Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Tuesday termed as very unfortunate the killing of a civilian woman during an encounter in the Batamaloo area here and said usually the security forces handle such situations with discipline and professionalism. The woman, identified as Kaunsar Riyaz, was killed in cross-firing during the gunbattle between militants […]
New Delhi: The sixth round of military talks between India and China that lasted 14 hours focused on ways to defuse rising tensions along the treacherous and high-altitude friction points in eastern Ladakh considering the approaching harsh winter, people familiar with the developments said on Tuesday. The outcome of the marathon talks on Monday was […]
NEW DELHI: China has started construction of at least 13 entirely new military positions including three air bases, five permanent air defence positions and five heliports near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the aftermath of the Doklam standoff in 2017, according to a report by global security consultancy Stratfor. The report also said […]
New Delhi: National Conference President and Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday sought the restoration of J&K’s special constitutional position which was unconstitutionally, undemocratically and illegally abrogated in August last year. “Today while I am speaking here, there is a fierce gun battle going on in Kashmir. Unfortunately such violent encounters have become […]
Leh: In a major development, the recently floated People’s Movement for Sixth schedule for Ladakh, a powerful platform representing various politicians, religious and social organisations, on Tuesday announced boycott of the upcoming elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh. The LAHDC Leh is scheduled to go to polls on October 16 — […]
Srinagar: Eighteen more deaths were recorded due to Covid-19 on Tuesday taking the toll of victims to 1042, whereas 1235 fresh cases have taken the Covid tally to over 66K mark in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. According to officials, eleven fatalities were reported from Kashmir valley. They include four deceased persons from Srinagar, three […]
JAMMU: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Tuesday chaired a meeting to take stock of efforts toward mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and review the related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies. In view of the recent surge in COVID cases in Jammu province, the Principal, GMC, Jammu, was asked to ensure adequate supply […]
Removes cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to remove cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, which was approved by the lower house on September 15, was […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued over 18.52 lakh domicile certificates (DCs) against more than 21.99 lakh applications received so far, an official spokesman said here. As per the consolidated figures from across 20 districts of the Union territory, 21,99,513 people have applied for domicile certificates, of which 20,87,815 were found complete in […]
Anantnag: A little boy has triggered off a huge controversy here in Seer Hamdan area of Anantnag district by accusing his uncle, a policeman by profession, of scalding him with a hot iron on his face, legs and back. The child, not more than 8 years of age, has said that his father’s brother punished […]