Govt will help daily wagers in govt depts in JK
Jammu, Nov 23 (PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday assured help to the protesting daily wagers and need-based workers serving in various government departments in Jammu and Kashmir. He also exuded confidence in wining the District Development Council (DDC) polls, saying, “We have put up candidates who are educated, young and energetic.” Hitting out […]
Biden’s first Cabinet picks expected Tuesday amid roadblocks
Wilmington, Delaware (US), Nov 23 (AP) President-elect Joe Biden’s first Cabinet picks are coming Tuesday and planning is underway for a pandemic-modified inauguration in January as his team moves forward despite roadblocks from the Trump administration. Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming chief of staff, offered no details Sunday about which department heads Biden would first announce. […]
Army arrested Militant in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 22 (PTI) A militant was arrested from a madrasa in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, the Army said on Sunday. Security forces launched a search operation in the Chatpura Mohalla area of the south Kashmir district late on Saturday based on intelligence inputs about the presence of a person from the Handwara area […]
Massive anti-tunnelling operation on along IB in Samba
Jammu, Nov 22 (PTI) A massive operation is underway near the International border in Samba sector to unearth an underground tunnel which was suspected to have been used by four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists to sneak into the country from Pakistan, said officials on Sunday. All the four terrorists were killed in a gunfight when a Kashmir-bound […]
Soldier commits suicide near LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Nov 22 (PTI) A soldier allegedly shot himself dead on Sunday with his service rifle at a forward post near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, said officials. Havaldar Rajinder Kumar was on duty when he reportedly shot himself with his rifle at his post in Salootri area […]
Students leave for trekking expedition to help promote winter tourism in Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah (J-K), Nov 22 (PTI) In an effort to help promote winter tourism in this picturesque valley of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, the University of Jammu on Sunday started a 10-day ‘visit to hidden glaciers’ trekking expedition here. The expedition, in which 40 trekkers drawn from the Jammu university and its affiliated colleges besides […]
Death of student: Govt suspends members of District Medical Board Sgr
JAMMU, NOV 22: Taking prompt action against those alleged to be responsible for the death of differently abled class 10 student in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Government today suspended three members of District Medical Board Srinagar along with Class-IV. It is alleged that the deceased student died at the door of the board after […]
Pakistan targets villages, forward posts along IB, LoC
Jammu, Nov 22 (PTI) Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua and Rajouri district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops, officials said on Sunday. However, there was no report of any casualty in the latest ceasefire violation which came a day […]
Drone sighted near LoC, search operation launched
Jammu, Nov 22 (PTI) A Pakistani drone was sighted hovering in the skies near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch district following which the Army has launched a search operation, officials said on Sunday. The search operation was launched in Basoni, Dharana and adjoining areas shortly after the detection of the […]
Srinagar records season’s coldest night, temp takes a slide
Srinagar, Nov 22): Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, experienced the coldest night of this season as the mercury plummeted to minus3.7 degree Celsius, officials said on Sunday. A meteorological department official said that today’s minimum temperature was three degrees below the normal for this time of the year. However, he said, Gulmarg remained […]