Lt Governor administers Oath to KK Sharma as State Election Commissioner
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 30: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today administered the oath to Sh. Kewal Kumar Sharma as State Election Commissioner. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated Sh. Kewal Kumar Sharma for his new appointment. Sh. Kewal Kumar Sharma was serving as Advisor to the Lt Governor before being appointed as State Election Commissioner. […]
Grande attack on CRPF camp in Namtehal, no injury reported
Suspected militants on Friday evening lobbed a grenade towards Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Namtehal area of Chadoora district Budgam. However, no loss of life or injury was reported in the incident, officials said. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a grenade was lobbed upon 43 BN CRPF in Namtihall […]
Lt Governor reviews winter preparedness & logistic arrangements of various departments
Asks Officers to be responsive and take comprehensive measures to minimize the difficulties of common people Directs PDD to maintain buffer stock, Sets deadlines for replacement of transformers SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 30: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today reviewed the winter preparedness and logistic arrangements of various departments in a meeting here at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor directed the […]
Covid-19 crosses 94000 mark with 566 new cases in J&K
The covid-19 tally crossed 94000-mark as 566 new infections were reported in last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. Among the cases, Srinagar reported 141 cases, Budgam 26, Baramulla 66, Pulwama 20, Kupwara 25, Anantnag 12, Bandipora 14, Ganderbal 28, Kulgam 3, Shopian 12, Jammu 109, Rajouri 5, Udhampur 30, Doda […]
Wasn’t allowed to offer Friday prayers :Farooq Abdullah
Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today said that he was not allowed to offer Friday prayers. Talking to local news gathering agency KNS over phone, he said, ” They don’t allow me to offer prayers. And today was a reverred day. They are oppressing Muslims.” National Conference twitter handle had earlier reported that Farooq Abdullah […]
Prayers go up, blessings come down is the message from today’s gathering at Dargah Hazratbal, VOV lens man Tariq Shah captures some of the glimpses of today’s gathering at Hazratbal
Thousands of people had come to Dargah Hazratbal on Friday not only to have Ziyarat of Holy Relic but also to offer Friday prayers. It was a huge gathering at the shrine of Hazratbal after months of lull as the authorities did not allow any such gathering in Hazratbal due to pandemic. There were scenes […]
Thousands converge at Dargah Hazratbal in connection with Milad-un-Nabi (SAW)
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Thousands of people including a large number of women and children converged at Dargah Hazratbal to get a glimpse of Holy Relic and for the Friday prayers. There was a lot of commotion while people were entering into the shrine as the markets were also full with no social distancing. […]
K K Sharma resigns as advisor to LG J&K, appointed State Election Commissioner
Srinagar: Kewal Kumar Sharma, advisor to the J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has resigned over his appointment as State Election Commissioner. “Sh K K Sharma resigns as Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of J&K; appointed State Election Commissioner, “J&K government’s official spokesperson, Rohit Kansal tweeted this afternoon. KR
PM Modi condemns killing of 3 BJP workers in J-K
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the killing of three BJP workers in Jammu and Kashmir, and said they were bright youngsters doing excellent work there. The three BJP workers were shot dead by militants in Kulgam district, police said. “I condemn the killing of 3 of our young Karyakartas. They were bright […]
Fight against 5 August decisions taken by New Delhi last year to continue: Omar Abdullah in Drass
Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) delegation led by Omar Abdullah, Friday stated that the fight against last year’s 5 August decision by New Delhi will continue as the decisions were imposed on J-K people illegally. Addressing a gathering in Drass, Mr. Omar, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that […]
