Jammu: A magisterial probe has been launched into the terror attack in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, where two terrorists were killed and a constable lost his life and sought statements and evidence from the public. On June 12 and 13, two terrorists and a CRPF jawan were killed in a fierce gunfight during […]
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board to provide details regarding the action it has taken against those polluting and destroying the wetlands and waterbodies in the union territory. The tribunal also sought several details from the UT’s forest, ecology and environment department, including the total number […]
Reviews progress of afforestation Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of the Forest Department to assess the efforts made in treating the degraded areas through plantation or other conservation measures. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Forests; Pr Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF); Addl PCCFs; Director Social Forestry; Director […]
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Mohammad Shahid Saleem Dar, inspected the site of the Dachnoo-Heerpora bridge collapsed over the Rambaira river. Following the collapse, police filed an FIR, and the DC directed the R&B Department to immediately construct a diversion to restore traffic. He also called for the clearance of stuck vehicles and took up the […]
Jammu: The union minister and Incharge of J&K elections, G Kishan Reddy, on Thursday said that Jammu & Kashmir will be run by the constitution of BR Ambedkar and not by ‘Jinnah’s constitution. This was stated by Reddy, while talking to reporters in response to the statement of Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif’s statement, who […]
Srinagar/Jammu: About 61 per cent of the electorate in Jammu and Kashmir turned out to vote on Wednesday, giving a thumbs up to the union territory’s first assembly election since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 with round one going off without incident. Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said this is the highest […]
Srinagar: There was not a significant change from 2014 in the voter turnout in the 24 segments that voted in phase one of Jammu and Kashmir polls on Wednesday, the first assembly elections since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. According to the Election Commission, the tentative voter turnout for the 24 assembly seats […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of first phase of Assembly Election for the record turnout. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said, their enthusiastic participation is a testament to the strength of Indian democracy and people’s faith in democratic values. The Lieutenant Governor posted on […]
Srinagar: High security arrangements are in place in Srinagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to address a rally on Thursday at Sher-e-Kashmir Park. It will be the first big rally of BJP in Kashmir since the announcement of elections. BJP has fielded just 19 candidates from Kashmir and left many seats for ‘like-minded’ […]
Srinagar: In view of visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kashmir Valley and in order to avoid congestion on various routes during the visit, the traffic department issued an advisory to avoid any inconvenience to the public. It said traffic movement from Pantha Chowk towards Ram Munshi Bagh shall be restricted from 04:00 AM […]