Several deputations call on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to highlight public issues
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met several deputations at Civil Secretariat Jammu, and listened to their issues, demands and grievances for immediate redressal. A deputation led by District Development Council Chairman Kishtwar, Pooja Thakur, brought development and employment issues to the notice of the Chief Minister. Representing far-flung areas of Paddar, Dachhan, Atholi, Nagseni […]
Our prime objective should be to promote the idea of unity of all mankind: LG Sinha
LG emphasised that a mass campaign should be started in mission mode to preserve and nurture the ancient Indian civilizational heritage JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today addressed Shrimad Bhagwat Samagam at Mahakumbh, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The occasion was graced by Acharya Mahamandleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri ji Maharaj. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor called […]
Farooq Abdullah asks NC workers to prepare for panchayat elections
Jammu: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Monday called upon party workers to start preparing for the upcoming panchayat elections, emphasizing the need for unity to “rebuild” Jammu and Kashmir. The development comes after the Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission on Monday concluded annual revision of panchayat electoral rolls and said more than 70 […]
Train to Kashmir likely to face a few months delay: Farooq Abdullah
Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that the Katra-Sangaldan train service is likely to be delayed by a few months and will begin operations in April with the onset of the tourism season. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function here, Abdullah said he was preparing to travel to […]
Cold conditions intensify in Kashmir, temperature drops after snowfall
Srinagar: The minimum temperature dipped in Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after snowfall in a few higher reaches but settled above the freezing point at most places, officials said. On Tuesday, the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg, the Zojila axis on the Srinagar-Leh national highway and a few other areas in the higher reaches […]
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led delegation to meet Waqf Bill panel chief on Friday
New Delhi: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, religious head of Kashmir, will lead a delegation on Friday to meet Jagdambika Pal, the chairman of joint committee of Parliament examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill here. A brief statement issued by Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema (MMU), headed by the Mirwaiz, said the delegation would highlight its strong reservations regarding certain provisions […]
Over 100 sheep charred to death in blaze in Samba
Samba/Jammu: Over 100 sheep died after a cowshed caught fire and was gutted in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir early Wednesday, officials said. The fire broke out in the cowshed of Shapian, son of Jamal Din, at Rakh Barotian in the Vijaypur tehsil around 3.30 am, the officials said. They said four fire […]
Army troops open fire on Pakistani drone along LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Army troops opened fire to bring down a Pakistani drone which entered into the Indian side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early Wednesday, officials said. However, the drone returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after hovering briefly over an area near the border fence in Mendhar […]
Army soldier dies after being hit by bullet fired from his service rifle in Kupwara
Srinagar: An Army soldier died after he was hit by a bullet fired from his service rifle in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. It was not immediately clear if it was a case of suicide. The jawan, hailing from Punjab, was hit by the bullet in his head and died […]
Rusted mortar shell defused in Kathua
Jammu: A rusted mortar shell was defused in a forest area in Hiranagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by a shepherd, who had gone to Mayan Kannah forest to graze his sheep this morning, the officials said. They said Shawar informed the local police […]