Army trooper dies by suicide in Budgam
An army trooper allegedly committed suicide in Rangreth area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed official sources told GNS that the personnel was identified as Lance Naik Omprakash, who shot himself with his service rifle at Old Air Field and died on the spot. […]
Kashmir cops ‘questioning’ students enrolled in Pakistan colleges, cite radicalisation fear
Srinagar: Several Kashmiri students enrolled in Pakistani institutions have alleged that they have been summoned by police over the past month. Speaking to ThePrint, the students said they were asked multiple questions — where they studied, how they got admission, etc — when they visited the police stations. Parents claim the questioning has left students “frightened”. […]
Srinagar militant attack leaves 2 cops dead
Ahead of August 15 celebrations and amid heightened security, militants fired upon a Deployment Party at Gulshan Chowk Nowgam area of Srinagar city on Friday morning. Three cops sustained injuries among which two succumbed to their injuries. Sources told News Agency KNT that injured cops were rushed to PCR Hospital Srinagar, where two among them […]
Secretary Jal Shakti Department inspects Rangil WSS, reviews restoration work on Sindh Extension Canal Breach
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 13: Secretary Jal Shakti Department, M Raju, today inspected the Water Supply Scheme Rangil besides taking stock of restoration work on Sindh Extension Canal Breach at Malshahi Bagh. He was accompanied by Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control Kashmir and Chief Engineer PHE Kashmir as well as other engineers of the Department. Secretary […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,09,193 stranded JK residents; 2,13,957 via Lakhanpur, 95,236 through special trains
JAMMU, AUGUST 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,09,193 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Advisor Baseer Khan meets scores of delegations at Chadoora, inspects MGNREGA works
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 13: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today held a public outreach programme at Chadoora in Budgam district and met scores of public delegations and individuals who apprised him of their problems and demands. Meanwhile, Advisor also inspected various ongoing development works being executed under MGNREGA in Chadoora block and directed the […]
COVID-19: 536 more test positive as J-K tally nears 27,000
124 travelers were among 536 COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 26949. Among them, official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that 98 are from Jammu Division and 438 from Kashmir valley. Giving district-wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 144 cases, Baramulla […]
Lockdown restrictions to be lifted if SOPs followed properly: DC Srinagar
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary Thursday hinted out that there is no need to implement or extend lockdown restrictions in the district if people will abide SOPs properly. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Chowdhary said that district administration Srinagar conducted several meetings with religious heads and traders wherein lifting of lockdown […]
Congress terms abolition of SHGs an arbitrary decision
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today said the abolition of SHGs, their work quota of 30% was an assault on the livelihood of thousands of engineers involved in the construction work. They Party asked the administration to revoke the decision to avoid further chaos in J&K UT. The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh […]
Enable all students as eligible before holding annual exams: Qayoom Wani
Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum & Former EJAC President Abdul Qayoom Wani has taken a dig on JKBOSE for its hasty decisions with regard to annual exams leaving a room for chaos and confusion for those students who are yet to clear their backlog papers as biannual exams could not be held this […]