Former Dy CM calls on Lt Governor
JAMMU, DECEMBER 17: Former Deputy Chief Minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State, Dr. Nirmal Singh called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan today. Dr. Singh thanked and congratulated the Lt Governor for the successful conducting of the DDC election, held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, and discussed with […]
Old people and children asked to stay indoors as cold wave intensifies
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar In the month of December before the Chillia Kallan, a cold wave has gripped the Kashmir valley and the parts of Ladakh, forcing the authorities to issue an advisory to the aged persons and children not to come out unnecessarily from their homes after the sunset till the sunrise. Such […]
Traffic disrupted on key Delhi routes as farmers stay put at border points on day 22 of protest
The agitation against the Centre’s new farm laws enters Week 4 with thousands of farmers camping at border points of Delhi adamant on their demands, and the Supreme Court saying it will form a committee to resolve the deadlock. On Wednesday, the top court observed that the Centre’s talks with the protesting farmers had “not […]
Nocturnal blaze damages 22 shops in north Kashmir
As many as 22 shops were gutted in a midnight blaze at Lawoosa area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The shops in the shopping complex within the Army brigade got damaged in the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday, officials said. The shop owners said that the fire broke out at around 11:00 PM and engulfed the […]
Taliban kill 13 policemen in attacks on two checkpoints
KUNDUZ: At least 13 Afghan policemen were killed when Taliban militants attacked two checkpoints overnight in the north of the country, officials said on Wednesday. The militants stormed and briefly held the checkpoints on the outskirts of Pule Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan province, officials said. The dead, and five wounded, had been taken to […]
Grenade hurled in Bijebehara, CRPF soldier injured
Srinagar: A CRPF man was injured in grenade attack in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district on Thursday, officials said. They said that militants lobbed grenade forces near Bijbehara hospital leaving a CRPF man injured. The injured CRPF man identified as Patil Parmakar of 40 B was shifted to SDH Bijbehara where his condition is stable, […]
Sinha speaks
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that in his few months of being in the office in Jammu and Kashmir he has tried to bridge the trust deficit between the administration and common people. In an interview with national daily, Manoj Sinha said that he will make the administration accountable and will try to make […]
BSF says it killed 2 militants along Pak border in Punjab
New Delhi:The Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down two militants along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab in the early hours of Thursday, official sources said.The armed infiltrators were shot dead close to the Attari front around 2:30 am, they said. More details will be known once the troops conduct a search operation, but a […]
Pulwama militant arrested at gunfight site in Anantnag, says police
Anantang: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a militant at the site of a gunfight that broke out between government forces and militants in Sangam area of Anantnag this morning. The gunfight raged at Gund Baba Khaleel in Anantnag as per police. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a tweet identified the arrested militant as […]
J&K Govt eases out process for seeking records from PRO for left out displaced families of 1947 of PoJK
JAMMU, DECEMBER 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today eased out the process for seeking records from Provincial Rehabilitation Officer (PRO),J&K, for the left out Displaced Families of 1947 of PoJK who have settled outside J&K. Reportedly, around 5400 Displaced families from PoJK which settled in Delhi, UP, Punjab, Haryana and other parts were facing […]
