JAMMU — A 25-Year-old man was killed during a scuffle in Rehaan village of Rajouri district on Sunday. Officials told GNS that a scuffle broke out between two groups, during which one person was seriously injured. He was immediately shifted to GMC Kheora, where doctors declared him brought dead. He has been identified as Nassar […]
JAMMU — A record-breaking 2.36 crore tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir in 2024 till November, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday, asserting that the government is working to secure multilateral funding to develop alternate tourism destinations across the Union Territory. Addressing the main Republic Day function after unfurling the tricolor and inspecting the parade […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said people’s aspirations should be respected and statehood restored to Jammu and Kashmir. The former chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state attended a Republic Day function in Srinagar. “It is an auspicious day… India is a republic. We hope that the Constitution will […]
SRINAGAR — Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Chaudhary on Sunday said the demand for restoration of statehood and special status to Jammu and Kashmir is a constitutional right of the people of the Union territory and is key to the peace and development of the region. Talking to reporters after paying tributes at the Martyrs’ Memorial […]
SRINAGAR — Republic Day was celebrated across Kashmir on Sunday with functions held in all district headquarters of the valley amidst tight security, officials here said. The main Republic Day function in the valley was held at the Bakshi Stadium here and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary presided over it as the chief guest. […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder was arrested after he crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Mohammad Yasir Faiz, a resident of Tetrinote village of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), was taken into custody by police from Salotri border village around 11.30 pm on Saturday, the officials […]
JAMMU — A bomb threat prompted a thorough search at the main Republic Day venue here in Jammu and Kashmir, hours before the start of the function, officials said on Sunday. However, the threat received through e-mail late Saturday, proved to be a hoax, the officials said. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is scheduled to unfurl […]
PESHAWAR — Thirty terrorists were killed in three separate counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, the military said. The counter-terrorism operations were carried out in Lakki Marwat, Karak, and Khyber districts. While 18 terrorists were “sent to hell” in Lakki Marwat district, eight were killed in Karak, the army said in a […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the local economy has recorded a growth rate of 9.5 per cent, while the GSDP is estimated at Rs 2.45 lakh crore for 2023-24, up from Rs 2.20 lakh crore in 2022-23. Addressing people on the eve of 76th Republic Day from Raj […]
KOKERNAG [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — A special ceremony was held today at Budget Accommodation, Kokernag, to celebrate National Voters Day. The event was marked by all employees taking the National Voters Day pledge under the guidance of SDM Kokernag, Suhail Ah Lone, and Tehsildar Kokernag, Sheikh Anshar Hussain. This act of collective participation highlighted their […]