JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday announced ex-gratia relief from the CM’s relief fund for victims of a tragic road accident that claimed 21 lives and left 29 others injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. Officials said that a passenger bus rolled down a hillside at Kagort on the Ramnagar–Udhampur road, crushing […]
JAMMU — A passenger bus rolled down a hillside in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, leaving 21 people dead and 29 others injured, officials said. The bus crushed an auto-rickshaw before landing upside down on the road below. Officials said those travelling in the auto-rickshaw sustained injuries but survived. An Army convoy passing […]
Kathua, Apr 18: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, IT, Youth Services & Sports, Satish Sharma on Friday visited Kathua and interacted with members of the public at Brahman Sabha here. Addressing the gathering, Sharma outlined the government’s roadmap for holistic development of Jammu and Kashmir, with emphasis on youth empowerment, infrastructure […]
JAMMU — Separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was arrested by the NIA in connection with a three-decade-old terror case and remanded in the agency’s custody for 10 days by a special court on Saturday, officials said. Shah was arrested by the Srinagar branch of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday in the 1996 case […]
SRINAGAR — The first batch of 431 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj pilgrimage on Saturday, officials said. The pilgrims, including 230 males and 201 females, left in three flights, they said. All the required arrangements for transportation, baggage handling and documentation have been put in place at […]
Srinagar: Chief Minister on Friday unveiled the jersey of Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Club (SCC) at a function held here, reaffirming the government’s commitment to promoting sports and nurturing young talent across Jammu and Kashmir. The event was attended by Sports Minister Satish Sharma, Advisor to the Chief Minister and members of the club. Appreciating the club’s […]
JAMMU — The CAG has expressed serious concerns about the large-scale encroachment of over 2,500 kanals and ecological degradation of Hokersar Lake, warning that the wetland is facing rapid deterioration, and its “pristine glory” is at risk of extinction. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) pulled up authorities for the failure of conservation and management […]
SRINAGAR — The Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against 10 accused persons in the ‘white collar’ terror module case involving several doctors from Jammu and Kashmir. “The SIA Kashmir filed the chargesheet in a significant terrorist conspiracy case involving a covert module commonly referred to as the ‘Doctors Terror Module’,” […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday urged the Centre to release Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid on humanitarian grounds and allow him to visit his ailing father. Rashid is currently lodged in Tihar jail in a UAPA case on terror funding charges. He was arrested in 2019 and […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government Thursday approved the promotion of Qazi Abdul Qayoom as Director Prosecution in the Prosecution Department. According to an order issued by the Home Department, the promotion has been effected on the recommendations of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission. Prior to this elevation, Qayoom was serving as […]