SRINAGAR — In a heartfelt farewell meeting held yesterday, Janata Dal United (JDU) Party President Shri GM Shaheen, along with other senior party leaders, expressed their deep gratitude and appreciation for the former Director General of Police (DGP) Jammu & Kashmir, R.R Swain, for his remarkable service and contribution to the welfare of the people […]
SRINAGAR — Two Army personnel were injured in a landmine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, officials said. “In the wee hours, during patrolling at Googaldara near LoC in Trehgam area of the north Kashmir district, two army personnel got injured in a landmine blast,” the […]
SRINAGAR — The Army is documenting weapons of American origin which might have reached Kashmir via Afghanistan, a top Army officer in the valley said here on Thursday. Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Army’s strategic Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, told reporters that efforts are being made to pursue the issue with […]
SRINAGAR — The ceasefire with Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir has sustained and exceptions to any activity taken by the other side is brought to notice through various means, a top Army officer said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference, General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Army’s strategic Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, […]
SRINAGAR — The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are closely monitoring the situation in West Asia to ensure there is no adverse impact on the security scenario in the Union territory, a senior Army officer said here on Thursday. “Regarding the ongoing global conflicts, such as those in the Middle East, and their potential […]
SRINAGAR — The staff of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which is currently deployed in various departments by the General Administration Department, has been directed to report back to the Secretary of the J&K Legislative Assembly in Jammu/ Srinagar immediately. As per the order issued by General Administration Department J&K, “It is hereby ordered that […]
JAMMU — After successfully conducting the Assembly elections, the government is now preparing to hold municipal and panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by the end of this year, according to highly placed sources. In a strategic move, security forces and paramilitary personnel deployed to ensure the peaceful conduct of the Assembly elections will […]
PULWAMA — Construction has commenced on a 50-bedded Critical Care Block (CCB) in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. This project is a part of the Emergency Response and Health Preparedness Package (ECRP) and was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2024. The new facility being constructed is located adjacent to the existing District […]
JAMMU — The Kashmiri Pandits registered a voter turnout of over 30 per cent in the third and final phase of the elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Spread across 16 assembly segments in three districts of North Kashmir, the Kashmiri Pandits cast their votes at 24 specially designated polling booths in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi-NCR. […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has filed a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court challenging his “house arrest”, the separatist amalgam said on Wednesday. It said the court is scheduled to hear the petition on Friday. While the Hurriyat has claimed that its chairman has been under house detention for […]