Bifurcation of Civil Secretariat fraught with perilous consequences: JKAP
SRINAGAR, June 18 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Thursday termed the government decision of creating two functioning secretariats instead of full Darbar Move from Jammu to Srinagar a deliberate attempt to create administrative anarchy in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued to KNS, […]
Div Com reviews COVID-19 containment measures in districts with DCs, health functionaries
Jammu, June 18 (KNS): Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, today asked the Deputy Commissioners and health officials to conduct sampling of truck drivers during their movement in their respective districts to contain spread of COVID-19. The Div Com issued these directions while chairing a meeting convened with DCs and other concerned officers to review the […]
DGP J&K chairs a high level meeting at PHQ Jammu
Jammu, June 18 (KNS): Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir, Dilbag Singh on Thursday chaired a high level meeting of officers to review the security scenario of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir particularly on the borders. According to Police spokesman the meeting was held at Police Headquarters, Jammu and was attended by ADGP […]
Militant arrested from Anantnag in J-K
Srinagar, Jun 18 Security forces have apprehended a militant from Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, an Army official said on Thursday. “In a joint operation, security forces apprehended terrorist Imran Nabi Dar late last night (Wednesday) near Janglat Mandi, Anantnag,” the official said. He said a pistol was recovered from the arrested militant, who had […]
Govt Revokes PSA Detention Order Of PDP Leader Naeem Akhtar
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday revoked Public Safety Act detention order of senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar. Naeem was detained at the time of abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. Booked under the stringent PSA, the former minister was initially kept at the Centaur hotel in Srinagar and later […]
Live electric wires on wooden poles, trees pose danger to Langate residents
Handwara, June 18: Residents of Pethpora Ananwan in Langate area of Handwara in north Kashmir on Thursday expresses strong resentments against the PDD department as the low lying electric wire posing serious threat to the lives of the people and their property in the area. The residents said that the electric wire is low lying […]
COVID-19: Senior Kashmiri doctor dies in Saudi Arabia
Srinagar: A 69-year-old doctor from Nishat area of Srinagar has died of covid-19 in Saudi Arabia, his family friend said on Thursday. The sexagenarian was working as senior radiologist in Saudi from last more than 35 years including the local ministry of health. “He worked in a private hospital in Saudi mostly in Jeddah and […]
NO EFFORTS
J&K Tourism Department has taken no tangible steps for the tourist industry in Jammu and Kashmir as this main economic plank of Kashmir is facing severe financial crisis. Recently in the media it was reported that the department is planning about programmes it may conduct once tourists head back to Kashmir. Officials of tourism in […]
South Kashmir: Another gunfight rages, now in Shopian
Srinagar :Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Bandpawa village of Imam Sahib in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thrusday. Reports said said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation Bandpawa. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]
NC dismayed over government’s move to station pivotal departments in Jammu secretariat
Srinagar, 17 June (KNS): Jammu and National conference on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the government’s unprecedented move to station various pivotal departments in Jammu secretariat saying the illogical order besides disempowering Kashmir will impinge on the efforts underway while tackling the burgeoning cases of COVID19 in the valley. In a statement issued to KNS reads, […]