4% seats in professional institutions reserved for Ladakh
24 engineering seats, 35 medical seats for students from UT of Ladakh, in academic year 2020-21 SRINAGAR, AUGUST 04: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting to review status with regard to reservation of seats for students belonging to the Union Territory of Ladakh in professional institutions, for the academic year […]
Illegal constructions at Patnitop: CBI searches underway at 11 places in J&K
Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) raids are underway at 11 places in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the illegal constructions and encroachments at famous tourist resort Patnitop, officials said. They told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting searches at 11 locations that include Jammu, Udhampur, and Kathua districts […]
Unconstitutional measures of Aug 5,2019 need immediate constitutional course correction :Hakeem Yaseen
Chairman Peoples’ Democratic Front ( PDF) and Former m Minister Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen on Tuesday said that celebrating unconstitutional measures won’t change the public discourse in Jammu & Kashmir , instead constitutional course correction could lead to return of normalcy and popular rule. He impressed upon the Prime Minister Narinder Modi and Home Minister to […]
Four injured after protests break out at Lakhanpur toll plaza, restrictions imposed
Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday morning imposed restrictions in areas falling under the jurisdiction of two police stations in Kathua district after violent protests broke out at newly established Toll Post at Lakhanpur leaving four people injured. “Restrictions are being imposed in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kathua and Police Station Lakhanpur,” Senior Superintendent of Police […]
Modi’s Kashmir Policy Exposed, Gupkar Declaration Alive: ANC
Awami National Conference (ANC) on Tuesday expressed strong resentment over curfew like restrictions in Srinagar imposed by J&K Government ahead of first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 and said that Modi’s Kashmir Policy has absolutely failed on ground. According to statement issued to KNS, ANC President Begum Khalida Shah said that it has been […]
COVID-19: Four more die in Kashmir, toll 414 in J&K
The deadly Coronavirus on Tuesday claimed four more lives in Jammu and Kashmir, thus taking the toll of deaths due to COVID-19 to 414 in the Union Territory. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that four patients who died include a 60-year-old male from Draigam Budgam, a 75-year-old male from Khanyar Srinagar, a […]
US doing ‘very well’ against COVID-19, India has a ‘tremendous problem’: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that as compared to big countries, America is doing “very well” in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while India is having a “tremendous problem” battling the disease and China is witnessing a “massive flare up” in infections. India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 18,55,745 on Tuesday with 52,050 people testing […]
Curfew imposed across Kashmir ahead of first anniversary of revocation of Article 370
A curfew was imposed across Kashmir on Tuesday as authorities feared protests and violence ahead the first anniversary of the withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5, 2019, PTI reported. The Srinagar district magistrate in an order said they have received inputs about separatists and Pakistan-sponsored groups planning to observe August 5 as “Black Day”. “There […]
On 1 Year of Article 370 Abrogation, Shiv Sena Seeks Centre’s Report Card on J&K in Parliament
As the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir inches closer, the BJP seems to be getting into a celebratory mood. The party is terming them move as the brightest moment in the lives of people of J&K and Ladakh. However, Shiv Sena, their former ally and now opposition, has said […]
Delhi raised Pangong, Depsang; NSA group to review
The high-powered China Study Group (CSG), led by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, will review Tuesday the discussions held at the fifth meeting on August 2 of the Corps Commanders at Moldo on the Sino-India border and approve the next steps in the disengagement process on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Official sources told The Indian Express that the CSG […]