Temple, houses hit by bullets as Pak violates ceasefire along IB, LoC

Jammu, Nov 1 (PTI) A temple and some houses were hit by bullets as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing and mortar shelling in different sectors along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua and Poonch districts, officials said on Sunday. The Army and Border […]
India’s COVID-19 caseload climbs to 81,84,082

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) With 46,963 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 81,84,082, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 74.91 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The recovery rate stood at 91.54 per cent. The […]
Roshni act declared unconstitutional

Land offered under the scheme to be retrived in 6 months: Govt
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to implement the High Court order Judgment in which the Court declared the Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001 as amended from time to time as unconstitutional, contrary to law and unsustainable. An order issued by Jammu and Kashmir Department of […]
Will end unemployment in 5 years: Lt Guv Sinha

Srinagar: The aim of the Jammu and Kashmir administration is to eradicate unemployment in the union territory in the next five years, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. He was speaking after inaugurating a day-long workshop on youth engagement and outreach here. The workshop, organised by the J-K administration at SKICC, was attended by […]
Central leadership to decide on participating in PAGD: Mir

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday said it would take a call on participating in the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) after consultations with the party’s central leadership, even as it asserted that there is a need to have a common platform to fight for the rights of the people of the […]
New land laws: Congress workers stage protest in Jammu

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress staged a protest here on Saturday against the new land laws notified for the Union Territory and said the central government should not test the patience of peace-loving citizens by “snatching their land and jobs”. Party leader and former minister Raman Bhalla led the protest after […]
Live encounter surrenders a welcome development: DGP
Srinagar: Militants preferring to surrender during encounters with security forces is a welcome development, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Saturday, as he appealed to the youngsters, who have picked up arms, to give up the path of violence and return to the mainstream. The DGP was speaking to […]
Pulwama terror attack: Truth behind the act accepted in Pak Parliament, says Modi
Kevadiya (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the truth of last year’s Pulwama terror attack, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed, has been accepted in Pakistan Parliament. His statement comes two days after Pakistan’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry admitted his country’s role in the Pulwama attack during a debate in […]
Govt apportions assets, liabilities, posts of erstwhile State of JK
Details mention share between JK, Ladakh
JAMMU: The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, in terms of section 84(3) read with section 85(2) of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, is pleased to apportion the Assets, Liabilities and Posts of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir between the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh as […]
Pandemic: Eight more deaths, 455 cases reported in JK
Srinagar: A 30-year-old man was among eight more persons who succumbed to covid-19 during the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. They said that 455 positive cases were also reported. Among the victims, they said, six were residents of Kashmir Valley and two from Jammu. Regarding the deaths from Valley, […]