Tral gunfight: One militant killed, operation on
One militant was killed after a gunfight broke out between militants and the government forces in the Machoma Tral area of South Kashmir’s Awantipora on Thursday, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). An unidentified senior police officer told GNS that in initial exchange of firing one militant has been killed and the […]
JK reports 1249 new positive cases, 46530 recovered so far
Govt launches free general OPD services by Specialists/MBBS Doctors for J&K residents under National Tele-consultation Service JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 23: The Government on Wednesday informed that 1249 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 646 from Jammu division and 603 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases […]
BJP’s block development councilor from Khag shot dead
Srinagar: A BJP worker and block development councilor (BDC) of Khag Budgam was shot dead near his ancestral residence at Dalwash village in the Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday late evening. A senior police officer told GNS that the BDC chairman Bhupinder Singh left two PSOs in police station khag and left ancestral home […]
Power shutdown
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, in order to carry out branch cutting and stabilization of 33 KV Gopalpora Pahalgam line, the power supply to the areas fed from the said line and falling under Receiving Stations Hutmurrah, Salia, Sallar, Ashmuqam and Pahalgam shall remain affected on September 24 from 10 […]
Lt Governor condoles demise of former MLA
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 23: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has condoled the sad demise of former MLA and senior Political leader, Shri Som Nath. In a condolence message, the Lt Governor prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and courage for bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.
Former MLC, Chairman, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC),Members of Unaided CBSE Schools associations call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 23: Former MLC and members of Association of Unaided CBSE Schools called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here today at Raj Bhavan and sought his intervention for early redressal of their concerning issues. Sh. Ramesh Arora, former MLC met the Lt Governor and projected issues and demands including heritage status for Vikram Chowk […]
B2V3: Lt Governor reviews ongoing ‘Jan Abhiyan’ at Akhnoor
‘Jan Abhiyan a mechanism to ensure on-spot redressal of public grievances, a step towards bringing governance to the doorstep of public’: Lt Governor ‘Government shall encourage actual developmental initiatives instead of mere announcements’: Lt Governor DCs, SPs to conduct weekly grievance redressal camps at Sub Division level Instructs officers to ensure saturation of individual beneficiaries […]
‘Slapped, Abused’ by Kashmir Police for Story on Cyber Cell ‘Bullying’, Journalist Says
Srinagar: Journalist Auqib Javeed was busy writing a story when he got a call from a police officer whose number he had saved on his phone. But it was the officer’s subordinate who was on the line, asking him to visit the Jammu and Kashmir police’s cyber cell the next day. “I knew it could be […]
Humour mills go on overdrive after late night boom in Srinagar
Srinagar: It’s a sonic boom! It’s a pressure cooker bursting! It’s a quake! And yes, the late night boom that reverberated across the city and several parts of south Kashmir on Tuesday was indeed a quake, seismologists later confirmed. But before that, social media humour and rumour mills were already on overdrive with messages facetious, […]
PDP steps up legal battle for Mehbooba Mufti’s release from “illegal” detention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting ready for a prolonged legal battle for the release of its president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, whose detention the party leaders described as “illegal” and “questionable in a democracy”. Iltija Mufti, daughter of Mehbooba Mufti, told the media today that she had […]