Srinagar: Army Chief General M M Naravane on Wednesday exhorted the troops deployed along the Line of Control in the Kashmir Valley to remain alert and be prepared to meet any emerging security challenge. Gen Naravane, who arrived on his maiden visit to Kashmir on Tuesday after taking over as the Army Chief, visited the […]
New Delhi: India’s approach in dealing with militancy has undergone a major change as its armed forces now do not hesitate to cross the border to protect the country against the menace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on the first anniversary of the Balakot air strike. A fleet of Indian Air Force aircraft had allegedly […]
Court notice to govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response of the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea challenging former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s detention under the Public Safety Act. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra also asked Iltija Mufti, daughter of the PDP chief, to give an undertaking stating that she has not […]
SRINAGAR: For the second time in a month, trade bodies in Kashmir have publicly expressed their helplessness before a “system” that has put pressure on them to return loans but at the same time crippled their economic activity. This public admission of how the situation in Kashmir has broken their back is quite unprecedented. In […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on government authorities for failing to submit report regarding lease properties in Gulmarg. The court warned that in case the report about lease properties is not submitted before court by April 7, Secretary Tourism and Secretary Revenue shall remain present before court to explain their […]
Srinagar: The security of the strategic Srinagar international airport in Kashmir was on Wednesday taken over by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), six weeks after a Deputy Superintendent of Police posted there was caught ferrying militants out of the valley. According to officials, the process of the CISF taking over the airport security was […]
SRINAGAR: The Weather department on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rains in plains and light snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir from February 28 Director of Metrological Centre Srinagar, Sonum Lotus said Kashmir is expecting light to moderate rains in plains and light snowfall in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir from February 28.It will […]
Geneva: Jammu and Kashmir “was, is and shall forever” remain an integral part of India, a top Indian diplomat asserted at the UN Human Rights Council’s meeting here on Wednesday, a day after Pakistan sought the international community’s intervention on the Kashmir issue. Speaking at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council which […]
Shopian: Despite having more than a hundred students, the government school at Hirpora village in Shopian district lacks almost all facilities, be it classrooms, fence wall, or adequate number of teachers. According to locals, this government girls’ upper primary school was established in 1970s but due to the lackadaisical attitude of authorities, the students of […]
New Delhi: The government of India on Wednesday gave its approval for adoption of central laws in Concurrent List for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said. Last August, the GoI announced the abrogation of Article 370 provisions for Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union territories. […]