DDC elections: General, Expenditure Observers imparted training
SEC sensitizes officers about their role and responsibility JAMMU, NOVEMBER 05: The training of General and Expenditure Observers deployed for DDC Elections, Panchayat By-Elections and Municipal By-Elections 2020 was held here today at Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Nirvachan Bhawan. The officers from Kashmir Division attended the training through virtual mode from Srinagar CEO Office. […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 7, 93,094 stranded JK residents; 6, 52,802 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 05: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 7,93,094 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, […]
Notorious govt gunman Papa Kishtwari dies of heart attack at police hospital in Srinagar
Srinagar: Former government gunman, Ghulam Mohammad Lone alias Papa Kishtwari accused of murdering many civilians died at a Police Hospital in Srinagar on Thursday, officials said. They said Lone was taken to the hospital from from Central Jail where he was detained as he was unwell for quite some time and was undergoing regular checks […]
Cop found hanging from tree in Budgam village; police identify him as ‘individual working in department’
Budgam: A policeman was on Thursday morning found hanging from a tree in Kanihama Magam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. Locals spotted the body of the cop identified as Constable Muhammad Ashraf, son of Abdul Majeed Rather of Archanderhama Magam hanging by a rope on a tree in the village, an official […]
Ladakh on brink
Ladakh region is facing multiple problems including the standoff with PLA on its eastern side. The clouds of war are yet to be over while the political controversies have started engulfing the entire hilly area including Kargil. BJP is facing a lot of anger on the ground level and the initial honeymoon with New Delhi […]
KU launches PG programme in Anthropology
The University of Kashmir Wednesday formally started the postgraduate programme in Anthropology at its Institute of Kashmir Studies (IKS). The Masters in Anthropology is among new courses introduced at the varsity to enable holistic study of social and cultural systems, with in-depth and interdisciplinary approaches to understand human society. In their messages, KU Vice-Chancellor Prof […]
J&K Election Commission announces 8- phase polling for first ever DDC polls from Nov 28
J&K State Election Commissioner K K Sharma today announced the elections for the first ever District Development Council (DDC) in eight phases from November 28. The elections for the vacant seats of sarpanchs and panchs and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will also be held simultaneously with the DDC Polls, he said. Sharma duirng a presser […]
‘Issue Left over from History’: China ‘Noted’ Pak Move on ‘Provisional Provincial Status’ to Gilgit-Baltistan
China on Wednesday said it has “noted” the recent move by Pakistan to accord ‘provisional provincial status’ to Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). On Sunday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government has decided to accord a provisional provincial status to the Gilgit-Baltistan region of PoK. Reacting to Khan’s remarks, Spokesperson in the […]
Modi govt’s Kashmir policy enters next phase with focus on reforms & political engagement
New Delhi: The recent flurry of activity and developments in Jammu and Kashmir indicate that the next round of the Modi government’s policy in the union territory will continue to have a multi-pronged approach. The administration has started the process of conducting elections of district councils, amended land laws, resolved the long-pending issue of permanent resident […]
JK reports 512 new positive cases, 89254 recovered so far
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 04: The Government on Tuesday informed that 512 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 186 from Jammu division and 326 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 96700. Also 09 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 07 from Jammu […]