Parliament session likely from Nov 29
CCPA recommends Winter Session of Parliament
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Parliament Affairs has recommended that the Winter Session of Parliament be held from November 29 to December 23, sources said on Monday. Like previous sessions of Parliament in the last one and half years, the Winter Session will be held adhering to COVID-19 protocols, people familiar with the developments […]
CRPF trooper commits suicide
Srinagar: A CRPF personnel on Monday shot himself dead with his service rifle at a camp in Lethpora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said. They said that the constable of the paramilitary force identified as Bupinder Singh of Bharatpur Rajasthan ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle At 185 battalion […]
Mercury plummets across Kashmir
Pahalgam, Gulmarg experience freezing cold
Srinagar: Night temperatures plummeted at most places in Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam and Gulmarg recording minus 2.3°C and minus 2.0°C respectively on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.2°C against 5.5°C on the previous night. The temperature is however above 0.4°C normal for this time of the year […]
KU, Army tie-up: Soldiers to benefit from KU’s distance education courses
Srinagar: The Army on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Kashmir for providing distance education course to soldiers posted in the valley. The MoU was signed by Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Talat Ahmad and General Officer Commanding of Chinar Corps Lt Gen D P Pandey at Gandhi Hall, […]
Maintenance of river regulation zones reviewed
CS directs constitution of 3-tier inter-disciplinary committees for delineation
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday chaired a meeting to review maintenance of river regulation zones and adjoining khad areas in Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Home, Revenue, Jal Shakti, Information Technology, and Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs besides Divisional Commissioner Jammu, and Deputy Commissioner Jammu participated in the meeting. […]
Section 144 CrPC imposed in and around examination centres
ANANTNAG: In order to ensure smooth and fair conduct of the HS Class 12th examinations commencing from 9-11-2021to 4-12-2021 District Magistrate Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Monday imposed restrictions under Section 144 CrPC in and around the notified examination centres, an official spokesman said. SSP Anantnag has been directed to implement the order in letter and […]
Two LeT militants held
Srinagar: Security forces on Monday arrested two active militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Anantnag and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir, officials said. A team of police and Army apprehended an a militant from Wahadan village of Ashmuqam area in Anantnag during a search operation, they said. The arrested militant was identified as Hafiz Abdullah Malik […]
Youth shot dead in old city
Srinagar: Unknown gunmen shot dead a civilian at Bohri Kadal area of old city Srinagar, officials said Monday. They said that unknown gunmen fired at a man identified as Muhammad Ibrahim, a resident of Ashtengu Ghat, area of northern district of Bandipora and working as salesman at a local shop. The attack left him critically […]
SSB man dies of cardiac arrest
Budgam: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper died of cardiac arrest at Nagam Chadoora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam on Monday morning. Sources said that a trooper identified as Bawani Singh, son of Kanuja Lal of Rajasthan, who is posted at 14 Batallion SSB, Nagam died on Monday morning after suffering cardiac arrest. An official said […]
Minor boy killed, 8 injured in road accident in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A six-year-old boy was killed and eight others, mostly children, were injured when their motorcycle rickshaw skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Ramban district on Monday, police said. The accident took place at Kowbagh due to “negligent and rash” driving by Rampal Bhan, a resident of Punjab, a police official […]
