ESS ENN ANANTNAG — Army’s 19 RR organised medical cum Vet camp and distribution of free medicines for the local populace of Larnoo and adjacent villages.Medical Camp organised by Major Pankaj and his team. The need of organising a medical cum vet camp was most of these villages were suffering from Seasonal illness and children […]
JAMMU — Two senior employees of Military Engineering Services (MES) were arrested after they were allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 here, an official said on Sunday. Assistant Garrison Engineer Abhay Kumar and Junior Engineer Atma Singh were trapped by sleuths in a swift operation on Saturday following a complaint about their involvement […]
Slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant’s father among slain in Tral encounter SRINAGAR — Five militants belonging to two different militant outfits were killed in two different encounters at Khrew and Tral areas of PD (Police District) Awantipora in Pulwama district on Friday and Saturday. Reports said, a Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) was launched jointly by the team of government […]
JAMMU — Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer on Saturday reviewed the regulation of brick kilns operating in the districts of Jammu division here at a meeting with concerned officers. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Udhmapur, Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Director Geology Mining, Additional Commissioner State Taxes, RTO Jammu, Joint Director Agriculture, officers of […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday accorded sanction to the grant of 25 Kanals of land at Panthachowk to Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) for construction of Office and Yatri Niwas on “lease basis” for a period of 40 years from the date of taking over the possession. As per an order by the […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri truck driver and conductor were allegedly beaten by unknown people in Damtal area of Himachal Pradesh for having “Islam Zindabaad” written on their vehicle. Fayaz Ahmad, owner of the vehicle, said that his driver namely Rayees Ahmad and conductor Salman Dar, both residents of Watrad village in Khansahib hamlet of Budgam […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Saturday said security forces were alert and would handle all challenges, including that of the Taliban, in the Valley. He sought the cooperation of the people in maintaining peace in Jammu and Kashmir. “Speaking as a police officer whichever terrorist comes here, it is […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) minister Sajad Lone has questioned the justification of the presence of representatives from the region at a meeting of Opposition leaders on Friday if they could not convince them to talk about Constitution’s nullified Article 370. In a series of tweets on Saturday, he referred to the presence […]
KULGAM — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said that if New Delhi is really interested in ensuring peace in J&K and the sub-continent, it must restore article 370 and resolve Kashmir through dialogue. Addressing a gathering at southern district of Kulgam, Mehbooba said for the everlasting peace in Kashmir, Government of India […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested a man in an “extortion” case and recovered “one lakh rupees” from his possession. The man Ashiq Mir, according to Kashmir Age report, is one of the associates of Imran Ahmad Ganai (Shahid Imran), running a social media page –Kashmir Crown—in connection with the case of […]