Burglars loot ATM, flee with cash
Srinagar: Unknown persons struck at an SBI Bank ATM near Degree College in Bemina area of Srinagar outskirts and decamped with the cash stacked in the machine. A police officer while confirming the incident said that the unknown persons last night looted around 15 thousand rupees from the machine. He said a case was registered […]
Forces resort to aerial firing in Shopian village
Shopian: Forces resorted to aerial firing after they came under stone pelting on Wednesday morning in Pinjura village of Shopian district in South Kashmir, witnesses said. They said that soon after some army ‘casper’ vehicles passed through the area, local youth started pelting stones on them. They added that forces resorted to aerial firing to […]
Land acquisition for BoP establishment underway: Govt
Jammu: The government Wednesday said that the process of acquisition of land for the establishment of Border Out Post (BoPs) and bund along the Indo-Pak border was underway. In a written reply to a question of BJP’s Ramesh Arora, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti told the Legislative Council that an amount of Rs 33.50 crore have […]
Bangla national arrested in border village
Jammu: A Bangladeshi national was caught by locals in border belt of Jammu district and handed over to security forces, officials said today. A man was moving suspiciously in Garkhal border belt of Akhnoor, when he was questioned by locals about his credentials, police officials said. Suspecting him, he was caught and handed over to […]
195 security personnel killed in three years: Govt
Jammu: The government Wednesday said 195 security personnel lost their lives in the last three years in militancy related incidents in the Kashmir Valley. In a written reply to a question of BJP’s Ramesh Arora, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti told the Legislative Council that 195 security personnel were killed in militancy related violence in the […]
Army officer injured in Pak firing in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, injuring an Army Captain, officials said. They resorted to firing along the LoC in Chakan Da Bagh area in Poonch last evening, a security force official said. The injured Army Captain has been hospitalised, they said. The Indian […]
Outdoor Stadium worth Rs 9.81 cr coming up in Udhampur, says Minister
Jammu: Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Mr. Imran Raza Ansari informed the House that Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has conveyed the approval for construction of Outdoor Stadium at Udhampur involving a cost of Rs.9.81 crore under Special Package for Development of Sports Infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir on the recommendations of […]
Budget aimed at setting state economy off for revival, recovery: FM
Jammu: Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu today said the wide-ranging fiscal and welfare measures announced in the State budget are aimed at setting JK’s sluggish economy on the path of revival and recovery. “It took this Government three years to restore the rotten fiscal system, put in place a sustainable Public Expenditure Policy and […]
FM all praises to Centre for extending IDS to JK
Jammu: Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb A Drabu today thanked the Central Government for extending major incentives under Industrial Development Scheme (IDS) to Jammu and Kashmir and also bringing the state’s Services Sector under its ambit. “The extension of landmark Industrial Development Scheme to J&K and extending its benefits to the Services Sector will give a […]
252 units functional at Industrial Estate Lassipora: Govt
Jammu: Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, while replying to a question of Surinder Mohan Ambardar, informed that there are 252 units functional at Lassipora Industrial Estate. The Minister said that the government had earmarked 6,193 Kanal land for the Industrial Estate in 1984, of which 3,675 kanal was handed over to SIDCO […]