Srinagar, May 9: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday visited the Uri sector to assess the damage caused by Pakistani shelling in civilian areas over the past three nights.Sinha directed the administration to provide immediate relief to the affected families and ensure their safety. “Took assessment of the damage to the civilian…
New Delhi, May 9: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the prevailing situation along India’s border with Pakistan and airports in the country amid the military conflict between the two countries, sources said. The meeting came hours after the Border Security Force said it has foiled an infiltration bid from across the International Border…
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir aims to achieve self-sufficiency in power generation in next two years, ensuring a reliable electricity supply, and that the government was committed to offering 200 units of free electricity. He said Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation was prioritizing the development of hydroelectric…
BARAMULLA: A suspected grenade attack took place at a police station in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late last night, police said today. "During the night intervening March 4-5, at approximately 2120 hrs, a blast-like sound was heard from the backside of Police Post Old Town, Baramulla, causing concern among the general public. No casualty or…
SRINAGAR, Dec 10: A fire broke out in the Member Legislative Assembly Hostel (MLA) in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said. There was no report of any casualty in the incident. The Fire and Emergency officials said that fire broke out at around noon in the first floor of the MLA hostel quarter situated at the…
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New Delhi, Apr 2: Gold price stayed flat at its all-time high level of Rs…
NEW DELHI: Commuters on national highways and expressways will need to pay more for their…
NEW DELHI, Nov 21: After the World Cup final, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian men’s cricket team for their 10 consecutive wins in the tournament and asked them to motivate each other as…
SRINAGAR, Nov 21: The minimum temperature in Kashmir fell below freezing on Tuesday, and heavy fog caused delays to flights at Srinagar International Airport. The cold wave continued to worsen in the region. According to a meteorological department official, Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius on Monday night, while Shopian in south Kashmir recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the valley at minus 3.9 degrees. According to the official, it was the coldest night in the majority of the valley, including Srinagar City.According to him, the minimum temperature at Gulmarg ski resort was minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, while Qazigund, the town that serves as the entry point to Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius. According to the official, Pahalgam, the starting point for the yearly Amarnath yatra, saw a low of minus 2.9 degrees Celsius, while Pulwama saw a low of minus 2.7 degrees. There are calls for schools up to primary classes to be closed due to the significant decrease in the minimum temperature. The Jammu and Kashmir Private Schools Association requested in a statement on Monday that the administration declare winter break for lower grades. Most of Kashmir was covered in a thick layer of fog, which made morning traffic difficult.Monday and Tuesday morning flights have been delayed due to fog. Early in the day, visibility is still poor, according to an Airport Authority of India official. [caption id="attachment_5910" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dense Fog Disrupts Flight Operations In Srinagar As Cold Wave Intensifies[/caption]
Uttarkashi (U’khand), Nov 21: Rescuers on Tuesday released the first video of the workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel here for 10 days. The visuals were captured using an endoscopic camera sent in through the…
JAMMU: Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir Police, RR Swain has laid emphasis on promotion of data and technology in the policing. "There is a strong need for promoting data and technology in…
JAMMU: According to a Personnel Ministry order, the government returned senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo to his cadre in the Union Territories on Monday. As secretary of the Department of Border Management under the home ministry, Dulloo is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Union Territories, or Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory cadre, having joined in 1989. On the Ministry of Home Affairs' request, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his return to his parent cadre, the statement stated. According to officials, he is expected to be named Jammu and Kashmir's chief secretary. Arun Kumar Mehta, the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, is scheduled to reach the age of sixty this month and retire. [caption id="attachment_5901" align="alignnone" width="300"] Govt repatriates Dulloo to J&K UT cadre[/caption]
KISHTWAR: On a road in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a two-kg improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered planted by suspected terrorists on Monday night, according to officials. The experts then defused the IED, preventing a potential terror attack in the hill district, according to the officials. They claimed that an IED that had been planted on the side of the Kishtwar-Batote national highway was discovered by an Army and Police patrol party working together. According to the officials, a bomb disposal squad was called in and the highway's traffic was immediately stopped. The explosive material was later safely defused. They said that after filing a case, a search was initiated to find the terrorists who planted the IED. [caption id="attachment_5898" align="alignnone" width="287"] 2-kg IED found planted by terrorists in Kishtwar; defused[/caption]
NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj and congratulated him for his fine performance in the recently concluded ICC Cricket World Cup at home. The official X (formerly Twitter) handle…
JAMMU:On Monday, a BJP delegation paid a visit to Senior Superintendent of Police (Jammu), Vinod Kumar, and made a demand for increased security at the camps that house Kashmiri Pandits who are migrants. The BJP's Kashmir displaced unit, headed by district chief Chand Ji Bhat, submitted a memorandum outlining the demand, the party said in a statement. The delegation brought up the purported instances of car vandalism in the Jagti township and asked for increased efforts to catch the perpetrators and put preventative measures in place. Along with recommending regular and thorough night patrols at all of the Kashmiri Pandit camps in Purkhoo, Muthi, Jagti, and Nagrota, it also emphasised the urgent need to increase the number of police officers at the Jagti police post."This proactive measure aims to deter criminal activities and enhance residents' sense of security," said the delegation. In order to promote community involvement, it also suggested holding monthly campaigns on drug awareness, crime prevention, and police-public meetings. The statement praised the police official's positive response when the delegation brought up the subject of installing CCTV cameras at Jagti and other camps. [caption id="attachment_5891" align="alignnone" width="300"] BJP delegation meets SSP Jammu, demands enhanced security at migrant Kashmiri Pandit camps[/caption]
SHOPIAN, NOVEMBER 20: In order to review the arrangements for the upcoming JKSSB OMR based written examination of Panchayat Secretaries, a meeting was today convened by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Faz Lul Haseeb at Mini-secretariat,…
ANANTNAG, NOVEMBER 20: A team of Motor Vehicles Department today laid special nakka at Khanabal- Bijbehara Road to check violation of the various visible offences under Motor Vehicles Act, 2019 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules…
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