Forest Rights Act being implemented in J&K
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 18: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting to review the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, and Rules in Jammu and Kashmir which have been made applicable post enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019.Work on […]
COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark
New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 89 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907 with 38,617 infections […]
Panchayat, DDC polls: MHA orders deployment of 49 more CRPF battalion in JK
Srinagar, Nov 18: Union Home Ministry has ordered the deployment of 49 additional battalions of paramilitary CRPF to Jammu and Kashmir in wake of the ensuing Panchayat election, official sources said on Wednesday. They said the deployments are being moved from various states to J&K and concerned quarters have been asked to make the arrangements […]
Minor dies in a road mishap in Kupwara
Kupwara, Nov 18: A five-year-old boy has succumbed to his injuries a day after hit by a maruti car here at Hanjipora area of Trehgam in north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A police official said that a boy identified as Wasir Ahmad Wani (5) son of Abdul Rashid Wani residence of Hanjipora Trehgam was hit by a […]
Soldier killed, 2 others injured as avalanche hits army post in Kupwara
Kupwara, Nov 18: An army soldier was killed and two others were injured after an avalanche hit a post in Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the snow hit Roshan post at approximately 10 PM last night and three soldiers were swept away. They were immediately rescued and […]
Army captain injured during a blast in Poonch
Poonch, Nov 18: An army captain was injured in a blast while handling a grenade at a post on Line of Control in Balakot sector of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the incident occurred at about 1230 hours last night and the Captain of (19 Kamoan) namely Saurav Kumar was injured. He […]
CRPF trooper commits suicide in Sopore
Sopore, Nov 18: A Centre Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man allegedly committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle in Wadoora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. Officials said that a 42 year old trooper identified as GD Rajan Kumar of Chatiana Odisha shot himself dead while he was […]
Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 in Iraq, Afghanistan
Washington, Nov 18 (AP) Acting Defence Secretary Christopher Miller on Tuesday announced plans to reduce US troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the decision fulfils President Donald Trump’s pledge to bring forces home when conditions were met that kept the US and its allies safe. The new plan will accelerate troop withdrawals from Iraq […]
RSS leader launches campaign for Pakistan to vacate PaK, Gilgit-Baltistan
Jammu, Nov 18 (PTI) RSS leader Indresh Kumar launched a campaign to put pressure on Pakistan to vacate PaK as well as Gilgit-Baltistan. He also asked former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Farooq Abdullah to leave India and settle in Pakistan and China over their remarks on the tricolour and allegedly seeking […]
Amit Shah labels PAGD as ‘Gupkar Gang’
Evokes sharp reactions from Cong, NC and PDP
New Delhi/Srinagar: Sounding the poll bugle ahead of local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday termed the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration an “unholy global alliance” that along with the Congress wants to return to the era of terror and turmoil. The statement evoked angry reactions from the […]
