Ex-gratia relief extended to the members of District Development Councils
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved the extension of ex-gratia relief of Rs. 25 lakhs to all Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen, and members of District Development Councils of Jammu and Kashmir in case of death due to a militancy-related incident. Earlier, the […]
Lt Guv joins thousands of citizens in walkathon celebrating ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Utsav’
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today joined thousands of citizens from all walks of life in a Walkathon from Lalit Ghat to Botanical Garden to celebrate the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ Utsav. It’s a new dawn of hopes and dreams, said the Lt Governor. The Lt Governor congratulated the organizers and participants of the […]
Situation in J-K much better now, says DGP Dilbag Singh
Srinagar, Aug 14 (PTI) Situation in Jammu and Kashmir is much better than before and the graph of militancy is coming down, Union territory’s police chief Dilbag Singh said on Sunday. However, he said the launchpads across the Line of Control (LoC) were intact and there was a huge pressure to push militants into the […]
Lt Guv Manoj Sinha leads Tiranga rally in Srinagar
#HarGharTiranga Utsav led by people of Jammu and Kashmir & @OfficeOfLGJandK Shri Manoj Sinha through a Tiranga rally on the banks of Dal Lake, Srinagar. @PMOIndia@HMOIndia pic.twitter.com/yBYXuvNmiI — Information & PR, J&K (@diprjk) August 14, 2022
PM Modi pays homage to all those who lost their lives during partition
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to all those who lost their lives during partition, and applauded the resilience as well as grit of those who suffered during that tragic period of history. Prime Minister Modi had announced last year that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors […]
Active Covid cases decline in country
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) India added 14,092 new coronavirus infections taking the virus tally to 4,42,53,464, while the active cases dipped to 1,16,861, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,037 with 41 fatalities which includes 12 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]
Cop injured in Kulgam grenade attack succumbs: Police
Kulgam, Aug 14: A Jammu and Kashmir Police man who was critically injured in yesterday grenade attack by terrorists at Qaimph area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, officials said. They said that a police personnel identified as Tahir Khan from Mendhar Poonch was injured last evening as terrorists […]
CRPF personnel injured in grenade attack in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 13 (PTI) A CRPF personnel was injured when terrorists hurled a grenade at security forces personnel in Eidgah locality of Srinagar on Saturday, police said. “One grenade was lobbed by terrorist(s) towards security forces on Ali Jan Road, Eidgah,” the Srinagar police tweeted. The police said the explosion caused minor splinter injuries to […]
JK reports 622 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 13: Jammu and Kashmir reported 622 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that 77 cases were reported from Jammu division and 545 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 473219. Among the cases, 172998 […]
CBI arrests revenue official for accepting bribe
Jammu, Aug 13: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a revenue official for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 25, 000 from a complainant in Miran Sahib area of Jammu district. In a statement, issued here a spokesperson of the organization said that CBI arrested a Girdawar identified as Ajay Kumar in Miran […]