Chief Secretary chairs 3rd PMG meeting

  Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Friday chaired the 3rdProject Monitoring Group (PMG) meeting here to review the progress achieved in major infrastructural projects in sectors including National Highway, Railways and Power. Joint Secretary (PMG), PMO, Smt Shubha Kumar and her team of officers participated in the meeting via video conferencing.  Commissioner/Secretary, PW(R&B), Divisional Commissioner, […]

Clashes erupt as forces cordon Sopore town

  Clashes have erupted between youth and government forces after forces launched a cordon and search operation in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Forces after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area launched the search operation. However soon after the search operation was launched, youth appeared from Nowpora side shouting […]

Hizb pays tribute to slain Kanelwan militant, civilian

  Hizb-ul-Mujahideen on Friday paid tributes to a slain militant and civilian who were killed during an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Kanelwan area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. In an e-mailed statement issued to KNS, Hizb spokesman, Saleem Hashmi while quoting the outfit chief, Syed Salah-ud-din as saying “the […]

Police rescues 02 youth, foils their attempt to join militant ranks

  Budgam police on Friday claimed to have rescued two youth who were attempting to join militant ranks. “Police Station Chrar-i-Sharief on 31st of July 2017, received a missing report from Abdul Aziz Dar and Abdul Qayoom Bhat, both residents of Watkulu, Charar-i-Sharief in which they stated that their sons namely Basharat Ahmad Dar, 15, […]

Pakistan committed to peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue, says foreign office

  Pakistan on Friday said it was committed to peacefully resolving the Kashmir issue and will extend its political and diplomatic support to the people of the Valley. Pakistan’s foreign office, in a statement, accused the Indian security forces of using live ammunition and pellet guns against Kashmiris. It said the “deteriorating human rights situation” […]

Connecting people my mission: Mehbooba tells Muzaffarabad delegation

While stressing the need for opening more historic routes along LoC in the State to facilitate people’s movement, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today said connecting people and regions with more routes and other positive activities is her mission. CM was interacting with a visiting delegation from Muzaffarabad and adjoining areas which called on her here […]

DGP to launch “Dial 100 Project” in Srinagar

In an attempt to reach out to the citizens and improve coordination , Director General of Police J&K is going to inaugurate ‘Dial 100 project’ which is an ambitious scheme of the J&K Police in summer capital of J&K. “J&K Police is utilising the services of “Dial 100 project” to strengthen  Police-Public relations. These efforts […]

Sikkim Standoff: China warns India not to test Beijing

Taking an aggressive stance against India, China on Friday  has again warned Delhi not to test its patience. Beijing while publicizing live-fire drills in Tibet, said that “restraint has its limits” and warned Indian troops to get out of  the contested region, high in the Himalayas. Indian troops entered the area in the Doklam Plateau […]

Clashes erupt in Anantnag town

Clashes have erupted  between youth and government forces in old town area of Anantnag district of south Kashmir soon after the funeral prayers of slain militant. As per sources,clashes erupted at Lal Chowk, Malakhnag, Chinni Chowk, Reshi Bazaar, Sherpora, Janglat Mandi and other areas of town. Youth protested against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant […]

DC Udhampur attached after his objectionable pictures go viral

Deputy Commissioner Udhampur was attached with the office of Divisional Commissioner Jammu on Friday, a day after his pictures have gone viral on social media in which he is seen on bed with two young women in objectionable manner. According to the government order no: 1015-GAD of 2017 dated 04/08/2017, a copy of which is with […]