NEW DELHI — There is “definitely” a periodic spurt in militant incidents in Jammu and Kashmir but these are immediately contained by security forces, CRPF director general (DG) Kuldiep Singh said on Thursday. The months of December and January have been “very good” for security forces and their success rate has been high and there […]
SRINAGAR — Asia’s largest Tulip garden on the foothills of Zabarwan in Srinagar will be thrown open for the general public on 23 March this month. Director, Department of Gardens, Parks and Floriculture, Farooq Ahmed Rather told news agency Kashmir News Trust that this season 1.5 million tulips with 68 varieties and different species of […]
SRINAGAR — With many employees failing to submit property return details, the government on Thursday decided to give “last and final opportunity” to the defaulting workforce. The defaulting employees can now submit details through online mode on the Property Returns System (PRS Portal) from March 22 to 28, according to a government notification issued here, […]
HANDWARA — A driver was killed on Thursday after a tractor he was driving turned turtle at Kunnel-Ashpora area Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that a tractor turned turtle at Kunnel-Ashpora area of Handwara this afternoon, resulting in on spot death of the driver. The official identified the deceased driver as […]
POONCH — A 37-year-old man from Qasba village of Poonch, who was missing from last 15 months, has been repatriated by Pakistani Army, who according to them was found in area on the other side of Line of Control. Officials said that Mohammad Javed, son of Nazar Din went missing in second week of December […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Police has claimed to have arrested 15 persons for stone pelting during post encounter sanitization at Nowgam Srinagar and asks citizens to stay away from encounter sites. In a statement police said, “On 16-03-2022 at Shankarpora Nowgam Srinagar, 03 militants were killed. As per the SOP, the site was being cleared to […]
SRINAGAR— “Story related to good governance, or positive intervention by GoI hardly finds any mention in the online news portal- thekashmirwalla.com-” these are some of the many allegations leveled against journalist Fahad Shah by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, according to the Public Safety Act (PSA) dossier. The dossier which forms the basis of PSA […]
HANDWARA — Four residential houses and a cow shed were completely damaged in a massive fire that broke out at Behnipora Rajwar area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late last night. Officials said that the fire broke out from a residential house in the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday. They said that the fire […]
SRINAGAR — Special Judge Anticorruption Srinagar CL Bavoria rejected the plea of Parvez Ahmad Nengroo former Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Bank releasing his passport which was surrender by him before ACB as condition of bail. The release of passport has been sought on the grounds projected in the application that the above titled case is […]
JAMMU — Dr Darakhshan Andrabi was today unanimously elected as the first woman chairperson of the Wakf Board in a maiden meeting held by the newly appointed members here at Haj House. On the occasion Dr Andrabi said that the responsibility she has been given is pivotal. She maintained that it is not only construction […]