Panchayat Polls: Notification out for Phase-7
Srinagar: The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra today issued the notification for conduct of the seventh phase of Panchayati Polls-2018 to elect Sarpanches and Panches. The notification has been issued for Block Trehgam, Qadirabad, and Qaziabad in District Kupwara, Naidkhai in District Bandipora, Rafiabad and Pattan in Baramulla District, Safapora in District Ganderbal, Sukhnag […]
Governor reallocates Departments to Advisors
Srinagar: The Governor Satya Pal Malik today reallocated the Departments to Advisors B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and Kewal Krishan Sharma. As per a notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) here this evening, the Planning, Development & Monitoring, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Ladakh Affairs, Election, Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation & Reconstruction, […]
Ensure safety of protected persons: Guv tells forces
Chairs security review meeting
Jammu: In a meeting involving senior Civil, Police, Central Armed Police, Army, and State and Central Intelligence Agencies Governor Satya Pal Malik undertook a detailed review of security management related issues at the Raj Bhavan. Governor reviewed law and order situation throughout the State and stressed the need for a heightened vigil and ensuring the […]
Afghan leaders, Taliban attend peace talks in Moscow; India participates at “non-official level”
Moscow, (PTI): Russia on Friday said no one should play “geopolitical games” in Afghanistan as Moscow hosted a major conference to create “favourable conditions” for the start of direct peace talks with the Taliban whose representatives were present at the meeting which was attended by India for the first time. Opening the second Moscow meeting […]
BSF jawan injured in Pak firing along LoC
Jammu,(PTI):Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, injuring a BSF jawan, officials said. Pakistani personnel targeted forward posts along the LoC in the Manajakote sector around 0930 hours. A jawan of the Border Security Force (BSF) was injured in the firing, they […]
SPO killed, 2 injured as vehicle falls into gorge
Bhadarwah (PTI): A special police officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed while 2 brothers were seriously injured when a load carrier they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Doda district on Friday morning. The load carrier, which was on its way to Doda from […]
JK Cong holds anti-govt protests on 2nd anniversary of demonetization
Jammu,(PTI): The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit took out an anti-government rally and protested near the RBI office here with its leaders courting arrests on the second anniversary of demonetization on Friday. Led by AICC Secretary Sudhir Sharma, over 300 party activists blocked the road and protested near the RBI Office. Raising slogans against the […]
One JeM Militant killed, one Policeman injured in Tral Encounter
Pulwama: A militant was killed and a policeman injured after Gunfight broke out between militants and goverment forces in DarGanie-Gund area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Reports said that one militant probably Pakistani belonging to Jaish was killed and a Policeman injured in a fierce encounter after a joint team of […]
Srinagar deputy mayor owes J&K Bank Rs 125 cr, bank threatens action
Srinagar: The J&K bank has asked the deputy mayor of Srinagar to settle an outstanding loan of Rs 125 crore or face recovery proceedings and initiation of a process to declare him a willful defaulter. An independent candidate, Sheikh Imran was supported by the Congress and elected the deputy mayor of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation […]
Indian, Chinese troops meet at Arunachal, vow to boost ties
Itanagar (PTI): A high-level meeting between Army officials and Chinese PLA troops was organised on Friday at Bumla, near Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, where the two sides reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen friendship and maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control. The 4057-km-long Line of Actual Control separates India from China. The delegations, led […]
