As CM tried my best to ensure that justice is done: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that during her tenure as chief minister of the state she tried her best to ensure justice to rape and murder of eight-year-old girl in Kathua. Taking to Twitter, Mehbooba also lambasted at her former ally in government BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) and said instead […]
Grenade attack by militants left three cops injured
JeM claims responsibility
Srinagar: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police and two traffic cops were injured in a grenade blast near Zero Bridge in Rajbagh area of Srinagar city on Thursday afternoon, police said. Reports said that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on a police party near Zero Bridge in Rajbagh during afternoon as the grenade exploded with […]
Health dept issues uniform rate list for diagnostic tests
DAK welcomes decision, seeks full-fledged budget for diagnostic facilities
Srinagar: Acting upon the complaints that various hospitals were charging differently for diagnostic tests, the government has finally woken up by issuing a Uniform Rate Structure on Thursday. The order issued is to be followed by the hospitals coming under the control of Director Health Services, Kashmir and Jammu, and those left out have been […]
After snowfall temperature witnesses a rise in Valley
Srinagar: A day after Kashmir witnessed a bout of snowfall, the minimum temperature at most places in the valley increased Wednesday night, providing much-needed relief to residents, the weatherman said. The weather stayed mostly dry Wednesday night after intermittent snowfall on Tuesday, an official of the MeT department said. He said similar conditions are likely […]
Weatherman issues advisory
Srinagar: The weatherman on Thursday issued a warning, saying an active western disturbance is likely to disrupt air and surface transport besides triggering avalanches in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday. The warning was addressed to divisional administration Kashmir by director Meteorological Department, Jammu and Kashmir Sonam Lotus. In the advisory, Lotus said […]
2018 was a big success in anti-militancy operations: Army
Jammu: Security forces met considerable success in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 by eliminating several top ultras who were targeting security forces and civilians, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said Thursday. He said the number of terrorists killed last year in the valley was highest in the past 10 years. […]
Why is Army celebrating the killings, says Omar
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Thursday questioned Army officials boasting about the number of militants killed in the state last year, saying it would have been a “great year” if no youth had joined militancy. “I beg to differ, a great year would be one in which no young man would […]
India-Pak armies trade fire on LoC, civilian injured
Jammu: A civilian was injured Thursday when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. Northern Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said the Army is replying befittingly to the Pakistani aggression. Pakistan troops resorted to firing and mortar […]
India orders moving of strategic ITBP command to Leh
Move announced to counter the Chinese build up
New Delhi: Amid growing concerns over the Chinese military buildup along the eastern flank of the country, the government has ordered moving a strategic ITBP command from its current base in Chandigarh by over 960 km to the border of Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said Thursday. The North West (NW) frontier of […]
Govt to compile class-wise enrollment data of all government schools
Srinagar: The school education department has started a fresh exhaustive exercise to collect the class-wise enrollment of the government schools across Kashmir. The school heads have been asked to furnish the enrollment of their schools post clubbing of the educational institutions which were having meager enrollment of the students, an official said. In this regard […]
