Guv Malik inaugurates Kargil Ladakh Tourism Festival
KARGIL, JULY 21: Governor Satya Pal Malik inaugurated Kargil Ladakh Tourism Festival-2019 at Khree Sultan Cho Sports Stadium Kargil here today. Speaking on the occasion, Governor observed that the twin districts of Kargil and Leh of Ladakh Division have huge tourism potential and emphasized on organizing more events like the Tourism Festival to promote the […]
Police to revamp village defence committees to curb ‘terrorism’
Jammu, Jul 21 (PTI) Nearly 500 elderly Village Defence Committee (VDC) members and Special Police Officers (SPO) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir will be replaced soon, a senior police officer said on Sunday. The step is part of a strategy to counter terror activities in the hilly district which was rattled by the killing […]
NC leader GN Ratanpuri quits, announces resignation
Srinagar, July 21: After years of association with the party, former Rajya Sabha Member, Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri, on Sunday announced his resignation from the basic membership of National Conference. GN Ratanpuri informed about his disassociation through a letter to party president Dr. Farooq Abdullah. A link to the letter was also posted on social-media network site- […]
Woman’s death due to alleged negligence triggers off protest in MHC Anantnag
Srinagar, July 21: The death of a pregnant woman allegedly due to negligence of the doctors at Maternity and child Care hospital (MCH) Anantnag triggered off protests on Sunday even as hospital authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident. Reports said that family of the woman joined by locals staged a protest inside the premises […]
Minor girl rescued within hours of abduction in Poonch, accused arrested
Jammu, Jul 21 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl was rescued within hours of her abduction by a youth in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The accused Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Kalakote area of Rajouri district, was arrested during the rescue operation, a police official said. He said a resident of Zero […]
Pak’s J&K obsession confines it to single-issue foreign policy: Salman Khurshid
New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) Pakistan’s obsession with Jammu and Kashmir has confined it to a single-issue foreign policy, often at considerable cost to itself and to other countries of the region, by stultifying the potential of SAARC, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has said. The former External Affairs Minister says similarly, India’s preoccupation with the […]
Crime Branch questions former PDP minister Naeem Akhtar
Srinagar, Jul 21 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has questioned PDP leader Naeem Akhtar over alleged irregularities committed during his tenure as public works minister in allotment of contracts for the J-K Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC), officials said Sunday. The former minister has, however, denied any wrongdoing and said he has cooperated with police […]
Ahead of daughter’s marriage, father losses house in fire mishap
Baramulla, July 21 : Just days ahead of his daughter’s marriage a man lost his house in a fire mishap in north Kashmir’s Baramulla outskirts on Sunday afternoon. Reports said a residential house belonging to Manzoor Ahmed Mir resident of Cheradari Baramulla was completely damaged after fire broke out in single storey house on Sunday […]
Former PDP leader Mohammad Khalil Bandh joins NC
Srinagar, Jul 21 (PTI) Former PDP leader and three-time MLA from Pulwama constituency in Jammu and Kashmir Mohammad Khalil Bandh on Sunday joined the National Conference. He was welcomed into the party fold by NC president Farooq Abdullah, a spokesman of the party said. Bandh, a founding member of the PDP, resigned from the party on […]
Boy drowns in Jehlum river at Baramulla
Baramulla, July 21 : A 17-year-old boy drowned in river Jhelum at Drangbal area of Baramulla district on Sunday afternoon. Reports said a 17 year old boy identified as Momin Manzoor son of Manzoor Ahmed Dar of Jalsheeri Baramulla was bathing in the Jhelum when he drowned. They said that police and locals have started […]