Srinagar: The Government of India on Saturday appointed Jammu & Kashmir’s chief electoral officer Hirdesh Kumar as deputy election commissioner, Election Commission of India. According to an order, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Election Commission of India for appointment of Hirdesh Kumar, IAS (AGMUT: 1999) as deputy election […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 59 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that 13 cases were reported from Jammu division and 46 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 478685. Among the cases, 173845 are from Jammu […]
New Delhi: India logged 5,554 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 4,44,90,283, while the active cases further declined to 48,850, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,139 with 18 fresh fatalities, which included two deaths reconciled by Kerala, data updated by the ministry at 8 am stated. The […]
Srinagar: Weather department here on Friday forecast scattered light rain and thunders in for next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department here said that “scattered light rain/thunders” were also expected for subsequent two days. Regarding minimum temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 17.6°C against 16.8°C on the previous night. The […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that two militants were killed in a chance encounter in Bejbhera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The Kashmir Police Zone while tweeting wrote, ” Two militants neutralised in a chance encounter by Anantnag Police in Thajiwara, Bijbehara area of Anantnag. Further details shall follow,”.(GNS) Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com
Jammu: Authorities in Rajouri district have placed under suspension Assistant Commissioner Panchayat (JKAS) following a complaint alleging hurting of religious sentiments while having lunch a restaurant. “This office has received a complaint that AC Panchayat Mr Abdul Rashid Kohli has made some objectionable remarks about a particular religion,” District Magistrate Rajouri Vikas Kundal said in […]
Srinagar:Two Local Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Militants were on Tuesday killed in Pushkari Kanilwan, who as per Police were involved in killing of TA personnel and two civilians. The Kashmir Police Zone while quoting ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar wrote on twitter, ” Killed militants identified as Danish Bhat @ Kokab Duree & Basharat Nabi, both affiliated with proscribed […]
Anantnag: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants at Poshkreeri village of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said here on Tuesday. An official said that a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. He said that as the […]
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations spread across Delhi and five states as part of a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy, officials said. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and some bureaucrats have been named as accused in the alleged scam related to […]
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and ex-Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who recently resigned from the party, said that he will work for complete restoration of statehood to J&K and also fight for the rights of the people. Addressing a gathering in Sainik Farms in the outskirts of Jammu, he said that his […]