Privatization of power sector is onslaught on the rights of employees and resources of J&K ; Rouf Bhat
Srinagar, June 11 (KNS): Reacting strongly to the design of the govt to privatize the power sector of Jammu and Kashmir against proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill-2020 and privatization of power sector, Pdp leader Rouf Bhat termed it anti-people and anti employee design to snatch the rights of employes and resources of jammu and Kashmir which […]
Army man dies another injured in road accident in Sonamarg 43
Srinagar, June 11:An Army man was killed while as another injured after a vehicle they were travelling met an accident at Baltal Sonamarg in Centeral Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday reports claimed. Reports said that one army man died on spot another were injured in an accident that took place in Baltal sonamarg. More details […]
Budgam gunfight: Militants escaped, ammunition recovered
Srinagar: After the initial exchange of gunfire between the government forces and militants in Pathanpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, militants escaped leaving behind some ammunition including grenade and a pistol. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that they acted on a lead about the presence of militants in Pathanpora […]
Army Soldier Killed, Civilian Injured In Cross-LoC Firing In Rajouri
Jammu– An Army soldier was killed and a civilian injured in cross-LoC firing in Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. Officials said the Pakistan Army opened fire and shelled civilian areas and forward posts in Nowshera sector this morning, leaving an Army man dead and a villager injured. Indian troops guarding the borderline retaliated resulting […]
Kashmiri Students Charged with Sedition in Karnataka Get Bail after Delay in Filing Chargesheet
Three students from Kashmir who were arrested on charges of sedition in Karnataka in February were released on bail after the investigating officer delayed filing the chargesheet against them. The trio were held in the Hubballi city of Dharwad district on February 14 – anniversary of the Pulwama attack- for allegedly shouting “Pakistan Zindabad”. On […]
Centre to send more IAS officers to J&K
The Centre will send some of the UT cadre IAS and IPS officers to Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen the governance system. As some of the officers have been transferred from the Union Territory of J&K to the Union Territory of Ladakh, the need is being felt to fill the gap. On Tuesday, the Ministry […]
US On Its Way To ‘Very Big’ Comeback Post Coronavirus, Says Trump As Cases Cross 2 Million
Now that people are getting their jobs back and the stock market is booming after the crisis triggered by coronavirus, the United States is on its way to a “very big comeback”, President Donald Trump has said. “We are on our way to a very big comeback,” Trump told reporters at the White House on […]
COVID-19: 28 CRPF personnel, 17 healthcare workers among 161 fresh cases in J-K
Srinagar: At least twenty-eight Central Reserve Police Force personnel and seventeen healthcare workers were among 161 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, reported a local news agency, Global News Service. These cases have taken the overall case tally in J-K to 4,507. Giving the district wise break up, official sources stated that […]
Signs of de-escalation: China, India pull back troops from key LAC points
In what may be the first signs of de-escalation of tensions along the Line of Actual Control, Indian and Chinese troops have gradually started moving back from standoff positions at different points in the Galwan and Hot Spring areas of Ladakh. While there has been no official statement yet on whether a disengagement is underway, government […]
New J&K Media policy will fester unaccountability, injustice: NC
Srinagar, 10 June (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday took strong exception to the new media policy announced by the J&K Government and termed it an assault on the freedom of speech and the role of press in democracy. Press is meant to agitate, investigate, scrutinize institutions and individuals, Government and others. Freedom […]