Militants using new modus operandi to kill targets: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar: Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said militants in Jammu and Kashmir have adopted a new modus operandi of killing their targets by using pistols from close range, instead of grenades and landmines. In this month so far, 11 civilians, including non-residents of Jammu and Kashmir, have been shot dead by militants […]
Poonch-Rajouri encounter: People asked to stay indoors as operation enters day nine
Jammu: As the counter-insurgency operation in the forest belt of twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri entered the ninth day on Tuesday, public announcements were made in Mendhar asking local residents to stay indoors for their safety, officials said. The people were alerted through the public address system in local mosques in Bhatta Durrian […]
Army chief visits forward areas along LoC
Jammu: Army chief General M M Naravane visited forward areas along the LoC in Jammu region on Tuesday and was briefed on the ground situation in the region and ongoing counter-infiltration operations, officials said here. Naravane arrived in Jammu on a two-day visit on Monday amid a spurt in targeted attacks on civilians by militants […]
Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW): Special prayers held at shrines, processions taken out
Srinagar: Amid the covid scare the major shrines especially Hazratbal Dargah on Tuesday witnessed less gathering of devotees on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), where special prayers were held and the devotees had a glimpse of holy relic as well. It was after two consecutive years that the congregational prayers were held at major shrines […]
Govt sanctions relief for families of covid victims
CS chairs meeting of UT Executive Committee for Disaster Management
SRINAGAR: The government has sanctioned a relief amount of Rupees 50 thousand for the families who lost their members to the covid-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta while chairing a meeting of the UT Executive Committee for Disaster Management to review the requirement of funds for proper COVID […]
JK reports 84 new covid-19 cases, one black fungus infection
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 84 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Among the fresh cases, 12 were reported from Jammu Division and 72 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331221. There was no death due to the virus during […]
Killing of non-locals: There is too much fear, say migrant workers
Jammu/Srinagar: “It is the last gift from Kashmir. I will not go there again to earn my livelihood,” said a distraught Mintu Singh, a labourer from Chattisgargh, holding a cricket bat. Like him, scores of migrant labourers and their families have fled the Valley, saying they have experienced “hell” in the last couple of weeks […]
Migrant workers throng railway stations, bus stands
Jammu: Thousands of migrant workers fleeing Kashmir along with their families queued up outside ticket counters of railway stations and bus stops here Tuesday as targeted killing of minorities and non-locals by militants triggered an exodus from the Valley. The security in and around the railway stations and bus stands in Jammu and Udhampur has […]
JK on path of development and prosperity: Piyush Goyal
Concludes two day visit to the UT
ANANTNAG: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal concludes his two day visit to Pahalgam as part of the public outreach programme of the central government. The Union minister inaugurated tourist hut of Pahalgam Development Authority at Golf Course Pahalgam. Goyal also inaugurated Forest Departments […]
Govt sanctions ad hoc bonus to employees for FY21
New Delhi: The government has sanctioned non-productivity linked or ad hoc bonus for central government employees for fiscal year 2020-21. In an office memorandum, the Department of Expenditure under the Finance Ministry said the employees of central para military forces and armed forces too would be eligible for the bonus. Employees who were in service […]
