Jammu tops District Good Governance Index

JAMMU: In the composite ranking of first ever District Good Governance Index (DGGI) released Saturday by Home Minister, Amit Shah here the Jammu district has managed to top the list followed by districts of Doda, Samba, Pulwama and Srinagar in the UT. The DGGI is a framework document comprising of performance under ten governance sectors […]

Operation ‘Snow Leopard’ still on: Army Commander

Says troops on alert

Udhampur: The Operation Snow Leopard’ is still on with troops on alert and ready to meet any eventuality as the focus of disengagements in Ladakh continues to be through talks, Army’s northern commander Lt Gen Y K Joshi said on Saturday. Joshi, the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), was speaking at the northern command’s investiture ceremony at […]

PM convenes virtual interaction with DCs of five Aspirational Districts

DC Baramulla participates from the UT

BARAMULLA: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi Saturday virtually addressed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Aspirational Districts of the country during which Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Bhupinder Kumar was also invited as the only DC from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This interaction with Deputy Commissioner Baramulla was first of its kind and a great honor for […]

JK logs record 6568 fresh covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s daily Covid-19 cases breached all records since the pandemic started in 2020 as it recorded 6568 fresh infections while seven person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. 1875 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 4693 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally […]

Weekend lockdown restricts non-essential movement

Srinagar: Normal life was affected across Jammu and Kashmir as authorities placed restrictions on the non-essential movement of people in view of upsurge in covid-19 cases, officials said. Reports said that police vehicles fitted with public address systems announced the restrictions at several places across the Kashmir valley. Shops and other business establishments in Srinagar […]

Gulmarg, other places in JK receive fresh snowfall

Srinagar: Gulmarg and other upper reaches of Kashmir received fresh light snowfall during the night, even as the minimum temperature in most parts of the valley settled above the freezing point, officials said on Saturday. Gulmarg, the famous skiing resort in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, received about five inches of fresh snowfall, while Pahalgam […]

Two LeT militants killed in Shopian encounter

Srinagar: Two militants belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Saturday, police said. A police spokesman said that based on a specific input regarding the presence of militants in village Kilbal area of Shopian in south Kashmir, a cordon-and-search operation was […]

Two from Punjab feared drowned in Chenab

Banihal/Jammu: Two men originally hailing from Punjab are feared drowned in the Chenab river along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, a senior police officer said on Saturday. A search operation to trace the missing Amritsar residents continued despite inclement weather. Manjeet Singh (50) and his relative Jitander Singh (28) were taking pictures when they slipped into […]