SRINAGAR — An infiltrator was killed along Line of Control (LoC) in Saidpora area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Thursday. Police said that the search operations are going on in the area. The infiltration bid was foiled by the Army and J&K Police in a joint operation, they said. During the preceding night, […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather remained dry in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, dry, partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, Srinagar recorded 1.3 degrees Celsius while […]
RAMBAN — A truck driver died while another was injured after their vehicles fell into a deep gorge near Panthyal and Chamalwas areas in Ramban district on late Wednesday night. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a driver identified as Shamsher Singh, son of Gurdev Singh of Punjab died on the spot after […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board member, Sohail Kazmi, was on Wednesday booked for duping unemployed youth on pretext of government job. As per information received, a case under FIR number 12/2023 under section 420 IPC has been registered against Sohail Qazmi at Police Station Peermitha, Jammu. Sources told that Dr. K L Sharma […]
JAMMU — To prevent agitations and protests, the administration has imposed section 144 at the area near Press Club, Jammu on Wednesday. Sources told that the order to impose section 144 was issued after several agitators protesting in and around the Press Club area of Jammu on daily basis, which pose inconveniences to people visiting […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court for issuance of passport, pleading that she needs the travel document immediately to pursue her higher education outside the country. The 35-year-old said her passport expired on January 2, and she had applied for a fresh one in advance on […]
JAMMU — Several landmines exploded following a forest fire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. The fire started in the forest area across the border and spread to the Balakot sector of Mendhar subdivision on the Indian side. The fire also prompted a security alert, they […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday withheld the salaries of seven block development officers (BDOs) for alleged poor performance in development work. District Development Commissioner, Doda, Vishesh Paul Mahajan stopped the salaries of seven BDOs for poor performance in achieving the targets under district capex and area development plan, an […]
JAMMU — Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees demanding a transfer from the Valley and release of salary dues were detained on Wednesday, shortly after they assembled here for a protest to press for their demands, officials said. The employees were supposed to stage a protest outside the Press Club but were not allowed by […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti said that during the coalition government of PDP and BJP, she didn’t allow BJP agenda to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir and that she doesn’t take statements of Home Minister Amit Shah seriously as those are “Jumlas” only. Addressing a news conference, Mehbooba, […]