JAMMU — A block development committee (BDC) chairman and other 22 members of the panchayat raj institutions (PRI) resigned from their posts in protest against the alleged failure of the administration to repair a link road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. The Nachilana-Khari-Mundakbass link road, which caters to over 30,000 population of the hilly […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure payment of compensation to family members of COVID-19 victims without wasting any time. A bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna said that if any claimant has grievance with respect to the non-payment of compensation and/or […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister for Tourism, G K Reddy on Monday said that 1.05 crore tourists have visited Jammu and Kashmir in the first six months of the year 2022. Replying to a query by Mala Roy in Lok Sabha, the Union Minister said that tourism sector in J&K is one of the core sectors […]
NEW DELHI — Voting for electing the new President of India began on Monday in Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the early MPs to cast his vote at the polling booth inside the Parliament premises. Talking to IANS Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “The NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu is going to win […]
POONCH — An Indian Army Captain and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch district last night. Defence spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said that the deceased along with other troops were performing their duties along the LoC in […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday said Covid-19 case counts have lost relevance as they don’t reflect the same as they used to. “Covid case numbers cause unnecessary panic and fear among people,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said early in the pandemic daily case count […]
LUCKNOW — The Allahabad district administration in Uttar Pradesh has invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against Javed Mohammad, an accused in the 10 June violence that occurred during protests over derogatory remarks against the Prophet Mohammed by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Javed is the father of Afreen Fatima, a prominent Muslim student activist. […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that her sister Rubaiya Sayeed did her duty as per the law to identify Yasin Malik in her abduction case. Talking to selected reporters, Mehbooba Mufti said that Rubaiya Sayeed was called as a witness to identify someone in case and she could not […]
RAJOURI — Five persons were injured in a road accident that took place at Thandikassi near Rajouri town on Sunday afternoon. Reports said that a minibus was on way from Thandikassi to Rajouri when it skidded off the road and fell in a roadside area. They said that five passengers travelling in the vehicle got […]
PULWAMA — An assistant sub-inspector of CRPF, who was injured after militants attacked a joint naka party on circular road near Gongoo crossing in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday afternoon, succumbed to his injuries. A top police official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that militants fired upon a joint naka party of […]