India retaliating to Pak actions along LoC proportionately: Defence Minister
New Delhi: The armed forces are “proportionately” retaliating to Pakistani actions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and effectively containing cross border infiltration, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Saturday. She also said there was “no rethinking as of now” on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which has been in […]
Teenager goes missing in Nowgam
Srinagar: Police has sought help from the general public in tracing a teenage boy, who has gone missing since Friday afternoon, a police spokesman said here. He said that Shiekh Ashiq Hussain son of Shiekh Ghulam Hussain of Astanpora Chattergam has reported in police station Novgam that his son identified as Shiekh Mubarak Raza is […]
Two JK nationals held for smuggling narcotics in Thane
Thane: Three persons, two of them residents of Jammu and Kashmir, have been arrested for allegedly smuggling charas worth Rs 31 lakh, police said Saturday. Thane Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime), Makarand Ranade said acting on a tip-off, sleuths of the Anti-Extortion Cell led by senior inspector Pradeep Sharma apprehended the trio at Kausa […]
Govt mulling to issue backward certificates to Kashmir migrants
Srinagar: The state government is mulling to issue backward certificates to the migrant Kashmiris who are currently residing in different parts of the country and the state. Commissioner Secretary to the government, Khurshid Ahmad in an order available with ‘Kashmir Vision’ vide number 295-GAD of 2018, dated 21-02-2018 has constituted a three member committee comprising […]
Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu: A fresh landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Ramban town, officials said Saturday. They said that efforts were on to make the nearly 300-km-road traffic worthy. A landslide struck the highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of India, in Maroog area at around 1030 hours, forcing authorities to suspend […]
Intermittent rains, snow continues in Valley
Srinagar: The intermittent rains and mild snowfall in upper reaches continued to lash Valley for the second consecutive day on Saturday while the Meteorological (MeT) department predict dry spell from Sunday afternoon. Deputy Director MeT department, Mukhtar Ahmad told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that besides rains, in plains, the higher reaches including Gulmarg and Pahalgam received […]
J&K Bank begins registrations for Amarnathji Yatra – 2018
Srinagar: J&K Bank has begun registration for Shri Amarnathji Yatra – 2018 at 89 of its designated business units in twenty-one states across the county. The bank’s Zonal Head Jammu (Central-I) Sunil Gupta handed over the first yatra-slip to Ujwal Sharma of Jammu for the Route Baaltal at the Bank’s Residency Road counter in Jammu. […]
Registration for Amarnath Yatra commences
JAMMU: The Amarnath Shrine Board has commenced the registration of the annual Amaranth Yatra, which is scheduled to commence on 28th June, 2018 and conclude on Raksha Bandhan which falls on 26th August 2018. Umang Narula, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, informed that the Advance Registration of pilgrims for the Yatra duly commenced […]
Highway patches are ‘no construction zone’, says government
SRINAGAR: Government has declared the area falling on both sides of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway from Kadalbal, Pampore to Merzapora, Awantipora as No-Construction Zone. “It has become imperative and expedient to safeguard the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and maintain its pristine glory especially on virgin lush-green land. It is accordingly notified that the areas falling on […]
SVO files charge sheet against professor in graft case
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir vigilance organisation Saturday filed a charge sheet against an assistant professor of a government college who was caught allegedly accepting a bribe two years ago to clear a student’s synopsis. The charge sheet was filed in the court of special judge, anti-corruption, Jammu, against Ashu Jolly of the Government College of […]
