Kashmir: Mother Of Slain Militant Booked Under UAPA; Police Say She Arranges Arms For Ultras
A 55-year-old woman, whose militant son was killed in a gun battle in 2018, has been booked under stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. The police are also looking for her daughter who has also been named in an FIR. A police statement said that the woman, Naseema Banoo, […]
Ailing elderly prisoner dies at Central Jail Srinagar
Srinagar, June 28, KNT: A 70 year old ailing prisoner lodged at Srinagar Central Jail died on Sunday after he collapsed in the bath room. Police sources identified the deceased inmate as Ali Muhammad Kumhar son of Muhammad Sultan, a resident of Charar-e-Sharif area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources told news agency KNT […]
Ladakhis seek govt help amid face-off with China
Dozens of villages don’t have any communication lines for many days. Srinagar: Dozens of nomads and shepherds are trying to get help of the administration to take their livestock for grazing into Kargil or into the Sonmarg area of Kashmir as army and troops deployed after the standoff with China are not allowing any civilian movement […]
80 Kanal land retrieved at Ghagwal
Pucca house, Boundary Wall demolished during anti-Encroachment drive GHAGWAL, JUNE 27: An anti encroachment drive was today carried out by district Administration Samba under the supervision of District Magistrate, Rohit Khajuri, here at village Ghagwal. A team headed by Sub divisional magistrate Ghagwal, Ram Kesh Sharma and comprising Naib Tehsildar, SHO Kuldeep Raj and other […]
Dr Jitendra Singh avails online domicile certificate from Doda
Doda June 27:(KNS) Union Minister of State in Prime Minister Office and Member Parliament Udhampur- Doda Constituency Dr Jitendra Singh today availed his online domicile certificate from his home district Doda. The Union Minister applied for the domicile certificate through online mode by following all the rules, regulations and documentary formalities and accordingly Tehsildar Doda […]
Div Com Kashmir reviews Progress of various developmental works in B’la
BARAMULLA, JUNE 27: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today conducted an extensive tour of district Baramulla to have first hand appraisal of various developmental activities undertaken by different agencies across the district. During the visit he inspected facilities put in place at COVID-19 hospital established in Sub-district Hospital Sopore and took stock of various […]
BJP must safeguard lands, jobs, admission in professional colleges of J&K permanent residents: Rana
Jammu June 27:(KNS) National Conference Provincial President, Mr Devender Singh Rana in a statement issued today to KNS, urged the BJP and the Jammu and Kashmir Administration to come up with a roadmap for safeguarding lands, jobs admission in professional colleges of the permanent residents, saying some of the recent moves, especially the domicile rules, […]
Manoj Dwivedi to hold additional charge as Admin Secy of GAD, DG JKIMPARD
Jammu June 27:(KNS) Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi will also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department and Director General, J&K Institute of Management Public Administration and Rural Development. An order issued in this regard by the General Administration Department said that in the interest of administration, Commissioner Secretary […]
J&K Power Development Department Targetted by Hackers, Essential Data Compromised
In the first cyberattack in J&K, hackers on Friday wiped out essential data from the servers of the state Power Development Department, sending its engineers into a tizzy. Chief Engineer Aijaz Ahmad said the department has pressed men and machinery into service to restore the data and systems. Officials of the department have lodged a […]
COVID-19: Kashmir reports one more death, tally in J-K reaches 93
Srinagar: A day after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 45-year-old woman from Khanabal area of south Kashmir died at a hospital here on Saturday. The woman’s death, second in a day on weekend, took the fatality count due to the covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 93. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS […]