Added on January 21, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday morning suspended traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all-weather linking route to Kashmir Valley with the rest of world. “We have suspended traffic as a precautionary measure on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Tuesday morning due to fresh snowfall on both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel”, official said and […]
Added on January 21, 2020
KV News
Srinagar: Two militants were reportedly killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants in Awantipora tehsil of Pulwama district, police said on Tuesday. “After receiving a tip-off about the presence of 2-3 militants who were wanted by law, a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched in Khrew area which lies […]
Added on January 21, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: Article 370 of the Constitution was the only “tunnel of light” which maintained the relationship between the Centre and the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court was told on Tuesday. Petitioners challenging the Centre’s decision taken on August 5 last year to abrogate provisions of Article 370 contended that the Constitution […]
Added on January 21, 2020
KV Correspondent
Srinagar: The Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall on Tuesday following which minimum temperature rose in the mountainous region providing slight relief to the residents from the cold conditions. According to JKNS, higher reaches including Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg, Pir Panchal and other mountain ranges and other places received moderate and plains witnessed light snowfall. The summer […]
Added on January 21, 2020
KV Correspondent
'No separate file for promotion of Davinder Singh ever been processed'
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Home Department today strongly refuted a news report appearing in a section of press with the caption “Persuasive Singh won over L-G for promotion” Rebutting the news report appearing in the 18th January 2020 edition of Asian Age Newspaper, the Home Department made it clear that ‘No separate file for promotion […]
Added on January 21, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shailendra Kumar today called on Lt Governor G C Murmu here and informed him about the preparations for the elections to vacant seats of panchayats and block development councils (BDCs) in the Union Territory, a Raj Bhavan spokesman said. According to officials, the elections to the nearly 13,000 […]
Added on January 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbagh Singh on Monday supported the idea of setting up deradicalisation centres for youth, who have gone astray, in the trouble torn union territory. “In recent times, there have been lot of efforts from Pakistan and it’s agencies to spur radicalisation in this area, some of our […]
Added on January 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Only five out of 36 Union ministers will be visiting Kashmir as part of the Centre’s outreach programme in the newly-created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, the ministers visiting the Valley over the next four days are Telecommunications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas […]
Added on January 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a police deserter and a top-ranking commander, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Wacchi area of Shopian following information about presence of militants there, a police official said. […]
Added on January 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbagh Singh on Monday said there was no bar on investigating past crimes committed by sacked police officer Davinder Singh. “There is no bar on investigating any complaints against him (Davinder Singh) if we receive a formal complaint,” the DGP told reporters. He was responding to a question about reports that […]
