Police foil bid to smuggle arms into Kashmir

Jammu: Police on Sunday foiled a bid to smuggle arms and explosives into the Kashmir valley, officials said here. Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli said after specific inputs regarding an attempt to smuggle weapons, a high alert was issued across Jammu on Sunday and mobile vehicle checking nakas were laid at more than […]

NIA carries out searches in Kashmir in connection with circulation of ISIS propaganda

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Sunday carried out searches at seven places in Srinagar and Anantnag in south Kashmir in connection with a case related to circulation of propaganda by banned terror group ISIS, the agency said. The spokesperson of the NIA said a case was registered on June 29 in connection with the […]

Jammu, Kashmir have separate issues: Abdullah on party unit’s proposal to delimitation panel

Srinagar: Amid criticism that National Conference’s proposal to the Delimitation Commission in Jammu echoed BJP’s demands, party president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the issues in the two regions of the union territory were different from each other. Speaking to reporters after paying floral tributes to his mother Begam Akbar Jehan at her mausoleum on […]

Dismissal of 11 govt employees on flimsy grounds criminal: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the dismissal of eleven government employees on flimsy grounds was criminal and the Centre continues disempowering the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the garb of pseudo nationalism by trampling the Constitution. The Jammu and Kashmir administration sacked 11 employees, including two sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief […]

Sacking of 11 J-K govt employees arbitrary move: NC

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Sunday denounced the dismissal of 11 government employees by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, saying the move was “blind to justice” and “arbitrary” in nature. The employees, including sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin who has been designated a global terrorist by the US, were sacked by the […]

COVID-19: JK reports 1 death, 224 new positive cases

SRINAGAR: The Government on Sunday informed that 224 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 74 from Jammu division and 150 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 318693. Also 01 COVID-19 death has been reported01 from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 349 […]

Centre has brought J-K’s economy on brink of collapse: Mehbooba

Jammu: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday alleged that Centre had put the resources of Jammu and Kashmir on sale and has brought its economy on the brink of collapse. “From power projects to the sand mining sector, everything is being auctioned by the present dispensation under a planned conspiracy to smash our economy to […]

Rajouri girl Aisha shines in class 12th exams

Scores 98.6% marks, secures 3rd position in Jammu province

JAMMU: Beating all odds and extreme poor conditions at home, Aisha Bibi, a girl from far flung hamlet, Dassal Jattan of Rajouri district has secured 98.6 percent marks in the recently declared results of 12th class examination of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, securing third position in the Jammu province in science stream. […]