Kupwara admin issues travel advisory for border areas
Srinagar: The administration in Kupwara has issued an advisory urging all visitors and general public to obtain prior permission before visiting border areas in the district, including Karnah, Keran, Machil, and the picturesque Bungus Valley. According to the advisory the admin has said that permission must be sought online at https://epass.kupwara.co.in. “In case of any inconvenience, […]
Resident Commission New Delhi establishes helpline for J&K students
NEW DELHI: The Resident Commission, J&K Government New Delhi has established a helpline for the students of J&K studying across the country, an official spokesman said Thursday. He said that a communiqué received from Resident Commission New Delhi reads, “The students hailing from J&K, studying in different States, may contact on following Telephone numbers of […]
LG Sinha, Union Minister Jitendra pay tributes to soldier killed in encounter in Udhampur
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh paid tributes to Army Havaldar Jhantu Ali Shaikh, who laid down his life during an anti-terror operation in the Udhampur district. Ali, a soldier of the Special Forces of the Army, was killed in an encounter between security forces and terrorists following a search […]
Police busts OGW module of LeT in Bandipora, four held
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Taiba over ground workers in North Kashmir’s Bandipora. In a handout the police said that it had received credible information that some OGWs affiliated with terrorist outfit LeT have hatched a criminal conspiracy on directions of their handlers and are seeking a chance to attack Police […]
Terror Attack- Important for people to send message ‘we will not be cowed down’: Karan Singh
New Delhi: Congress leader Karan Singh on Wednesday urged people not to shy away from the Amarnath Yatra and Jammu and Kashmir during the upcoming tourist season due to the Pahalgam attack. The former governor and Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir said a clear message has to be sent to the enemies that “we will […]
PM Package, Jammu-based SC-ST staffers in Baramulla asked to work from home
Srinagar: A day after 25 tourists and a local guide were shot dead by terrorists in Pahalgam resort of Anantnag district, authorities in Baramulla district on Wednesday directed PM Package employees and Jammu-based reserved category employees to work from home for one week. Most of the employees under PM Package are migrant Kashmiri Pandits while […]
Pahalgam Attack: Refrain from posting sensitive content on social media: Students outfit to Kashmiri students
Dehradun: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association on Wednesday condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam and issued an advisory for Kashmiri students studying in different states, asking them to refrain from engaging in political discussions or posting sensitive content on social media platforms as such actions could provoke a backlash or expose them to harm. […]
JK High Court pays tribute to terror attack victims
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday paid tribute to the Pahalgam terror attack victims and strongly condemned the heinous act. “A condolence meeting was held in the High Court of J-K and Ladakh at Srinagar to pay tribute to those who lost lives in the tragic incident at Pahalgam […]
Pahalgam attack: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab steps up vigil along border with JK
Shimla/Chandigarh: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said the state police has been directed to keep a strict vigil along the state’s border with Jammu and Kashmir following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. In Punjab also similar instructions have been given by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. At least 26 people, mostly tourists, […]
Ladakh safe for tourism; stakeholders demand removal of ‘misleading’ travel advisories
Leh: Concerned over the cancellations of bookings in the aftermath of a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the tourism stakeholders in the neighbouring Ladakh on Wednesday assured the foreign and domestic tourists of safe travel in the Union Territory (UT). They also demanded the removal of “misleading” travel advisories. Terrorists opened fire in Pahalgam […]