SSB Barracks damaged in massive fire at Batamaloo
Srinagar: At least seven barracks of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) were gutted in a massive fire at Tatto Ground Batamaloo overnight, officials said on Thursday. They said that the fire started at around 0300 hours from a barrack of 10th battalion SSB and spread in the vicinity. While at least seven barracks were damaged, no […]
300 Individual bunkers to be constructed at Karnah
SDM asks for identification of bunker sites
KUPWARA: Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Karnah, Dr. Bilal Mohi-u-din Bhat Thursday convened a meeting of concerned officers and elected public representatives to review the proposal for construction of individual bunkers in the border areas of Karnah subdivision. The meeting was informed that the Government envisages a proposal for construction of Individual bunkers in border areas […]
Huge cache of arms, ammunition seized in Reasi
Jammu: Security forces have recovered a huge cache of weapons from a remote forest in Reasi district, a defence spokesman said on Thursday. The recovery included an AK 47 rifle with one sealed box of ammunition, one Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), one 303 bolt rifle and two Chinese pistols with magazines and ammunition, the spokesman said. […]
Himayat offers huge opportunities to youth of JK: Advisor Baseer Khan
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Thursday said that Himayat programme has opened up huge opportunities for the youth of Jammu and Kashmir by showing them new ways to forge ahead with confidence. Advisor made these remarks while presiding over the Campus hiring organised by Himayat Mission Management Unit (HMMU), Jammu & Kashmir […]
NIA arrests ‘militant associate’ in Kishtwar
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday said that it arrested a militant supporter of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit who was providing logistic support to militants in Kishtwar area of Jammu region. In a statement issued, an NIA spokesman said that “Yesterday (17.02.2021) it arrested a militant harbourer and logistics provider of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen namely Taraq Hussain Giri […]
Govt to provide android tablets to all ANMs: Official
JAMMU: As a step towards digitizing the health records in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the government is going to provide android tablets to all ANMs working at Sub-centres besides Health and Wellness Centres for implementation of ANMOL, ANM Online software application to register and update service delivery data of beneficiaries on real-time basis. […]
China defends use of Twitter, Facebook in virus campaign
Beijing: The Chinese government defended its use of Twitter and Facebook on Thursday, following a report that it had used its growing social media presence to spread disinformation about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. When asked about the report, the Foreign Ministry’s top spokesperson, Hua Chunying, didn’t directly address the allegations about China’s role […]
Militant arrested in Pulwama
Srinagar, Feb 18 (PTI) Security forces on Thursday arrested a militant from Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials here said. They identified the arrested militant as Wilayat Khan, a resident of Wampora area of the district. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Wampora after receiving information about the presence of militants there, […]
Top Pakistani climber, two other mountaineers missing on K2 declared dead
Islamabad, Feb 18 (PTI) Renowned Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara and two other climbers who went missing early this month while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, were declared dead on Thursday after hectic efforts spanning over two weeks to locate them failed to produce any positive result. Sadpara and his companions John […]
JK to disburse all payments including employees salaries through RBI’s e-Kuber
JAMMU, FEB 18: Jammu and Kashmir is all set to change the pattern of payments including salaries to its employees directly through RBI’s payment system e-Kuber. The new payment system of RBI will replace the existing system for the purpose of government payments. All types of government payments including employee’s salaries and pensioner’s pensions would […]
