Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday issued a clarification regarding the discount on electricity and water charges it announced along with a Rs 1350 industrial revival package earlier in the day. Spokesperson J&K government, Rohit Kansal tweeted that the 50 percent discount on electricity and water charges announced in today’s package corresponded to […]
Lieutenant Governor J&K Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated J&K Police Women’s 2020 Cricket Tournament at Degree College, Anantnag. According to KNS, Lieutenant Governor Sinha congratulated the young players for their efforts and wished them a bright future. Teams from southern districts including Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama will take part in the tournament. SSP Anantnag Sandeep […]
Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said the Army’s probe findings in Shopian encounter admitting violations of Standard Operating Procedures and Army conduct rules will significantly reduce the trust deficit and alienation among people in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference at the Party office in Gandhi Nagar Jammu, Bukhari extended […]
An army porter died on Saturday in Machil area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. According to SSP Kupwara Shriram Ambarkar, the deceased was on duty when he slipped to death. “The porter was associated with army’s 45RR unit in Machil Kupwara”, said the SSP. The deceased was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared […]
The Army’s admission that it has exceeded legal brief under the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the killing of three persons on July 18 in South Kashmir’s Shopian district has brought focus back on the AFSPA with human rights bodies seeking its revocation. Meenakshi Ganguly, director, Human Rights Watch, South Asia has […]
At least 28 shops and a house were gutted in a fire in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The fire erupted in the main market in Khari, 16 km from Banihal town, at around 10.45 pm on Friday, tehsildar (Khari) Ashok Chakravorty told PTI. He said fire and emergency services […]
A middle aged woman was on Saturday killed after a speedy truck hit a motorcycle in Mujgund area in the outskirts of Srinagar city on Saturday morning. Reports reaching to Kashmir News Service said that a speedy truck (JK16A-8123) hit a biker resulting to the death of middle aged woman. The deceased has been identified […]
A 15-year-old boy drowned while he was taking a bath in the interiors of Dal Lake at Jogi Lankar in Rainawari area of Srinagar on Saturday. An official told the news agency KNO that the teenager was taking a bath along with two others in the Dal Lake when he drowned. “His body was fished […]
Even the parliament MP from Srinagar and Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said that because of lack of oxygen many patients died in Jammu city and demanded better patient care both in Jammu and Srinagar cities. Farooq Abdullah was responding to the different media reports including in some Delhi based media outlets, blaming the authorities […]
An army vehicle met with an accident in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, leaving two soldiers reportedly injured. Reports said that an army vehicle skidded off the road and crashed into a field in Dangerpora village. They said that two soldiers were injured in the mishap, who were shifted to a […]
