Supporters of Gupkar Agenda are supporters of Pakistan: BJP
Jammu, Aug 25 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Tuesday lashed out at its rival parties in the Union Territory on their resolution to fight for the restoration of special status to the erstwhile state and said supporters of Gupkar Agenda are supporters of Pakistan . Addressing the party’s working committee meeting at its […]
First Israel-UAE commercial flight next week: US Official
Washington, Aug 26 (AP) U.S. officials announced Tuesday that the first commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is scheduled for next week, carrying American and Israeli delegations to Abu Dhabi after the two countries agreed to normalize relations. The flight, likely on an Israeli El-Al airliner, would carry a U.S. delegation headed […]
Kejriwal calls urgent meet on COVID situation
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a high-level meeting to discuss the rising number of novel coronavirus cases in Delhi, sources said on Wednesday. Health Minister Satyendar Jain, Chief Secretary Vijay Dev and senior officials will attend the meeting, which will take place at 11 am, according to sources. The […]
Failed Co-operatives
Co-operatives can have far reaching impact as they can provide answers to specific needs of underdeveloped areas like that of Jammu and Kashmir. But the co-operative movement needs support from the development community to reach its potential. As we say there is strength in numbers and the co-op movement’s founding principles can benefit the development […]
Grenade recovered, defused in Kreeri village
Srinagar, Aug 25: A hand grenade was recovered and later safely defused by police and army at Parray Mohalla Suchipora, Kreeri in Baramulla district where a fierce encounter between militants and a joint team of government forces had taken place last week. Official sources said that the grenade was spotted by the joint team of […]
Delimitation panel orders freeze on creating new admin units in JK, four NE states
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Delimitation Commission has ordered a freeze on creation of new ‘administrative units’ in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir till the exercise of redrawing constituencies in these northeastern states and the union territory is completed. The order says the freeze is effective from June 15, a […]
Terror-funding: ED files charge sheet against HM chief Syed Salahuddin, others
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday filed a charge sheet before Delhi court against Pakistan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and 11 others for allegedly laundering money for financing terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The prosecution complaint, ED’s equivalent to charge sheet, has urged the court for confiscating attached assets totalling to […]
84 travelers among 701 new covid-19 cases in JK, total 33776
Srinagar, Aug 25: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 701 covid-19 cases, 84 of them travelers. With these cases—139 from Jammu Division and 562 from Kashmir Valley—the total tally has risen to 33776 in J&K. Official sources said that Srinagar reported 208 cases, Baramulla 29, Pulwama 56, Budgam 49, Anantnag 44, Kulgam 18, Shopian 6, […]
NIA files chargesheet in 2019 Pulwama terror attack case
Jammu, Aug 25 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet on Tuesday in a special court here against 19 people including Masood Azhar, the chief of banned terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, for planning and carrying out a deadly suicide attack on a CRPF convoy that left 40 personnel dead in Pulwama, South Kashmir, in […]
Landslide in Reasi leaves four dead
Jammu, Aug 25 (PTI) Three members of a family were among four killed in separate incidents of landslides following heavy rains in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Khalil Ahmad (30), his wife Raksana Begum (25) and their relative Mohammad Aslam were killed after a landslide in upper reaches of Khour […]