Several JKAP activists detained in Jammu

Jammu: Over a dozen activists of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) were detained during a protest, deamnding resumption of ‘darbar move’, an age old practice of shifting of offices between the twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu. Led by Apni trade Union president Ajaz Kazmi, scores of JKAP activists assembled near Press Club […]

Omar reiterates statehood demand before assembly polls

Jammu: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday sought the grant of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before holding elections to the legislative assembly. Abdullah was addressing National Conference functionaries of Jammu province at the Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here. “This is a promise made by the prime minister and the home minister, and it should […]

Security situation in JK has improved: Lt Guv

Srinagar: The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved as compared to previous years, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday and asserted that the government is committed to providing security to panchayat members and extending every possible help to them to carry out their duty. Sinha made the remarks at an event organised […]

Top security officials meet families of militants

Ask them to bring back wards

Shopian (J&K): In a first, the top army commander in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday met members of around 80 families whose children have joined various terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir and urged them to bring their wards back in whatever way possible. “I request you to pull out your children from the swamp […]

Central scheme for Industries: HM Amit Shah announces 50,000 Cr investment for JK

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that Rs 50,000 crore is expected to be invested in Jammu and Kashmir after the unveiling of a new central scheme for industries. Launching a web portal for registration of industrial units under the ‘New Central Sector Scheme’ in Jammu and Kashmir, Shah said a […]

World’s highest motorable road inaugurated in Ladakh

Leh: A strategically important road, which connects Leh to the Pangong Lake, was inaugurated here on Tuesday by Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, who said that the stretch passing through the Kela Pass at 18,600 feet will be world’s highest motorable way. The road, constructed by the 58 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army, will […]

Will win next assembly elections in JK: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday asserted his party will win the next assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, indicating for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 that his party would participate in the polls. “We will win and I am telling you this with authority that if they […]

National flag unfurled atop tallest flagpole in Shopian

Shopian (JK): A large national flag hoisted atop a 111-foot flagpole, the tallest in the Kashmir Valley, was installed at a stadium in Shopian district which has been the worst hit by decades of militancy. Lt Gen D P Pandey who heads the strategically located XV Corps of the army in the Kashmir Valley unfurled […]