Advanced arrangements in place to ensure transparent, safe elections in JK: SEC Sharma
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 22- The State Election Commissioner, Jammu and Kashmir, K.K Sharma, today said that all advanced arrangements are being put in place to ensure transparent, safe and secure conduct of first time District Development Council elections, ULB and panchayat by elections in the Union Territory. These remarks were made by State Election Commissioner, while […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 9, 49,550 stranded JK residents; 8,09,258 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 9,49,550 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, […]
Death of student: Govt suspends members of District Medical Board Sgr
Advisor Khan ensured strict action against the erring Board members JAMMU, NOVEMBER 22: Taking prompt action against those alleged to be responsible for the death of differently abled class 10 student in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Government today suspended three members of District Medical Board Srinagar along with Class-IV. It is alleged that the […]
45 travelers among 564 new covid-19 cases in J&K, total 106548
45 travelers were among 564 new novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 106548, officials said on Sunday. They said that 274 of these cases were reported from Jammu Division and 290 from Kashmir Valley. Among the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 107, Baramulla 52, […]
Pampore butchers start selling mutton at government approved rates
Pampore: Butchers in saffron town Pampore of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday started selling mutton at government approved rates. The J&K administration recently fixed mutton rates at Rs 480 a kilogram. The rates were fixed after consumers complained about exorbitant mutton rates. But mutton dealers had objected to the government rates saying they were […]
BSF finds tunnel along IB in Samba
Jammu: Border security force on Sunday claimed to have found a suspected tunnel along the international border in Samba district saying it may have been used for infiltration. An official said that a patrolling party of BSF found a small tunnel in Regal area of Samba on the IB. “The tunnel is located close to […]
Army soldier committed suicide in Poonch
An army trooper committed suicide at a post along Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu, officials said on Sunday. They said the trooper belonged to army’s 39RR and was posted at Nambal post in village Salootri. He has been identified as Havaldar Rajender Singh. While confirming the incident, Police post incharge Jhallas M […]
Drone like object spotted along LoC in Poonch, security on high alert
An alert has been sounded along Line of Control in Poonch district after a flying object was spotted in the mountainous district’s Mendhar sector on Sunday morning. Official sources told GNS that the object was probably a drone and army has even reported hit it with a shell. SDPO Mendhar Z A Jafri told GNS […]
Art 370 Implemented By Nehru, Congress ‘Nervousness’ Unfortunate: Mehbooba
SRINAGAR: Peoples’ Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday termed the Congress party’s “nervousness” to speak up on Article 370 as “unfortunate” even as she accused the government of leaving the people to fend for themselves in the “Naya Kashmir which BJP wants to build.” “Unfortunately after August 2019, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Two Women Injured In Cross LoC Firing
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 […]
