Youth ready to contribute for self-reliant Jammu and Kashmir: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that the youth is ready to become entrepreneurs and contribute to self-reliant Jammu and Kashmir. Sinha made the comments while delivering a keynote address at the IIT-2020 Global Summit, organised by PanIIT USA. He also said that growth prospects depend on inclusive, people-centric policies to create sustainable development. […]
Police arrests rape accused in Kulgam within six hours
Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a rape accused within 06 hrs in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. In a statement, Police said that it arrested the accused involved in rape of a minor girl within 06 hours. Police Station Devsar received a complaint stating that a 17 year old minor girl (name with held) […]
In Pulwama village, civilian property damaged after people vote in DDC polls
On Friday night, unknown persons damaged the property worth lakhs of people who polled their vote the third phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Karimabad village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Local sources told a local news agency, Kashmir Dot Com (KDC), that on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday, property worth lacs […]
Health employee suspended for DDC election campaigning in Kupwara
Kupwara: Authorities on Saturday placed under suspension an employee of health department for campaigning in favour of his son who is contesting in the DDC elections as an independent candidate from Nutnussa constituency in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The employee, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh of Zabb Magam Handwara, had also filed nominations as the independent candidate […]
Bag with “Fakhr-e-Kashmir” logo creates panic in Poonch
A suspicious bag with the logo ‘Fakhr-e-Kashmir’ was found near mini secretariat Mendhar that created panic in the area, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unidentified official sources told the agency that at around 8 am, a suspicious bag was found near mini-secretariat, Mendhar. “The bag had a logo of two weapons crossed with […]
BJP govt only understands language of street protests: Adhir on farmers stir
Ahead of the farmers scheduled meeting with the Union ministers on new farm laws, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said the BJP-led government at the centre only understands language of street protests. He said the party had sought more consultation and scrutiny of the legislations through Parliament Standing Committee, but the plea […]
Campaign for retrieval of Kashmir under Pakistan: BJP to Mufti, Abdullah
Srinagar: Accusing the National Conference and PDP of resorting to “open loot of J&K’s resources through dynasty rule”, Bhartiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chug Saturday said that time is over for the “dynasty rule” in J&K and the “Gupkar gang is feeling unnerved over the growing popularity of BJP in Kashmir and Jammu regions”. Chug […]
Petrol price at 2-yr high of Rs 83 per litre, diesel at 73.32
New Delhi: Petrol price on Saturday breached the Rs 83 per litre-mark in Delhi for the first time in more than two years after a rally in international oil prices forced a 13th increase in rates in the last fortnight. Petrol price on Saturday was raised by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise, […]
Alliance in Ladakh
Even as the centre has yet to announce the new laws for the preservation of a distinct identity of Ladakh region, the joint leaderships of Leh and Kargil held recent discussions and have decided to jointly fight any move by the BJP government to dilute their identity. People of Leh and Kargil are equally unhappy […]
Cross border firing in Kathua
Jammu:Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Saturday. Firing from across the border started around 9.50 pm on Friday in the Hiranagar sector’s Pansar Border Outpost area, drawing a strong and an effective retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), […]