Another batch of 5,124 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 5124 pilgrims left Jammu for the cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, an official said. “The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Jammu in an escorted convoy of vehicles for the Valley today,” he said. An official said for Pahalgam route 2498 males, 426 females, 19 […]
Two soldiers injured in cross LoC firing in Rajouri sector
Agencies Jammu : Two Army personnel were injured in cross border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the Romali Dhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the firing from across the border on […]
J&K govt orders transfers, new postings in forest department
Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered transfers and new postings in the forest department. As per an order, Abhijeet Joshi, in-charge DCF, DFO Basholi has been transferred and posted as DFO Social Forestry, Jammu vice Sanjay Kumar Gupta. The Charge of DFO Basholi shall be looked after by Ashwani Kumar, ACF, DFO Eco Task […]
PUF Protests Against Highway Ban During Amarnath Yatra
SRINAGAR — Peoples United Front — an alliance between the parties of bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal and former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid — Friday staged a sit-in here to protest the ban on civilian traffic on a stretch of Srinagar-Jammu national highway for over five hours a day during Amarnath yatra. Members of the front led by […]
Govt revives Road Accident Victims Fund
Srinagar : The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik on Friday approved notification of the “Road Accident Victims Fund” along with scheme for realization and disbursal of amount. Officils said the objective of the fund is to provide immediate succor to the dependents/ kith and kins/ legal […]
Pak will not dare attempt Kargil-like infiltration in coming years: Army chief
Agencies Pakistan will not dare to attempt to infiltrate India like it did Kargil in 1999 because it has “seen the consequences”, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said on Friday and asserted that the armed forces are keeping a tight watch in border areas. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event […]
Highway ban will affect local people immensely: CPI(M)
Srinagar : Sate Secretary CPI(M) Ghulam Nabi Malik, Friday said that the decision of Jammu and Kashmir administration to restrict plying of civilian vehicles on the 97-km stretch from Qazigund to Nashri on Srinagar-Jammu highway and suspension of train services on Banihal-Qazigund rail section from 10 am to 3 pm for 46 days during Yatra […]
Budget 2019:Petrol,Diesel To Be Costlier; Tax On Super-Rich,Gold Imports
Agencies NEW DELHI — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raised import duty on gold, levied additional surcharge on super rich and brought a tax on high value cash withdrawals as she sought to spur growth with reduction in corporate tax and sops to housing sector, startups and electric vehicles. Presenting […]
Youth found dead inside water tank in Anantnag
Srinagar : A body of 25-year-old youth was found inside a water tank at Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Reports said that some locals spotted the body inside water tank (water reservoir) constructed by PHE department in forest area of Achabal and immediately informed police about it. A police team reached […]
South Kashmir: Militant Killed In Shopian Gunfight
SRINAGAR — A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was Friday killed in a gunfight with state forces in Narwani area of Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said. Acting on a specific information about the presence of militants in Batpore-Narwani area of Imam Sahib in Shopian district, state forces launched a cordon and search operation Friday morning, a […]
