Srinagar: The political leadership of Jammu and Kashmir has to create an enabling environment to ensure the Centre delivers on its promises, Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone said on Thursday as he expressed hope that the recent all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would start “a phase of reconciliation”. Addressing a press […]
New Delhi: A delegation of leaders from Ladakh’s Kargil region on Thursday urged the Centre to grant full statehood to the newly created Union Territory (UT) as well as restore special status granted under Article 370 of the Constitution. The Centre on August 5, 2019, had abrogated Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu […]
Anantnag: A policeman recieved minor injuries in a fall after militants opened fire at a police party late Thursday evening here in Anantnag district. The identity of the policeman was yet to be ascertained while this report was being filed. “He is stable, though. He fell while running for cover,” a senior police officer told […]
Srinagar: Army men in Kashmir have now got vital support in conducting security-related operations with woman soldiers from the Assam Rifles assisting the troops in maintaining peace in the Valley. The Assam Riflewomen have been deployed in some areas of Kashmir where they help the male soldiers in frisking women and children at motor-vehicle checkpoints, […]
New Delhi: Talks between India and China on the border row in eastern Ladakh have helped “build trust” and the situation in the region has been normal since the disengagement in the Pangong Tso areas in February, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane said on Thursday, exuding confidence of resolution of the “remaining issues”. […]
Srinagar: In a new initiative to prevent further degradation of Dal Lake, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has installed DRDO-made land-based bio-digesters in Telbal area of Dal Lake. The main purpose of these bio-digesters is to scientifically treat sewage generated from households situated along the lake, sewage which otherwise was directly flowing into […]
New Delhi: China’s attempts over the last year to unilaterally alter the status quo in Ladakh were in violation of bilateral agreements and inevitably impacted the development of ties, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Wednesday and noted that an early completion of the disengagement process could lead to the de-escalation of forces there. […]
Budgam: Police on Thursday recovered the body of the 58 year old man from Nallah Sukhnag in Beerwah main town who according to them was a part-time sanitation staffer at tehsil office Beerwah . The deceased have been identified by the police as Abdul Rehman Bhat, 58 years of age resident of main town Beerwah. […]
Emphasizes on maintaining proper Covid appropriate behaviour as habit SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today felicitated various doctors and Health Care Workers (HCWs) during a function organised on eve of National Doctors’ Day at Covid-19 Divisional Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK), here. The Doctors and health workers were felicitated for their […]
BARAMULLA: A man was attacked and injured by a black bear in Warnow village of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Official sources said that Gulab Ahmad Aawaan son of Bugoo Mohammad Aawaan of Warnow Lolab was outside of his house when he was attacked by a black bear. The family members and […]