20 Indian Soldiers Killed, Four Critical In Violent Clash In Galwan Valley
Twenty Indian soldiers were killed during a violent clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, in first such incident involving fatalities in the last 45 years and signalling a massive escalation in the five-week border row in the sensitive region. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed Prime Minister Narendra […]
LAWDA resumes dredging of Brari Numbal Lagoon
SRINAGAR, JUNE 16: Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) resumes dredging of Brari Numbal Lagoon in Shahr-e-.Khass after getting suspended due to the spread of Covid-19. The Vice Chairman, LDA Tufail Matto flanked by engineering wing team today took stock of the works under execution on his visit to Lagoon. He said around 20,000 Cums […]
No mass promotions or entrance tests, clarifies KU
Srinagar: Dispelling rumours doing rounds on social media about entrance tests being conducted by the University of Kashmir (KU) for admission to various post-graduate programs, the University requested the aspirants not to take any notice of such rumours. In a statement, the University authorities strongly refuted the rumour terming it as “false news and highly mischievous”. […]
CPI (M) protests against Modi govt’s anti-people policies
Srinagar, June 16 (KNS): While maintaining the physical distancing norms and observing health advisories, CPI (M) activists Tuesday held protests in several districts of Jammu & Kashmir as part of a nation-wide call for protest against the government’s devastating policies which have resulted in mass miseries, massive unemployment and huge sufferings for the people. The […]
JKAP lauds non-applicability of SRO 202; express gratitude to HM, LG
Srinagar, June 16 (KNS): Extending gratitude to the union home minister and lieutenant governor of J&K for nullifying the clauses of SRO-202 mentioned in new recruitment rules, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) on Tuesday urged the government to set-up a high level committee to undo the injustices committed by the previous governments and compensate […]
LONG WAIT
People of Jammu and Kashmir have been waiting from the past ten months for the lifting of restrictions on the high speed internet as the government first banned even the telephones including landlines in Kashmir valley and finally restored phones and internet after more than six months but with curbs on high speed internet. After […]
India-China tensions: One officer, 2 jawans die after clash with Chinese troops
Three Indian Army personnel lost their lives at Galwan region in Ladakh after clashes broke out between the Indian side and the Chinese. The incident took place on Monday night. The Indian Army confirmed the developments and issued a statement soon in the matter. “During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place […]
Junaid Mattu Loses No-Confidence Motion, Removed As Srinagar Mayor
Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattu was Tuesday ousted as Srinagar Mayor after 42 of 70 corporators passed a no confidence motion against him. The rest 28 abstained from voting. The micro-political hullaballoo happened in Srinagar Municipal Corporation at a time when Kashmir is in the middle of a raging COVID-19 pandemic, changing political contours, and a […]
Six new corona cases in Ladakh
Ladakh on Monday recorded six coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infected people in the UT to 472. According to the media bulletin released by the Directorate of Health Services, Ladakh, 393 sample reports were received from the National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi. “Of the total sample reports, three positive reports and […]
Shopian Encounter: Three militants killed, operation on
Srinagar, June 16:(GNS) Three militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight with government forces in Turkwangam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that three militants were killed in the operation. However, he said, the identity of the slain militants was yet to be ascertained. A senior Police officer told […]
