Kolkata: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said it is time to amend the Armed Forces Special (Powers) Act now in force in Jammu and Kashmir and other places. “There is a need to amend the AFSPA if you cannot repeal it. The law and order should be entrusted to the Jammu and Kashmir police […]
Srinagar: The rescuers comprising police, army and SDRF members returned on Monday in wake of ‘challenging circumstances’ at Lashkote- the top forest area of Dardpora in Lolab of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where three persons were buried alive under a snow avalanche on last weekend. Civil and army sources said that there is about nearly 20 ft snow […]
JAMMU: On the basis of information received from SASE, Medium danger avalanche warning has been issued for next 24 hrs for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali. Low danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban,Doda, Kishtwar Udhampur, Anantnag, Kulgam, Badgam, Ganderbal, Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar, Bandipora, Kargil and Leh Districts, and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway . People living […]
Dubai: Bollywood actor Sridevi died of accidental drowning in her hotel bath tub, the Dubai government said today. The Dubai police, it said on its official Twitter handle, has transferred the case to the “Dubai Public Prosecution” which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases. “Following the completion of post mortem analysis, […]
Srinagar: The secondary and higher secondary schools in Kashmir today re-opened after three-month long winter vacation, the state education department said. The schools were closed since December 1 last year, 15 days earlier than the schedule time, due to intense cold wave conditions in the region. “The students of class 9, 10, 11 and 12 […]
Jammu: A 26-year-old woman, wife of a police officer posted in the chief minister’s security, today died allegedly after receiving a bullet injury at her residence here, police said. Inquest proceedings have been initiated into the death of Neha Basson, who succumbed to bullet injuries at Government Medical College hospital, a police officer told PTI. […]
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has impressed upon the recruiting agencies like Public Service Commission (PSC) and Subordinate Services Recruitment Board (SSRB) to speed up recruitment process in the State even as she asked the Departments to update the vacancy positions and clear the backlog of class IV recruitments. Chairing a review meeting in this […]
Srinagar: Following allegations of nepotism and favouritism in the recruitment process to close relatives of ruling dispensation from various quarters, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday chaired a high level meeting to ensure the transparency in the recruitment process. “Chaired a meeting to review the recruitment process by various agencies to ensure […]
Srinagar: A large number of militants are waiting at launching pads across the Line of Control (LoC) to crossover into Indian territory in Kashmir and ceasefire violations by Pakistan are also an attempt to push infiltrators according to inputs received by security forces, a top Army commander said here today. “We have inputs of many […]
Srinagar: The opposition National Conference (NC) today lambasted the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over the recent controversial recruitment of a relative of Chief Minister in Khadi village Industries Board. Addressing a press conference here in Srinagar, the National conference spokesman said that youth of the J&K are being pushed to the walls by the […]