Kulgam Encounter: 3 soldiers, ASP Kulgam injured, Ops on
Kulgam: Three soldiers and a police officer were injured in an ongoing encounter at Adigam village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. A top official said that during the ongoing gunfight, three soldiers and ASP Kulgam were injured—all are stable. The operation is underway, he said. Pertinently, a joint […]
CRPF Personnel Dies After Falling from Lift in Central Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died after falling from a multi storey lift in the Kakanmaran area of central Kashmir, officials said. An official said that the 27-year-old CRPF man fell from lift of an under construction building in Budgam district of Kashmir. He has been identified as Praveen Kumar from Haryana. […]
MeT forecast generally dry weather from tomorrow, possibility of light snow on few higher reaches tonight
Srinagar: While rains lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir, weatherman here on Friday forecast generally dry weather with brief spell of rain and thunderstorm at isolated places by the end of this month and dry weather till October 6 thereafter in J&K. Also light snowfall has been forecast on a few upper reaches tonight. A […]
Affarwat Gulmarg Receives Season’s First Snowfall, Rains Lash JK
SRINAGAR: Gulmarg, the renowned ski destination in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, witnessed its first light snowfall of the season on Friday. The Affarwat Gulmarg Mountains received a light dusting of snow, signaling the end of an extended dry spell. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir experienced a spell of light to moderate rainfall overnight, with rains lashing […]
Postal Ballot
Voting through postal ballot for eligible voters engaged in essential services and those assigned election duty began across all four assembly constituencies of Udhampur district. To facilitate this process, the District Administration has established Postal Voting Centers (PVCs) for absentee voters in essential services and Voter Facilitation Centers (VFCs) for voters on election duty. These […]
JK Polls: Low Voter Turnout Reflects Public Sentiment, Says Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the low voter turnout in Srinagar district during the second phase of voting for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls was perhaps a people’s reaction to the Centre trying to project normalcy in the union territory. His remarks came after the second phase of polling on KWednesday […]
Ambitious scheme
Recently the Chief Secretary chaired a meeting of the Power Development Department (PDD) to assess progress on Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) tailored to achieve reduction in distribution losses. Besides Principal Secretary PDD, the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Finance; MD JPDCL/KPDCL; Chief Engineers, representatives from PESL, NTPC and other concerned officers of the […]
Security Tightened In Jammu And Kashmir Ahead Of Second Phase Of Polling
Rajouri, Sept 24: As Jammu and Kashmir will undergo the second phase of assembly polls on September 25, the security has been tightened in the Rajouri district of the territory. As safety measures, security personnel have been deployed in the several areas and vehicles are being checked. Elections in the second phase of assembly polls […]
Voter participation
In a significant outreach effort to encourage maximum Electoral Participation in the upcoming elections, the District Election Office organized a special event in the remote village of Mohargarh, located in Samba 70 constituency. The event, a key part of the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) initiative, featured a Nukkad Natak in the local […]
J&K Polls: Jamaat extends support to ex Hurriyat leader Manzoor Kaloo in Sopore
Srinagar: Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has announced support to Haji Manzoor Ahmed Kaloo, an independent candidate and former Hurriyat leader, who is contesting the upcoming assembly election from Sopore. Speaking with reporters, former president JeI Ghulam Qadir Wani, said that the organisation has historically distanced itself from elections due to instances of rigging in the past. […]
