PULWAMA — Pulwama Police today felicitated the students of District Pulwama who have secured top positions in recently announced results of Higher Secondary part two (12th Regular) & Part ist (10th Regular) examinations of 2021-22. DC Pulwama Shri Baseer-ul-Haq Choudary was the chief guest of the felicitation event and was also attended by SSP Pulwama […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High court has dismissed the petitions moved by three retired central government officials refuting their claims. The petitioners sought permission to retain the government accommodation claiming they are Kashmiri Migrants. They had challenged the eviction orders issued by the Central government. Justice V Kameswar Rao dismissed the petitions observing, “The […]
RAJOURI — A protest was held in Rajouri town on Saturday morning after family members and relatives of a casual labour of Power Development Department (PDD) hit the roads against the government for ‘failing’ to provide medical assistance to the victim. The casual laborer identified as Mohammad Saleem of Thudi Jawahar Nagar in Rajouri was […]
KULGAM — An unidentified theive on Saturday decamped with jewellery of a woman, who barged into her house with sharp edged weapon, and tried to chop off her fingers. Reports said that an unidentified robber attacked a woman identified as Fancy Jan, wife of Mohammad Younus Rather of Zaipora Agroo with sharp-edged weapon and fled […]
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Official sources said that NIA sleuths with the assistance of Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF are carrying out raids in Kupwara, Ganderbal, Pulwama, Shopian and Baramulla district’s Sopore area. Raids are also going […]
JAMMU — With Covid cases declining in Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory’s administration will, in all likelihood, resume the Amarnath Yatra, giving devotees of Lord Shiva cause to celebrate. “We are hopeful that this year the yatra will take place as the impact of coronavirus is going down,” Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry and partially cloudy in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday as the Met Department predicted mainly dry weather in the next 24 hours. Srinagar had minus 0.9, Pahalgam minus 5.4 and Gulmarg minus 7.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Saturday. Drass in Ladakh region had minus 18.0, […]
JAMMU — Three people, who had been evading arrest for past several years, were on Friday arrested in Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Two of the absconders — Nazir of R S Pura (Jammu) and Milkha of Gahti (Kathua) – were wanted in cases of trespassing and theft. A police […]
House owner arrested under anti-militancy laws SHOPIAN — A newly recruited local militant and two army personnel were killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Chermarg village of Zainapora in Shopian district in South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF […]
JAMMU — Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal today reiterated that the J&K Government is committed to supporting the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu and other institutions to build a culture of innovation and growth. He also committed to supporting innovation hubs not just in IIT Jammu but in other universities in J&K also. […]