Govt orders transfer of 14 JKAS officers

Harris Handoo posted as VC-SDA, Ashraf Hakak Programme Officers ICDS Bandipora

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government ordered transfer of 14 JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect, an official spokesman said Thursday. He said that Khalid Majeed, JKAS, Special Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Director, Panchayati Raj and ex-officio Special Secretary to the Government, Department […]

Tremendous improvement’ in security situation in JK: Army commander

Udhampur: Asserting that the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has seen a tremendous improvement and stabilisation since August 2019, a top Army commander said the union territory is regaining its past glory and peace through sacrifices of the security forces and people. He said security forces have eliminated 180 terrorists in 2021 and arrested […]

Succeeded in breaking ‘cycle of violence in Kashmir’: GoC 15 Corps

Srinagar: Outgoing General officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based army’s 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey Thursday said that he joined head of the 15 Corps with a “philosophy of breaking the cycle of violence in Kashmir and he succeeded to a large extent.” He, however, was quick to add that he did nothing unique […]

MeT predicts more downpour in JK

Srinagar: Amid forecast for more rain and thunderstorms in next 48 hours, night temperature recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 11.3 mm of rain in the 24 hours till 0830 hours Thursday and recorded a low of 11.1°C against 11.8°C […]

Cross-border tunnel detected in Jammu: BSF

Says terrorists' plan to disrupt Amarnath Yatra foiled

Jammu: The BSF on Thursday said it has detected a cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district and claimed to have foiled the plans of Pakistan-based terrorists to disrupt the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. An alert has been sounded in the Jammu region. The 150-metres-long tunnel was detected in an area […]

Jammu reports seven new covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours and all of them were from Jammu, officials said on Thursday. These cases take the overall tally to 454079—166358 in Jammu and 287721 in Kashmir, they said. There was also no death due to the pathogen reported in the last 24 […]

5,629 dog bite cases reported in Kashmir in one year: Officials

Srinagar: Around 5,629 bite victims, mostly dog bites, were reported to the Anti-Rabies Clinic at Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in the last one year, officials said Thursday. The presence of dogs on every nook and corner has led to man-dog confrontation due to which the number of cases of dog bites has […]