Bihar poll boost: AIMIM plans to contest in UP, West Bengal elections, says Owaisi

HYDERABAD: Buoyed by the results of Bihar assembly elections, the AIMIM which bagged five seats is now looking to spread its wings to states such as Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Addressing reporters here on Tuesday night, MIM’s president Asaduddin Owaisi said the party will fight for justice inthe eastern state’s Seemanchal region. Reacting to […]

Police solves murder case in Kulgam arrestes accused

SRINAGAR: Police in Kulgam solved a murder case and arrested the accused person involved in the commission of crime after carrying out investigation in a professional manner. On Tuesday, Police Station Kulgam received information through reliable sources that a lady namely Mehmooda wife of Muzaffer Ahmad Najar resident of Shurat has been assaulted at her […]

LAWDA seals under construction structure at Gagribal

SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) Wednesday sealed an under construction structure in Gagribal area. The said construction was being raised in violation of norms and was earlier demolished as well. However, the violation was reported again and was sealed this time. Meanwhile demolition/ anti encroachment drive is being conducted […]

Block Diwas continues in Pulwama district

DC Pulwama visited Pampore, listened grievances PAMPORE: Block Diwas Programme held a across the Pulwama district, Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer along with Additional Deputy Commissioner Awantipora Zaffar Hussain Shawl on Wednesday visited Saffron town Pampore where he listened to grievances of public during block Devas. During this occasion people from Pampore tehsils and […]

Two teenage militants killed in encounter in native village

Two teenage militants killed in encounter in native village

One of them had joined militancy 4 days ago, the other was lone son of his parents Shopian: Two teenaged militants, one of them the lone son of his parents, were killed in a five-hour-long encounter at their native Kutpora village, some five kilometers from district headquarters Shopian, on Tuesday. Locals from Kutpora village told […]

All security in place for upcoming elections, LG told

All security in place for upcoming elections, LG told

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday reviewed security arrangements for the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections and by-elections for Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULB). Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, RR Bhatnagar, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, Secretary Home Shaleen Kabra, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, ADGPs and IG Jammu were […]

BJP announces first list of 72 candidates for DDC elections

BJP announces first list of 72 candidates for DDC elections

Jammu: The BJP released its first list of 72 candidates for the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP announced 35 candidates for the Jammu region and 37 for the Kashmir valley, a party spokesperson said. The list was finalised at a high-level meeting held at the party’s headquarters here. […]

We should respect sovereignty and territorial integrity: PM Modi’s message to China, Pak at SCO summit

We should respect sovereignty and territorial integrity: PM Modi’s message to China, Pak at SCO summit

New Delhi: In a stern message to China and Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said all member nations of the SCO should respect each others’ sovereignty and territorial integrity. The remarks by Modi at a virtual summit of the eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) came in the backdrop of the Sino-India border row […]

Xi says SCO member states should resolve disputes, differences through dialogue

Xi says SCO member states should resolve disputes, differences through dialogue

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said that members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should deepen mutual trust and resolve disputes and differences through dialogue and consultations, while firmly dealing with terrorist, separatist and extremist forces. Addressing the Council of Heads of State of the SCO grouping via video link, Xi said that […]

All staff at SKIMS barred from private practice

All staff at SKIMS barred from private practice

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday banned all the medical and paramedical staff of SKIMS from pursuing any private practice in private hospitals and individual clinics. According to an order, the employees of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar, including medical and paramedical staff, have been asked to refrain from indulging in […]