Governor visits Jammu, chairs DDB meeting
JAMMU: Governor N.N Vohra today chaired the District Development Board meeting in Jammu to review the implementation of the development programmes which are ongoing and planned to be taken up in the district during 2018-19. The meeting was attended by Sh. B.B. Vyas, Sh. Vijay Kumar and Sh. Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Advisors to Governor; Sh. […]
Four CRPF troopers injured in Bijbehara grenade attack
Srinagar : Militants hurled a grenade on a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Zerpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, leaving four personnel injured. Reports said that the militants hurled a grenade on the CRPF bunker on Bijbehara-Pahalgam road near the govt girls higher secondary school. They said […]
Militant killed in ongoing gunfight in Handwara
Srinagar: One unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter in a village in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that army’s 21 RR and Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Sudal village following inputs about the presence of militants. A police officer said that […]
Governor visits Kupwara, reviews development scenario
SRINAGAR : Continuing his public outreach programme, the Governor N.N. Vohra visited the frontier district of Kupwara to review the pace of developmental works in the district. Immediately after landing, he held a detailed interaction with the elected representatives – MPs, MLAs and MLCs. During their interactions with the Governor, the elected representatives raised several issues of […]
667 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar : A small batch of 667 pilgrims on Thursday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 19 vehicles, a police officer said. This is the smallest batch of pilgrims to leave Jammu since the yatra […]
Kulgam areas, Anantnag town shut to mourn militant killings
Srinagar : A complete shutdown is being observed in south Kashmir’s Islamabad and Kulgam districts on Thursday against the killings of two militants in Islamabad district. Reports said that all shops, business establishments, government and private offices remained closed while public transport is off the roads. According to reports, government forces have been deployed in sensitive […]
Governor reviews traffic management problems
SRINAGAR: Governor N.N. Vohra chaired a high-level meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review problems relating to traffic management in the State. He had detailed discussions with the senior officers of Transport Department, Traffic Police, Motor Vehicles Department and R&B Department, among others. The meeting was attended by Advisors to Governor: B.B. Vyas, K. Vijay […]
KLU protest seeking Kashmiri language compulsory
Srinagar Scores of candidates possessing degrees in Kashmir language Wednesday held a protests demonstration in press colony urging the government to make teaching the Kashmiri language compulsory up to high school level. The protestors asked the government to implement the order passed by School Education Department sanctioning “extension of the teaching of regional languages, viz. […]
Large number of people participated in funeral of Slain Militant at Khudwani.
Srinagar Thousands of people on Wednesday participated in the last rites of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Bilal Ahmad Dar at his native Sofi Mohalla in Khudwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An eyewitness said that two rounds of funeral prayers were held for the slain militant in Khudwani village. Thousands of people participated in the prayers, […]
Militants hurl grenade on CRPF post in Pulwama
Suspected militants hurled a grenade at CRPF men guarding the post office in south Kashmir’s Pulwama township on Wednesday afternoon. A police official said that around 1:20 pm suspected militants hurled a grenade at the CRPF post located outside the post office building in Pulwama. However they said that no loss of life or damage […]
