Explosive fitted car: Police traces owner, says he is associated with Hizbul

Srinagar: A after aborting a major militant attack on parallel lines with the fatal Lethopora blast last year, Police on Friday said it has identified the owner of the vehicle who happens to be an active militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen from Shopian district. “The Santro car which was used for IED belongs to Hidayatullah Malik, an […]

Four booked for failing to report at quarantine centre in Samba

Jammu: Four persons were booked for violation of quarantine rules in Samba district on Thursday night, police officials said. All the four persons were checked at Lakhanpur corridor on May 26 by concerned authorities and were asked to report at the administrative quarantine centre in Thandi Khui, Vijaypur, they said. All of them violated the […]

ITBP personnel dies due to cardiac arrest

Rajouri: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel died due to cardiac arrest in Rajouri district last night, officials said. Reports said the personnel from ITBP’s 2nd battalion identified as Ram Singh Meena, posted at Adhoc 10 Palma, died due to cardiac arrest. A police officer confirmed the incident and said that his body has been […]

Army requisitions District Admin Bala for 129 kanals of land

Baramulla: The Army has requisitioned the district administration Baramulla to sell 129 kanal of lands to it at Tapperwari, Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for accommodating soldiers. In an official communiqué, the army has written to district administration Baramulla to sell 129 kanal land at Tapperewari, Pattan to it citing “some of its troopers […]

Girl sets herself ablaze in Bandipora, dies

Srinagar: An 18-year-old girl from Cheva area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora has set herself ablaze and later succumbed to burn injuries. Sources said that an 18-year-old girl from Cheva area of Bandipora set herself ablaze on Wednesday afternoon. Following the incident, she was immediately rushed to Srinagar’s SMHS Hospital. Sources at SMHS hospital said that […]

Fast track recruitment, new rules announced

Govt announces 5 year age relaxation for Daily Wagers

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to approve the Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020 to lay down the procedure as well as the criteria for selection to all Class IV posts. The decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of the Administrative Council held under the […]

No oral test for posts upto Pay Level 5

JAMMU: As per a notification issued here by the government, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, in exercise of powers conferred by proviso to Article 309 of Constitution of India and in supersession of all rules/orders on the subject has directed that there shall be no oral test for posts upto and including Pay Level […]

Avoid action that would increase tensions on India-China border: UN Chief

United Nations: With President Donald Trump tweeting that the US is ready to “arbitrate” between India and China to end their raging border dispute, a UN spokesperson said it is not for the Secretary General to opine who should mediate in the situation but urged that all parties involved should avoid any action that would […]

India says no to Trump’s mediation offer

‘We are engaged with China to resolve border row’: India

New Delhi: India said it was engaged with China to resolve the border issue, in a carefully crafted reaction seen as virtual rejection of US President Donald Trump’s offer to arbitrate between the two Asian giants in resolving their decades-old boundary dispute. “We are engaged with the Chinese side to peacefully resolve it,” External Affairs […]