Kuldeep Handoo, Bilquis Mir call on Lt Governor
SRINAGAR: Dronacharya Awardee Wushu Coach, Kuldeep Handoo and prominent Kayaking & Canoeing coach, Bilquis Mir called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here Tuesday. The Sports personalities apprised the Lt Governor about the matters related to the promotion and development of sports in the Union Territory. They also discussed issues pertaining to the […]
Disposal of public grievances being fast paced: ADVISOR Baseer Khan
SRINAGAR: As part of the weekly public hearing programme, several delegations and individuals met Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday at Grievance Cell, Church Lane, Sonwar Srinagar and apprised him about their issues, grievances and sought his intervention in redressal of the same. About 100 delegations and individuals from across the Jammu and […]
COVID-19 testing to be intensified during festivities, winter
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Tuesday chaired a meeting to take stock of efforts toward mitigating COVID-19 pandemic in view of the upcoming festivities and winter season. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, Power Development, Rural Development, Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir, and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all the […]
Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps of Army gets new head
Srinagar: Lt Gen P G K Menon on Tuesday took over command of Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army, a Defence spokesperson said here. The officer commanded a Rashtriya Rifles unit in the Kashmir valley, an Infantry Brigade along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and an Infantry Division in […]
Rawalpora residents stage protest after army men allegedly thrash two youth
Srinagar: Massive protests rocked Rawalpora area of Srinagar outskirts after soldiers deployed on the road allegedly thrashed two local youth without any reason. Locals of the area blocked the road at main chowk Rawalpora against the incident. Residents of the area told that two youth identified as Shahid Ahad Bhat son of Abdul Ahad and […]
Ammunition recovered from bag in Teetwal Kupwara
Kupwara: Police and army recovered on Tuesday five pistols along with 10 magazines and 138 rounds from a bag which was “suspiciously” laying in Teetwal area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. A police officer said that police post Teetwal received specific information regarding presence of a bag containing suspicious material at Village Gundi […]
Business revival package: Govt reviews various financial, administrative reforms
SRINAGAR: In order to provide assistance to business entities, the LG administration had recently announced a number of measures to provide growth momentum in various sectors of the economy. A comprehensive package of Rs 1350 crore was announced by the J&K LG, Manoj Sinha in the previous month responding to the demands put forth by […]
Police ‘prevents’ three youth from joining militancy
Bandipora: Police on Tuesday claimed to have prevented three youth from taking violent path in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. In a statement, a police spokesman said that Bandipora Police along with 52RR of army upon a reliable information apprehended three local teenagers of Sumbal area who were indoctrinated and influenced by false narratives and motivated […]
LeT commander, aide killed in Srinagar gunfight
180 militants killed so far this year: DGP
Srinagar: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander and his aide were killed in a fierce gun-battle at Barzulla area of Srinagar on Monday, police said. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that after receiving the input about presence of militants in Barzulla area last evening, joint teams of police and CRPF laid a siege […]
COVID-19: 11 more deaths, 398 fresh cases reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 11 more deaths and 398 positive cases on Monday pushing the death toll up to 1333 while the total number of positive cases swelled to 84031. Of the total 84,031 cases, 50,382 are from Kashmir and 33,649 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 398 new cases, 239 belong to […]
