13-member committee set up for facilitating 5G roll out in J&K

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday set up a Working Committee headed by Financial Commissioner Home for facilitating 5G roll out in Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order,the 13-member committee will be headed by Financial Secretary Home department. The committee will be tasked for working out modalities for using government infrastructure and street furniture for […]

Militancy Status: Number of active local militants reduced to two digit; foreigners very less, says DGP Dilbagh Singh

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DPG) Dilbagh Singh Tuesday said that the number of local militants active in Kashmir has been reduced to two digit while a “miniscule number of foreigners were active who are being tracked down.” “As far as the status of militancy is concerned, the number of active local […]

Mercury falls to sub-zero level in most places in Kashmir, Ladakh under deep freeze

Srinagar: Night temperature dropped on Tuesday with all places but Srinagar and Kokernag in Kashmir Valley recording sub zero temperature. While Ladakh remained under deep freeze, all places but Banihal in Jammu division witnessed below normal temperature, a meteorological department official said. He said Srinagar recorded a low of 0.2°C against 3.7°C on the previous […]

Transporters in Sopore resume services after 6 days

Sopore: In a major relief to the public, transporters in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district have resumed their services after six days and have deferred the strike call till Saturday after administration agreed to redress their demand. An official said that in view of the strike by the transporters, the earlier order has […]

Intruder shot dead, another arrested along IB in J&K: BSF

Jammu: An intruder was killed and another arrested by Border Security Forces on Tuesday along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir. An official said BSF troops foiled two separate attempts of infiltration in Arnia sector of Jammu and Ramgarh sector of Samba districts in the wee hours.. He said BSF troops opened fire […]

Police officer from Kulgam dies of cardiac arrest in Saudi Arabia

Kulgam, Deputy superintendent of police from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, who had gone to Saudi Arabia for performing Umrah, died of a cardiac arrest on Monday afternoon. An official said that Rukhsar Ahmad, a DySP rank officer from Chandian Pajan area of Kulgam died of cardiac arrest in Saudi Arabia today afternoon. He said Rukhsar, […]

Body found in bus stand in Baramulla, probe on

Baramulla: Body of a man was found in a bus stand in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday afternoon. An official said the body was spotted by the locals in bus stand and soon they informed the police. He said the body was later shifted to Government Medical College Baramulla for medico-legal formalities. The deceased […]

MeT forecasts mainly dry weather till November end in J&K

Srinagar: Meteorological department on Monday forecast mainly dry weather throughout Jammu and Kashmir till the end of the present month. “Currently weather is clear throughout J&K. Mainly Dry weather is expected till the end of November,” an official of the MeT department here said , reiterating that there is no forecast for any major snowfall […]