Councils

J&K To Have Elected District Development Councils

Srinagar, Oct 17 : In a major move, the Government of India has amended Jammu & Kashmir’s Panchayati Raj law -1989 for establishment of district development councils for which every district will be divided into 14 territorial constituencies to elect members of the body. According to “the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation […]

Police Busts Militant Hideout In Kishtwar

Police Busts Militant Hideout In Kishtwar

Kishtwar, Oct 16 : Police on Friday claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Kishtwar district. Police in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that on credible inputs, a cordon and search operation was launched by Kishtwar Police along with […]

Principal GMC Tests Positive For Covid-19

Principal GMC Tests Positive For Covid-19

Srinagar, Oct 17: Principal Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, on Saturday tested positive for CoronaVirus. According to news agency KDC, Dr. Samia Rashid Principal GMC Srinagar, who was on the forefront of the fight against Covid-19, turned out positive for pathogen on Saturday. Pertinently, Dr. Samia Rashid is known to have disregarded her age and […]

13 mlitants killed, two caught alive this month: IGP Kashmir

13 mlitants killed, two caught alive this month: IGP Kashmir

13 militants, four of them foreigners including top commander Saiffullah, were killed this month in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that two militants were caught alive in two separate operations in last little over fortnight so far. “13 (militants) were killed including 4 foreign nationals and two (militants) […]

LeT associate held in south Kashmir’s Pampore, booked under UAPA: Police

LeT associate held in south Kashmir’s Pampore, booked under UAPA: Police

PAMPORE: A militant associate of the Lashkar e Toiba outfit has been arrested in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Saturday. Police said that the arrested militants associate identified as Haris Sharif Rather a resident of Zaffran Colony Pampore was involved in providing shelter, logistics “and other support” to the LeT […]

Leh in focus

Leh in focus

Recently Union Minister of State Anurag Thakur came to Leh,  not only with a special message for the politicians, but also for the people and said that they will get more than what they want to preserve their distinct identity and would get complete rights on their land and jobs. He said that China is […]

Anantnag Encounter: 01Hizb militant killed, operation on

Anantnag Encounter: 01Hizb militant killed, operation on

01Hizbul Mujahideen militants has been in killed in an ongoing encounter in Larnoo area of Cherri in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources told GNS, that one Hizb militant has been killed while operation continues, 01 AK-47 was also recovered. However the identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Pertinently, 183 militants […]

Lt Governor approves use of Raj Bhavan’s helicopter for medical emergency evacuation of needy families

Lt Governor approves use of Raj Bhavan’s helicopter for medical emergency evacuation of needy families

Service to be totally free of cost SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 16: In another welfare measure for the underprivileged, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today approved the use of Raj Bhavan’s helicopter free of cost for emergency evacuation of patients living in the remote areas of the Union Territory. During his string of remote areas visits as part […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 6,19,117 stranded JK residents; 4,78,825 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 6,19,117 stranded JK residents; 4,78,825 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains

JAMMU, OCTOBER 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 6,19,117 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, […]