SHOPIAN: A militant was killed on Wednesday in an encounter with government forces in an orchard area between Nadigam and Nowpora villages in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. The slain militant was identified by police as Umar Ishfaq Malik aka Musa, son of Abdul Ahad Malik, a resident of Bongam locality in main town […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and anti- militant operations and other crime works in north Kashmir’s Handwara. In a statement, police said he chaired a joint security review meeting of senior officers of Police and CAPFs. On the occasion, SSP Handwara Sandeep Gupta briefed the IGP […]
New Delhi: As many as 439 militants and 109 security personnel were killed in 541 militancy incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was repealed on August 5, 2019, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday. Replying to a written question in Rajya Sabha, Rai said 98 civilians were also killed in these incidents […]
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday approved the transfer of land at 17 locations in favour of the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD) for the construction of housing colonies in Srinagar and Budgam districts, officials said. The approval for transfer of land measuring over 289 acres in seven villages at 17 locations […]
Compensates commercial transport operators for losses on account of Covid JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the waiver/exemption of fifty percent (50%) of Passenger Tax chargeable on various vehicles from 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2021. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to […]
SRINAGAR: Nine Covid deaths and 2304 new positive cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. An official bulletin said that five deaths were reported in Jammu and four in Kashmir. On the same day, 1308 cases were detected in Kashmir and 996 in Jammu division, taking the total number of positive cases in […]
Leh: The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh has climbed to 225 following a fatality in Leh, while 165 fresh cases pushed the overall tally to 26,021 of which 24,710 patients have recuperated, officials said. The number of active cases in Ladakh stand at 1,104 which includes 724 cases in Leh district and 381 cases in […]
Srinagar: Kashmir received rain on Wednesday with meteorological Centre Srinagar predicting a wet spell till next week. According to MeT official Jammu and Kashmir is expected to receive fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rain and snow from February 2 to 4 with main activity on Thursday. It said there is possibility of isolated […]
New Delhi: Nearly 1,700 Kashmiri Pandits were appointed in various government departments by the Jammu and Kashmir administration since August 5, 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated and the erstwhile state was bifurcated into union territories, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said as per the […]
NEW DELHI: The annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission between India and Pakistan is due but no schedule has been finalised as of now, India’s Indus Commissioner P K Saxena said on Wednesday. Saxena was reacting to a Pakistani media report that a delegation, headed by the Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, is set […]