Around 150 terrorists waiting at launchpads across LoC: BSF officer
SRINAGAR, Oct 11 (PTI): Around 150 terrorists are waiting at launchpads across the Line of Control (LoC) to infiltrate into the Kashmir valley as winter approaches, but security forces would foil any such bid, a senior BSF officer said on Friday. “Attempts of infiltration continue to take place. Based on the intelligence inputs we receive […]
Will give letter of support to NC by today evening: J&K Congress Chief
Srinagar, Oct 11: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Friday said that the party will give letter of support to the National Conference by today evening to form the government in the Union Territory. Karra said that they have called legislature party meeting today at 3 pm, where they will […]
Solutions to problems cannot come from battlefield: PM Modi on Eurasia, West Asia
Vientiane (Laos), Oct 11 (PTI) Noting that conflicts in different parts of the world are having the most negative impact on the countries of the Global South, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for the restoration of peace and stability in Eurasia and West Asia. Addressing the 19th East Asia Summit, Modi also asserted […]
CLP to meet in Srinagar today to choose its leader
Jammu, Oct 11 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Congress Legislature Party will today afternoon in Srinagar to choose its leader, a party spokesperson said. Congress secured six seats, while its alliance partner, the National Conference, won 42 seats in the latest election in the state held after a gap of 10 years. The BJP won […]
84 per cent of newly elected JK MLAs are crorepatis: ADR
Srinagar, Oct 10 (PTI) A whopping 84 per cent of newly elected MLAs in Jammu and Kashmir are crorepatis, a 9 per cent increase from 2014, with average declared assets of Rs 11.43 crore, according to data compiled by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). The average declared assets of MLAs have more than doubled […]
GoC visits forward areas in Rajouri, reviews operational preparedness
JAMMU, Oct 10 (PTI): A senior Army officer on Thursday visited the hinterland areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district district and reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of the troops deployed on ground zero. General Officer Commanding of the Army’s 16 Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, along with GoC Counter insurgency force Romeo […]
Wild leopard trapped in Banihal
BANIHAL/JAMMU, Oct 10 (PTI): The sleuths of the Wildlife Department have captured a leopard that had been terrorising the villagers in the Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The leopard was trapped in a cage set up by the department in Halimidan village of Ramban district on Wednesday night, they added. The Wildlife […]
Model Code of Conduct lifted in J&K, Haryana after election results
Srinagar, Oct 10: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday lifted the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana following the completion of the election process in both regions. In a joint notification to the Chief Secretaries and Chief Electoral Officers of J&K and Haryana, the ECI confirmed that with […]
Omar thanks NC MLAs for electing him leader of legislature party
SRINAGAR, Oct 10 (PTI): Omar Abdullah thanked the National Conference (NC) legislators on Thursday for electing him their leader so that he can stake claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir. “You are aware of the decision that was taken. A meeting of the NC legislature party took place, the legislature party has […]
CEO-JK meets Lt Guv, hands over Assembly election notification issued by the ECI
SRINAGAR, OCT 10: Pandurang K. Pole, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K accompanied by Pramod Kumar Sharma, Principal Secretary, Election Commission of India; Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, Special Secretary and Anil Salgotra, Joint CEO in Chief Electoral Office, J&K met the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan today. A copy of the Notification issued by the […]