Army porter accidentally steps on landmine near LoC, injured
Jammu: A 45-year-old villager, who was working as a porter with the army, was injured on Thursday after he accidentally stepped on a landmine near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said. The incident took place when Mangat Ram, a resident of Dadoka village, was near a forward post in the Nowshera […]
Lt Guv calls for perspective planning and integrated development of Srinagar city, calls for time-bound completion of projects

Chairs high level meeting, stresses on timely completion of projects
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today called for perspective planning and integrated development of Srinagar city during a high level meeting he chaired here at SKICC Srinagar. He also called for coordinated measures to complete projects within stipulated timelines. The meeting was attended by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan; Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam; […]
Body recovered from encounter site in Pulwama, likely of militant: Police

Srinagar: Body of an unidentified man, believed to be a militant, was recovered on Thursday from the encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama where one ultra was killed last month, officials said. The body was recovered by locals in the Khrew area where an encounter had taken place between militants and security forces on […]
Move beyond rhetoric, allow democratic and political process to resume in JK: PDP to Centre

Jammu: Asserting that all sections of society in Jammu and Kashmir were feeling “betrayed”, the PDP on Thursday said the Centre must move beyond “rhetoric” and allow democratic and political process to resume in the union territory. “The affirmation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Jammu and Kashmir is crown jewel of India and the […]
India slams Kashmir reference in Pak-Malaysia joint statement

New Delhi: India on Thursday reacted sharply to the reference to Jammu and Kashmir in a Pakistan-Malaysia joint statement, saying the Malaysian leadership should develop a better understanding of facts and acknowledge that Pakistan remains an epicentre of global terrorism. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India completely rejects the references made with […]
PM lists steps taken post Article 370 scrapping, says anti-corruption body set up in JK for 1st time

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said an anti-corruption bureau has been established in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time after its special status was scrapped. Replying to the debate in Rajya Sabha on a motion thanking the president for his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, he […]
Right to Internet not fundamental, country’s security equally important: R S Prasad

New Delhi: Misconception about the right to Internet being a fundamental right needs to be cleared, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, emphasising that the country’s security was equally important. Communications, Information Technology, Electronics and Law and Justice Minister Prasad during the Question Hour said communication of ideas and views […]
Cong, Left inciting people at protest sites: PM

Slams former JK CM Mehbooba and Omar
New Delhi: Amid anti-CAA protests in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress and the Left of inciting people at protest sites. Replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Lok Sabha, Modi also attacked the Congress for its politics in the last seven decades, saying […]
MHA finds violation of guidelines for security-related expenditure in JK
Jammu, Feb 5 (PTI) The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has found a violation of basic codal formalities and guidelines framed for the security-related expenditure (SRE) in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the government to warn officials of severe consequences in case of any deviation. During the course of an internal audit conducted by the MHA […]
600 policemen transferred in Jammu region
Jammu: Six hundred policemen, including 37 assistant sub-inspectors, were transferred in Jammu region on Tuesday. The orders in this regard were issued by Jammu Range IGP Mukesh Singh after an approval of the Police Establishment Board (PEB) set up by the government recently. Of the 600 transferred policemen, 37 were ASIs, 166 head constables, 215 […]