Jammu: A top Pakistani militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu’s Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. A search is underway to track down another militant, who was his accomplice, in the area, they said. The Army and police launched an operation after receiving specific intelligence […]
New Delhi: The number of militancy incidents in Jammu and Kashmir has shown significant decline since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In written response to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai gave data showing that only 206 militancy incidents were reported […]
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday met a group of opposition leaders and held consultations with them to evolve a joint strategy in Parliament, sources said. NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, J&K National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and DMK leader T R Baalu were among the leaders who met […]
Ramban/Jammu: Five people, including four women, were killed and three others injured on Tuesday when a private passenger vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Ramban, officials said. The vehicle was carrying mourners who were returning after attending the last rites of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police Ghulam Hassan who […]
Jammu: Reiterating his party’s demand for the restoration of statehood before assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday said there is a feeling of hopelessness among the people with the officials in administration not listening to the public. He said the grievances of people have increased as no elected […]
Ganderbal: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that peace in Kashmir remains elusive as ever with the footprint of forces personnel increasing and new security bunkers being constructed across Srinagar. Addressing a massive workers convention at the district headquarters of the party in Ganderbal district he said; “Post abrogation of Art 370, […]
Srinagar: A meeting of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu & Kashmir was held at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar, after authorities disallowed the meeting to be held at the Anjuman Auqaf headquarters at Jama Masjid Srinagar. The meeting was presided over by the leading Islamic scholar of J&K, Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi, as MMU President Mirwaiz […]
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday directed government authorities to ensure that the former Chairman of the Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), Mushtaq Ahmad Peer be examined by the medical board and furnish the report before the court. In terms of a court order dated 25 November, 2021 […]
Srinagar: Two Covid deaths were reported in Kashmir while 134 new cases of the infection were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, an official bulletin said. It said that 103 cases were detected in Kashmir and 31 in Jammu division. Moreover, 147 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including […]
NEW DELHI: Over 55 per cent of India’s adult population has received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. According to Health Ministry officials, 55.52 per cent of the eligible population has been fully vaccinated with 87 per cent people receiving the first dose of the vaccine. In a […]