Jammu: Security forces have intensified the search operations in the twin-border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu region to track down the attackers responsible for attacking an IAF convoy that claimed the life of a corporal rank personnel, officials said on May 7. The agencies have also expanded the scope of operation to various […]
JAMMU: Three Special Police Officers (SPOs) were on Tuesday dismissed from service for dereliction of duty and involvement in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The SPOs — Daljeet Singh, Bali Ram and Deepak Singh — have been disengaged from service while disposing off two […]
New Delhi: Polling in the third phase of General Elections which commenced at 7 am today simultaneously across 93 PCs recorded an approximate voter turnout of 61.45% as of 8 pm. Though polling was till 6 PM, but voters were seen in the queue at many polling stations. Voters from across 11 States/UTs participated enthusiastically […]
PULWAMA: Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, today participated in multiple activities during his visit to Pulwama conducted to oversee district’s preparedness for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The CEO conducted a comprehensive review of poll preparedness and security arrangements being put in place for the general elections. He asked the Nodal […]
DHAR (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he wants the BJP-led NDA to win 400 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls to ensure the Congress does not bring back Article 370 in Kashmir and put a ”Babri lock” on the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Addressing a rally at Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, […]
SRINAGAR: Mainly dry and “hot” weather has been forecast over Jammu and Kashmir till May 10. “Mainly dry and hot weather is expected in Jammu and Kashmir,” said meteorological department here in a statement for the forecast during the next 24 hours and subsequent two days. However, the MeT department has said that thundershower activity […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday hit out at the central government for claiming there is peace in Jammu and Kashmir, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy shooting for a film when 40 CRPF jawans were killed in 2019 Pulwama attack. “Had there been normalcy, would there have been encounters in […]
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today inaugurated State Bank of India (SBI) developed e-Corner outside legislative assembly complex inside the campus housing it along with Civil Secretariat here. The corner is a smart space housing the Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) of the bank besides having the facility to extend different products like credit cards, opening […]
JAMMU: A man in Rajouri district was booked on Tuesday for using virtual private network (VPN) which was banned last month by the district administration, officials said. This was the third such instance when a case was registered against a man in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district for using VPN in the last two days. […]
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a review meeting of the Science and Technology Department. The meeting was attended by Sh. Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Sh. Santosh D Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department; Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor; Sh. Saurabh Bhagat, Commissioner/Secretary, Science & Technology Department and senior officers […]