JAMMU: The BJP Monday released its fourth list of candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, fielding its union territory unit president Ravinder Raina from Nowshera in the Jammu region. With the fresh list, the party has so far named 51 candidates, including 14 for the Kashmir Valley, where the BJP is yet to […]
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the Youth Skill and Entrepreneurship App. Besides, Additional Chief Secretary Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Vice Chancellors of Jammu/Kashmir University, Central University Jammu/Srinagar, SKAUST Jammu/Srinagar, IUST Kashmir/SMVDU Jammu, BGSBU […]
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, chaired 8th Executive Council meeting of Jammu & Kashmir Rural Livelihood Mission (JKRLM). The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Principal Secretary Finance Department, Secretary Rural Development &Panchayati Raj, Secretary Health and Medical Education, Mission Director JKRLM, Additional Mission Director JKRLM and other officers. During the meeting, […]
New Delhi: With several state administrations flattening the houses of those involved in criminal cases with bulldozers, the Supreme Court on Monday questioned how can anybody’s house be demolished just because he is an accused. The court said it will lay down the guidelines on the issue that would be enforceable across the country. “How […]
Srinagar: A severe hailstorm and gusty winds swept through Kulgam district in south Kashmir on Monday, causing extensive damage to orchards, buildings, and vehicles. The storm, which brought winds of up to 81 km/h, uprooted trees and disrupted normal life in the area. The Meteorological Department said: “Maximum gust of the order of 44 knots […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Leh highway was Monday closed for vehicular movement after fresh mudslides, triggered by rain occurred at Kullan Gund area in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Officials said that the highway was closed immediately after mudslides occurred at Kullan Gund area this evening. He said that the highway has got completely blocked due to mudslides, […]
Katra/Jammu: Two women pilgrims from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh died while a five-year-old girl was grievously injured in a landslide on the new track to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Monday, officials said. Movement of pilgrims on the Himkoti track was halted following the landslide but the pilgrimage to […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed grief over the loss of lives of the pilgrims due to the unfortunate incident of shooting stones on Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine track. The Lt Governor has also approved an ex-gratia of Rs.5 lakh to be given to each of the next of kin of the deceased […]
Jammu: An army personnel suffered a fatal bullet injury at a military station here on Monday, a defence spokesman said, ruling out any terror angle after the firing sparked an alert and a massive house-to-house search in the area. According to officials, Naik Kuldeep Singh of Punjab was on guard duty when he was hit […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson Tahir Sayed resigned from the basic membership of the party on Monday. Sayed had also served as a media consultant to former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti during the PDP-BJP coalition Government. “It’s with a heavy heart that I write this unpleasant letter of resignation from the post of spokesperson […]