163 Army personnel died in Siachen in last 10 yrs: Govt
New Delhi: The Army lost 163 personnel deployed at the Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield, during the last 10 years, according to details provided by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Six officers were among the army personnel who lost their lives while guarding the glacier which is at an altitude of above 20,000 ft. Sitharaman […]
PDP-BJP govt has no policy on Srinagar, says NC
Srinagar: National Conference General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar on Wednesday alleged that the government had no policy viz a viz Srinagar city and the label of smart city has become a joke considering the dilapidation of infrastructure and civil amenities. Sagar castigated the incumbent government’s step motherly treatment towards Srinagar city. He said that PDP, […]
Kupwara gunfight: Toll reaches 9 as fierce fighting continues
Srinagar: With the killing of one more militant and four forces’ personnel, the death toll in the ongoing gunfight between militants and the government forces in Halmatpora area of the frontier district of Kupwara has mounted to nine. Yesterday army had claimed to have killed four militants while police had recovered only three bodies. However […]
No proposal to increase retirement age of central employees: Govt
New Delhi: There is no plan to increase the retirement age of central government employees from existing 60 years to 62 years, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said today. “No,” he said, in a written reply to a question as to whether the government proposes to change the retirement age of the employees. […]
2 soldiers, 2 SOG men killed in Kupwara gunfight
Srinagar: Two army soldiers and as many SOG personnel were killed in an ongoing encounter with militants at Check Fatehkhan, Halmatpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that four more government forces personnel—two SOG men, an army soldier and one CRPF man— were also injured. The deceased soldiers have been identified as […]
President to address SMVDU convocation in Jammu
Jammu: President Ram Nath Kovind will address the convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University here on April 18, the SMVDU spokesman said. “Rashtrapati Bhavan has communicated to Raj Bhavan that Ram Nath Kovind, President of India, has accepted the Governor’s request to be the Chief Guest and address the next convocation of the university […]
Curb ISIS with iron hand in JK: BJP
Jammu: Condemning the killing of 39 Indians by ISIS in Iraq, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP today said the emergence of the group in Kashmir needs to be curbed with iron hand. Speaking with mediapersons, BJP’s state spokesperson Anil Gupta said the disclosure that a youth from Telangana who was recently killed […]
KEG remembers Maqbool Sahil
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) today held a condolence meeting wherein rich tributes were paid to renowned writer, photojournalist, poet and author, Maqbool Sahil, who passed away on Tuesday due to a massive heart attack. “While praying for the eternal peace of the departed soul, it was decided that as a token of respect to […]
2 cops, soldier killed in ongoing Kupwara gunfight
Srinagar: Two policemen and one soldier were killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and army at Check Fatehkhan, Halmatpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. Official sources said that in the ongoing encounter two Jammu and Kashmir policemen and an army man were killed. “Search operation is still on,” police said. While […]
Woman dies after birth control operation in Samba
Jammu: A 28-year-old woman died after undergoing tubectomy at a state-run hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, following which a probe has been ordered, an official said today. Seema Devi underwent the operation at a special camp for family planning at Vijaypur Government Hospital yesterday, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Samba, Rajinder Sambyal said. The […]
