Govt announces dearness allowance hike for employees, pensioners
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered an increase of 3% dearness allowances of the government employees working in regular pay levels under 7th Pay Commission recommendations. An per an order, an existing rate of DA per month for employees was 31% of basic pay and has been increased to 34% with effect from […]
Night temp drops amid forecast for scattered, widespread rains
Srinagar: Amid forecast for scattered to fairly widespread light rain and thunderstorm in next 48 hours, night temperatures recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 9.6°C against 11.2°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 1.7°C above normal during […]
JK reports one covid-19 case
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered one new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that the only case was reported from Srinagar, taking total tally to 453956—166286 in Jammu and 287670 in Kashmir. There was no death reported in the last […]
Won’t buy peace in JK, will establish it: Lt Guv
Highlights achievements of administration post Aug 2019
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the government is committed to establishing peace in Jammu and Kashmir instead of the “past practice of buying it”. He said the security forces have gained the upper hand in countering terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and are working to destroy the terror ecosystem in the Union […]
Security situation in JK better than before: DGP
Jammu: Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir’s security situation is much better than before, DGP Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said militants are being “neutralised” within the shortest possible time of committing an act of terror. Terror groups and their handlers in Pakistan are hurt by the peaceful atmosphere in Jammu and Kashmir which is evident from […]
LeT member Sheikh Sajad designated as terrorist
New Delhi: Terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) member Sheikh Sajad alias Sajjad Gul, who took part in the conspiracy to kill journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar in 2018, was designated as a terrorist by the Centre on Tuesday. Gul is the sixth individual to have been designated as a terrorist by the Centre in the last […]
Cache of arms, ammunition seized in Kupwara
Srinagar: Security forces have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Ten pistols, 17 pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds and five hand grenades were seized during a search operation in Tad village in Karnah […]
JK braces up for light to moderate rains
Srinagar: With Jammu and Kashmir set to get another spell of rain, night temperature recorded an increase on Tuesday, officials said. “Weather is likely to remain ‘partly cloudy’ at most places of central and south and cloudy at North and North West Kashmir with possibility of light rain at scattered places of central and North […]
Stopping of Srinagar-Sharjah flight: Did so due to lack of bilateral rights: Go First
New Delhi: Go First on Tuesday said it has stopped operating Srinagar-Sharjah flight from March 27 as it does not have the requisite bilateral rights. Airlines need bilateral rights — which are granted under air services agreement signed between the two countries — to operate scheduled international passenger flights. Home Minister Amit Shah had inaugurated […]
Launch pads active across LoC: Officials
‘Pak army uses ceasefire to strengthen its defence’
Srinagar: About 60-80 terrorists, believed to be Afghan returned mercenaries, are getting trained at reactivated launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) and are expected to push into Kashmir during the summer, officials here said. The officials, however, feel that Pakistan will have to think several times before pushing them into the Indian side […]
