Srinagar: The National Conference on Tuesday expressed dismay over the appointment of a retired IAS officer as chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC), saying the way the locals of the union territory were being disempowered at every level was unfortunate and a matter of concern. The party said it is a […]
Says minorities, non-locals have become more vulnerable Jammu: Claiming that Kashmiri Pandits and non-locals have become more vulnerable and unsafe in Kashmir under the central rule, the Congress on Tuesday targeted the BJP and said the security scenario has deteriorated since the abrogation of Article 370 even though the ruling party promised otherwise. The opposition […]
Srinagar: Over a dozen people have been detained by police during raids across Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly being in touch with militant commanders in Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday. The police said many recent target killings and other militancy crimes have taken place at the behest of these commanders using local hybrid militants. Police […]
Bengaluru: A suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militant has been arrested here following a joint operation by the Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir police. The accused, Talib Hussain was arrested on June 5, police sources said on Tuesday. According to sources, Hussain had fled Jammu and Kashmir with his wife and children as the hunt for him […]
Jammu: Amid tight security arrangements, nearly 250 devotees, mostly migrant Kashmiri pandits, left Jammu on Tuesday in a fleet of government arranged buses to pay obeisance at the revered Kheer Bhawani temple in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, officials said. The annual Mata Kheer Bhawani mela at the famous Ragnya Devi temple, one of the biggest […]
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has disposed of a sizeable number of service cases which were received on transfer from the J&K High Court besides fresh litigation filed by the government employees, a statement issued by the personnel ministry on Tuesday said. Consequent upon re-constitution of the […]
Islamabad: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday said that a constructive approach and confidence building measures between Pakistan and India were key to improvement of their ties and solution of the Kashmir issue. Baerbock, who is in Pakistan on her maiden visit to the country, made the remarks here during a joint press conference […]
Jammu: Serving in the war zone between Russia and Ukraine, the latest state-of-the-art “Vector and Scorpion” drone, which is India’s longest-range drone with a 65-kilometre telemetric range, is all set to undergo test trials along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh in July, ahead of its possible induction into the armed forces. The […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for presidential poll in the next few days. The term of President Ram Nath Kovind ends on July 24 and an election for the next president has to be held before that day, sources pointed out citing Article 62 of the Constitution. The president […]
Jammu: A 28-year-old man allegedly murdered his father Tuesday following an argument over some issue in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Joginder Kumar attacked his father Gopi Ram in his sleep with a hammer on his head at their house in Kagot village of Ramnagar, a police official said, adding that Ram […]