Nehru was architect of modern India: JK Cong chief
Jammu: Jawaharlal Nehru was the architect of modern India and a hero of the masses, Congress’s J-K chief Gulam Ahmed Mir said after paying tributes to the country’s first prime minister on his 130th birth anniversary. Speaking at a function at the party’s headquarters here, Mir described Nehru as a great statesman and a visionary […]
Police detain house owner where encounter ensued
Ganderbal: Police has detained the owner of the house in which a militant was killed recently in Kulan Kangan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, reports said. The militant was killed in Kulan Kangan two day ago when forces zeroed in on the house owned by one Bashir Ahmed Shah. During the gunfight between the […]
Forces recover IED near Srinagar-Jammu national highway
Srinagar: Security forces recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on the outskirts of the city here on Thursday, the CRPF said. The device, weighing around 2 kg, was inside a pressure cooker found near the highway, CRPF spokesman Pankaj Singh said. The officer said the IED was recovered near the […]
Div Com asks SMC to intensify dog sterilization
Directs mass awareness regarding waste management
SRINAGAR: In pursuance of direction of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir regarding PIL no. 361/2011 c/w PIL no. 12/2018 titled A.R Hanjura V/S State, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmed Khan today chaired a meeting to discuss the menace of dog bites, particularly, those having rabies. The meeting was attended by Amicus Curiae, A.H Naik, […]
Dal Lake to be declared an eco-sensitive zone
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a ten-member committee to declare Srinagar’s famous Dal Lake and its surrounding areas as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), following concerns over its shrinking size. Pollution and encroachments have resulted in the Dal Lake shrinking from its original area of 22 square kilometers to about 10 square […]
People evacuated to safety after LoC shelling in Uri
Srinagar: Two civilians were injured during the last 24 hours when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to indiscriminate firing and shelling at the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, where families living in the area were shifted to safer places. Official sources said that Pakistani troops fired mortar shells and resorted […]
Lt Guv reviews Health and Medical Education sector
JAMMU: Lt. Governor Girish Chandra Murmu reviewed the Health and Medical Education sector and also the externally aided projects being executed by the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), in separate meetings held at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance, Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to Lt. Governor were among […]
Two Army porters reported dead in Gulmarg snow avalanche
Srinagar: Two Army porters from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district were on Monday killed after they were hit by a fresh snow avalanche early in the day. Officials said that two Army porters identified as Ishfaq Ahmad and Sajad Ahmad, both hailing from Banali Bioniyar Uri in Baramulla district were hit by a fresh snow avalanche […]
NC reiterates demand to release all political leaders
Jammu: The National Conference (NC) on Monday reiterated its demand of releasing all political leaders from detention and restoration of political activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Terming the detention of political leaders “unprecedented and undemocratic”, NC Secretary Rattan Lal Gupta said it was imperative to release all the leaders and others detained since August 5 […]
Fire damages eight houses in Srinagar
Srinagar: Eight houses were damaged in a devastating fire in the downtown Srinagar, official sources said on Monday. They said fire broke out in a house at Tibetian colony in the downtown on Sunday. However, before the fire tenders could reach the spot, fire spread to adjoining areas. They said eight houses and other property […]