House gutted, another damaged partially in Eidgah blaze
Srinagar: A residential house was on Wednesday gutted while another suffered partial damage in a massive blaze that broke out in New Colony Wanganpora area of Eidgah in Srinagar, officials said. They said the fire broke out in the residential house of Tariq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Amin Dar in the afternoon and soon […]
Class 10 Jammu and Kashmir board exams begin in Kashmir
The annual board examinations for Class 10, conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE), commenced in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday with COVID-19 safety measures in place, officials said. The examinations are the first major school-related activity in the valley since the pandemic broke out, the officials said. They said […]
Land for CRPF
Central government is very keen for the land to be given to the CRPF so that they establish their battalion headquarters in many districts of Jammu and Kashmir. These reports came in the media from New Delhi based publications sending fears among the common people that their land was not safe now after the recent […]
Online News Portals, Online Films, Content Providers Now Under I&B Ministry
SRINAGAR: The Central Government issued an order on Wednesday, bringing digital or online Media, films and audio-visual programmes, news and current affairs content under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.The development was announced in a gazette notification. The notification declared that the President has signed the order to include online films, digital news and current affairs […]
Cross LoC firing in Poonch
Jammu: The Pakistan Army heavily shelled forward posts and hamlets on Wednesday in three sectors along the LoC in Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. “At about 0915 hours, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms & shelling with mortars along LoC in Kirni, Shahpur […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 492 new positive cases, 92880 recovered so far JAMMU, NOVEMBER 10: The Government on Tuesday informed that 492 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 206 from Jammu division and 286 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 99844. Also […]
Former ministers, ex-legislators, public deputations call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met leaders of various political parties and associations at Raj Bhavan here today. A deputation of Global Kashmiri Pandit Business Foundation (GKPBF) met the Lieutenant Governor and apprised him about the aim of GKPBF to accelerate the industrialization in addition to facilitation of setting up business ventures in […]
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha reviews security arrangements for DDC elections, Panchayats/ULB By-Polls
Asks police, security agencies to facilitate people during elections for maximum participation ‘J&K Police is country’s finest professional forces with splendid history of valour and sacrifice’ JAMMU, NOVEMBER 10: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today reviewed the security arrangements with respect to the ensuing District Development Council (DDC) election and by-elections for Panchayats […]
Kashmir BAR Association defer elections
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (J-K HCBA) has decided not to hold elections as the authorities have sent them several notices to explain their constitution in which they have shown Kashmir as a dispute to be resolved peacefully. According to the senior lawyers of the high court, the […]
Craftsmen of wood carving no longer want to be in the trade
By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan VOV Srinagar Wood carving art is dying and the workers who really give their sweat and blood while carving these images on the wood are now fed up with this trade. Bashir Ahmad who is running a wood carving centre at Khanyar locality of Srinagar is concerned about the duplicate wood […]
