Voters may get digital voter ID card
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) is toying with the idea of providing voters with election photo identity card in a digital format for easy accessibility, a senior official said. He, however, made it clear that no decision has been taken by the EC yet in this regard. “We keep getting suggestions and ideas from […]
BJP women’s wing workers protest against NPP leader’s remarks
Jammu: Agitated over the alleged derogatory remarks of a senior National Panthers Party (NPP) leader, dozens of BJP Mahila Morcha activists on Saturday stormed the office of the rival party here and later staged a protest after finding all rooms locked. NPP condemned the BJP for vandalising its Gandhi Nagar office and sought appropriate punitive […]
17,000 hectares of land grabbed under Roshni Scheme to be retrieved: Union Minister
Srinagar: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday expressed confidence that Jammu and Kashmir will get back 17,000 hectares of land that was grabbed through the Roshni Scheme, and action will be taken against those involved in this corruption. “Roshni Act has been struck down by High Court and (it) termed the act illegal and unconstitutional. […]
LoC in Poonch reports exchange of fire
Jammu: The Pakistan army violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing with small arms and mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Saturday, a defence spokesperson said. The firing from across the LoC in Balakote sector began around 6 pm, drawing a befitting retaliation from […]
Soldier dies after falling into gorge
Jammu: A soldier died on Saturday after accidentally falling into a deep gorge along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri, officials said. Lance Naik Suresh Gurgey was part of a patrolling party in the Kalal area of Nowshera sector, they said, adding he slipped and fell into the gorge and sustained severe injuries. He […]
Gulmarg, Pahalgam only places in Kashmir with sub-zero night temperatures
Srinagar: Gulmarg and Pahalgam were the only places in Kashmir which recorded sub-zero night temperatures on Friday, even as the MeT office predicted moderate rains or snowfall over the higher reaches of the Union Territory from tonight. The minimum temperature across Kashmir, except in Gulmarg in the north and Pahalgam in the south, stayed above […]
