Senior police officer transferred, Amit Kumar is DIG Central Kashmir

Srinagar: Government on Tuesday ordered transfer of 22 police officers including Amit Kumar (IPS) who has been posted as in-charge DIG Central Kashmir Range, against an available vacancy. Kumar was hitherto posted incharge DIG Armed Jammu and his transfer along with others has been ordered by Principal Secretary to the Government, Shaleen Kabra. As per […]

Congress demands ‘befitting response’ to ceasefire violations by Pak

Jammu: A day after an Army JCO was killed in firing from across the Line of Control in Rajouri district, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress on Tuesday condemned Pakistan for frequent ceasefire violations and demanded a “befitting response” to send a clear message to Islamabad. It also condemned the attack on a CRPF […]

Two quakes hit Ladakh

Leh: A moderate-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.1 shook Ladakh on Tuesday morning, officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property due to the quake that struck at 5.13 am and lasted for a few seconds, the officials said. Another tremor of 4.4 magnitude hit the Union territory at 11.43 pm, […]

Lt Guv pays tribute to Army’s JCO

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha paid tributes to Subedar Sukhdev Singh, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Indian Army who was killed during the unprovoked cross border shelling along the Line of Control in Rajouri district on Monday. Saluting the courage and valour of the valiant soldiers, the Lt Governor said that our brave Army […]

Provide adequate Covid-19 facilities at all winter cut-off –zones: Div Com

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole Tuesday called for establishment of proper Covid-19 related facilities at Machil, Keran and Tanghdar areas in Kupwara district and at Gurez area of Bandipora, which remain cut off from rest of the Kashmir, due to snowfall, during winter season. The Div Com made these remarks while chairing […]

Bear injures 58 year old woman

Anantnag: A 58-year-old woman was seriously injured after she was attacked by a bear in an apple orchard at Mattan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. Local sources said that Naseema Begum, wife of Abdul Hamid Hajam was walking in the orchard, when a bear appeared from behind and attacked her, they said. […]

Vested interests planning to damage school education: PSAJK

Asks govt to take strict action against blacklisted people in education sector

Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) Tuesday called on the government to take stringent action against some blacklisted people with vested interests who working on an agenda to destroy the entire school education sector in Kashmir. The Association said that it has come to its notice that some people with dubious character […]

Attacks on flag-bearers of democracy won’t be tolerated: Lt Guv

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said any attack on flag-bearers of democracy would not be tolerated. Sinha made the remarks as he visited the family of Block Development Council (BDC) Chairman Bhupinder Singh, who was killed by terrorists at his village in Budgam district of central Kashmir last month, an […]

Teenager ends life in Kulgam

Kulgam: A class 6th student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death at his house in Dano Kandi Marag village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday afternoon. A police official said that a 14-year-old boy (name withheld) of Dano Kandi Marag ended his life by hanging self at his home this afternoon. He […]