Slain leaves behind wife, two minor kids Anantnag: A Kashmiri Pandit was shot at and killed, Saturday afternoon, by militants in Shopian district of South Kashmir. The slain has been identified as Pooran Kishan Bhat, son of Tarakh Nath Bhat, a resident of Chowdhrygund village in the Shopian district. The 48-year-old was a farmer by […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and political leaders condemned the killing of Kashmir pandit by militants in Shopian on Saturday. “Attack on Puran Krishan Bhat by terrorists in Shopian is a dastardly act of cowardice. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. I assure the people that the perpetrators and those aiding and abetting terrorists […]
Jammu: Hundreds of protesting displaced Kashmiri Pandit employees, who are seeking their relocation from the valley, on Saturday blocked Jammu-Akhnoor road to protest the latest targeted killing of their community member by terrorists in the valley. Puran Krishan Bhat was fired upon by militants near his residence in the Chowdhary Gund area of south Kashmir’s […]
44 employees dismissed so far with govt warning of continuing its tough action against anti-nationals SRINAGAR: The government on Saturday ordered dismissal of five employees under Article 311 of the Constitution of India for their involvement in anti-national activities, said an official spokesperson. Article 311 of the Constitution of India, provides for dismissal of a […]
Says situation miserable, even breathing space choked since August 2019 Srinagar: Alleging an attempt of manipulation of the electoral rolls in the name of revision, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Saturday said it has created a wave of anxiety across Jammu and Kashmir and appealed to the people and political parties to […]
Jammu: The Jammu administration has withdrawn its earlier order authorising tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue certificates of residence to those residing in the winter capital for more than a year to enable their registration as voters. Though no reason was specified for the withdrawal of the order, the step followed an outrage by almost all […]
JAMMU: Secretary, Planning Development & Monitoring Department (PD&MD), Raghav Langer on Thursday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat Jammu for implementation of new Civil Registration System (Registration Births and Deaths Rules 2022) in J&K. Revised Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2022, have been notified by the Planning Department vide S.O 494 dated 10th October, […]
NC, PDP, Cong, PC, DAP oppose, BJP defends Srinagar/Jammu: The National Conference, PDP, Congress and other prominent political parties on Wednesday flayed the Jammu administration’s order on facilitating the registration of new voters who are from outside in Jammu and Kashmir, while the BJP defended it saying it is in line with the laws. They […]
Jammu: Authorities in Jammu on Wednesday authorised tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue certificate of residence to those residing in the winter capital for more than one year to facilitate their entry in the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls. District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa passed the directive after taking serious […]
Srinagar: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) — an amalgam of various religious, social and educational organisations in the Valley — on Thursday condemned the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s approval to the sale of beer and other ready to drink beverages in departmental stores, saying it deeply hurts the sentiments of Muslims. It said as Kashmir is a […]