Srinagar: Decorated IPS officer Nalin Prabhat on Tuesday took over as 18th Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir at police headquarters here. He succeeded R R Swain (IPS). A 1992-batch IPS officer Mr. Prabhat is considered as having great expertise in insurgency in Kashmir, and earned goodwill within the security forces during […]
Jammu: From narrow lanes of the walled city to sprawling fields close to the border with Pakistan, the third and final phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday witnessed voters thronging the polling stations with great enthusiasm to choose their “own government” after six years of central rule. Though the issues raised […]
Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended till October 12 the interim bail granted to Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid in terror funding case. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh directed Rashid to surrender before jail concerned on October 13. The judge had on September 10 granted interim bail till October 2 to Rashid. Sheikh […]
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and several others who were detained at the Delhi border while marching to the capital to demand Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh on Tuesday launched an indefinite fast at police stations where they have been kept. Wangchuk was leading the march, ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’, which began from Leh a […]
39.18L Voters Eligible To Decide Fate Of 415 Candidates Srinagar: With the stage set for 3rd and final phase of General Elections to Legislative Assembly, scheduled for Tuesday, the fate of 415 candidates will be determined by over 39.18 lakh voters. The third phase of the Legislative Assembly Elections 2024 will cover 40 Assembly Constituencies […]
JAMMU: As per the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) through Press Note No. ECI/PN/132/2024, dated 31st August 2024, and under the provisions of Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all media outlets (print, electronic, or digital), polling agencies, and individuals are hereby informed that publication or broadcast […]
New Delhi: On the eve of the third phase of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar urged voters to participate in greater numbers. Kumar congratulated the people of J&K for turning out in record numbers. During the first phase, the voter turnout was 61.38%, and in the second […]
Visits Martyrs’ Memorial At Pratap Park, Thanks Govt For Opportunity To Serve People Srinagar: Director General of Police Rashmi Ranjan Swain, the 1991 batch IPS officer, visited the martyrs’ memorial at Pratap Park on Monday to pay homage to security forces who sacrificed their lives in the fight against insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir. “A […]
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has put in abeyance the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s order to appoint an Army colonel as SSP (Training and Special Operations), citing a ban on transfer of officers connected to elections as the Model Code of Conduct is in force. In its order to the chief secretary, the EC said […]
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today visited the Legislative Assembly Complex Srinagar to assess its final readiness for holding sessions after culmination of the ongoing assembly elections in the Union Territory. During his visit to the complex, the Chief Secretary took round of the Assembly Hall, Meeting Halls, as well as the chambers designated for […]