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Delhi records coldest November morning in 17 years

Delhi records coldest November morning in 17 years

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 6.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the lowest in the month of November since 2003, as a cold wave swept parts of the city. The national capital had recorded a minimum of 7.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, the lowest in the month in 14 years, according […]

 Press Trust of India

DDC Polls: Democracy being impeded, customized in JK says Farooq

DDC Polls: Democracy being impeded, customized in JK says Farooq

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of newly cobbled up People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Farooq Abdullah on Saturday objected to the treatment meted out to the amalgam candidates, saying security is being used as a pretext to impede and customize democracy in the Union territory. In a two-page letter to […]

 Press Trust of India

Centre sabotaging participation of non-BJP candidates: Mehbooba

Centre sabotaging participation of non-BJP candidates: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of “sabotaging” the participation of political parties other than the BJP in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir by not allowing them to campaign freely. Mehbooba’s allegations came as major political parties in the Valley, including the NC and the PDP, […]

 KV News

SEC to visit Kashmir

JAMMU: The State Election Commissioner (SEC) Jammu and Kashmir, K K Sharma will be visiting Kashmir today, an official spokesman said here. He said that the SEC will be reviewing the election related arrangements with Divisional Administration. Briefings by Divisional Commissioner, IGP, DCs who function as District Panchayat Election Officers (DPEOs) are part of agenda […]

 Press Trust of India

Soldier killed, three injured in LoC firing

Jammu: A havaldar in the Indian Army was killed and three others, including two women, were injured on Saturday as Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on forward posts and villages in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The casualties came barely […]

 Press Trust of India

BJP to continue its support to NC in LAHDC-Kargil

Says wants the body to complete its full term

Kargil: Despite their ideological differences, the BJP will continue to support National Conference in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil for a stable administration to ensure the development of the region, BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said on Saturday. He also asserted that the restoration of pre-August 5, 2019 position, when Ladakh was part of the […]

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Retirement age of teaching faculty in govt colleges may be enhanced

Srinagar: In a significant development, the administration of Jammu & Kashmir has constituted a high-level committee to examine the issue of enhancement of retirement age of teaching faculty in government colleges. The seven-member committee headed by advisor Higher Education Department will examine the need for increasing retirement age beyond 60 years. Other members of the […]

 Press Trust of India

J&K Bank money laundering case: ED raids multiple locations in Kashmir

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted multiple raids in Kashmir in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged suspicious transactions in the J&K Bank. The central probe agency covered a total of seven locations– six in Srinagar and one in Anantnag district– as part of the searches conducted under the Prevention […]

 Press Trust of India

VDC members stage protest over pending salaries outside BJP office

Jammu: Members of Village Defence Committees (VDCs), which serve as security arch to defend remote and hilly villages in Jammu and Kashmir against terror attacks on Saturday staged a protest demonstration outside the BJP headquarters here demanding the release of their pending salaries. The VDC members claimed that they were not given salaries for the […]

 Press Trust of India

Faceoff: India summons senior Pak diplomat

Lodges strong protest on terror attack planned by JeM in JK

New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest with him over attempts by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of local elections there. Referring to the Nagrota incident, the ministry said the huge cache of arms, ammunition […]

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