JK administration enhances ex-gratia relief of CAPF martyrs

Approves land transfer for different public purposes

JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved enhancement of ex-gratia relief to Next of Kin of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) personnel who are killed in the line of duty, an official spokesman said Monday. According to the decision, CAPF personnel from Jammu and Kashmir who […]

New projects are part of our systematic effort to improve quality of life: Lt Guv

Inaugurates, lays foundation stones of projects worth more than Rs 155 Cr 

Jammu:  Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects worth more than Rs 155 Cr under Jammu Smart City today. Dedicating the projects to the public, the Lt Governor said, it is a historic day for Jammu and provides a significant opportunity to ensure that the City of Temples is ecologically sustainable, […]

India’s engagement with China ‘complex’: MEA’s annual report

New Delhi: India’s engagement with China is “complex” and Chinese attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh starting from April-May 2020 seriously disturbed the peace and tranquility in border areas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a report on Monday. It said these […]

BJP asks displaced Kashmiri Pandits to ensure inclusion in electoral rolls

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP on Monday appealed to the migrant Kashmiri Pandits to ensure that their names are included in the electoral rolls of their respective constituencies in the valley. BJP spokesperson and former Member of Legislative Council Girdhari Lal Raina, himself a migrant Kashmiri Pandit, asked the election commission not to […]

Mercury rises in most parts of JK

Srinagar: Amid forecast for rain at isolated to scattered places in next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded considerable increase in most parts in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.8°C against 4.2°C on the previous night and it was 2.1°C above normal for […]

Shifting of detainees under PSA to jails outside JK involves national security: Centre to SC

New Delhi: Issues of “genuine national security” are involved in cases of shifting of over 20 people, detained under the Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir, to jails outside the Union Territory, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala […]

NIA raids house of suspected Islamic State operative in Srinagar

New Delhi: National Investigation Agency on Monday raided the house of a suspected Islamic State operative here as part of an investigation in a case related to activities of some individuals from Kerala linked to the global terror group, an official said. The house of Uzair Azhar Bhat, who is suspected to have been part […]