NC complicated situation, added to the miseries of people: PDP

Says Kissan Cell president among several NC workers join PDP

Kishtwar: In a major setback to National Conference (NC), the party’s district head of Kissan Cell and a prominent politician alongwith a Panch and several workers joined Peoples Democratic Party here, the official handout of PDP reads. Mohammad Munwar, District President Kissan Cell National Conference, elected Panch of Wardra in PanchayatTrigamalongwith their supporters joined PDP […]

Despite inclement weather 13,000 pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi daily: Officials

Jammu: Braving heavy snowfall and extremely cold weather, around 13000 pilgrims are visiting the cave shrine of the Mata Vashno Devi daily, officials said Monday. Due to the rush, the shrine board has not opened the natural cave yet which is usually made accessible to the pilgrims by mid January when the number of visitors […]

9 Corps commander briefs governor on security situation

Jammu: General officer Commanding (GoC) of 9 Corps Lt Gen J S Nain met Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here Monday and briefed him about the security situation in Jammu region. The Governor appreciated Army’s cooperation with the state police and other state government agencies involved in dealing with […]

BJP starts preparations for Lok Sabha polls in JK, holds meet

Jammu: The BJP Monday held a meeting of its senior functionaries from Kashmir and asked them to work on the ground to connect with the masses and counter “misleading propaganda” of rival parties ahead of the LokSabha polls. The meeting chaired by BJP state secretary Ashok Kaul was held at party headquarters here and was […]

Police arrests three bootleggers

Srinagar: Police in Anantnag arrested three bootleggers during a naka checking at Bijbehara and recovered huge quantity of illicit liquor from their possession. A police party of Police Station Bijbehara headed by SHO Bijbehara intercepted a Hyundai i-10 vehicle bearing registration number JKO3E-5373 during a naka checking on National Highway near SamthanBijbehara, a police spokesman […]

Students of Army Public Schools perform well in board exams in JK: Official

Jammu: The students of the Army Public Schools in Jammu and Kashmir have performed “exceedingly well” in class 10th and 12th board examinations, thereby showcasing the hard work put in by children and the quality of education provided at these schools, a senior Army official said. He said the recently-declared results of the J-K board […]

22 workers of various political parties join NC

Jammu: Twenty-two workers of various political parties joined the National Conference (NC) on Monday in presence of its provincial president Devender Singh Rana and pledged to work for serving the people as per policies and programmes of the party. Welcoming the new entrants into the party fold, Rana said the NC is the only choice […]

Bovine smuggling bid foiled, one arrested

Jammu: Police Monday rescued 16 cattle from being smuggled and arrested an alleged smuggler in Udhampur district, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, four vehicles were intercepted on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Chenani area, they said. On seeing the police team, drivers of all the four vehicles sped up, broke the police barriers and tried […]