Added on December 3, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: Key role played by police during times of disaster and pandemic, new-age crimes like cyber terrorism and radicalisation of youth are some of the issues to be discussed at the annual DGPs and IGPs conference that began on Wednesday, officials said. About 250 officers in the rank of DGP and IGP from all […]
Added on December 3, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The Indian Army has instituted an award in memory of Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, a young officer from Kashmir who was abducted and killed by militants in Shopian district of the Valley three-and-a-half years back, officials said on Wednesday. The award has been introduced by the Rajputana Rifles, one of the oldest rifle regiments […]
Added on December 3, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday paid rich tributes to a BSF officer who lost his life in Pakistani firing a day earlier and said the Centre should take more effective steps to counter “increased attacks” from across the border. BSF Sub Inspector Paotinsat Guite fell to Pakistani firing on forward defence […]
Added on December 3, 2020
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1/3rd of seats to be reserved for women
Srinagar: The chairpersons of District Development Councils in Jammu & Kashmir will be elected immediately after the members elected during the ongoing elections are administered oath. The amendments made by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in “The Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act’’-1989, define the procedure for election of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of DDCs.“After […]
Added on December 3, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea which had sought proper implementation of guidelines regarding protection of identity of rape victims in wake of the publication of a photograph of the Hathras victim by some media groups. A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by four men in Hathras on […]
Added on December 2, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: A 48.62 percent turnout was recorded in the second phase of polling in District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir which passed off peacefully on Tuesday. Jammu region witnessed 65.54 percent voting, while Kashmir valley recorded an average of 33.34 percent turnout, state election commissioner K K Sharma told reporters here. Bandipora […]
Added on December 2, 2020
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New Delhi: Veteran CPI-M leader Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami has approached the Supreme Court challenging an October order of the Union Home Ministry which allows people from across the country to buy land in Jammu and Kashmir including that meant for agriculture purpose. Moving a writ petition, he sought the apex court’s intervention and a stay […]
Added on December 2, 2020
KV News
JAMMU: Union Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba asked all the States and Union Territories to prepare and maintain a database of the prioritized group of people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the initial stages. Chairing a high-level meeting Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba informed that at present, 3 companies are frontrunners in developing COVID-19 vaccines […]
Added on December 2, 2020
KV News
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded eight covid-19 deaths taking the death toll to 1,702 while as 454 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 110,786 in J&K. Of the exact number of 110,786 cases, 66,072 are from Kashmir and 44,606 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 454 new […]
Added on December 2, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: A BSF team, probing the intrusion of four Jaish-e-Mohammed militants killed recently at Nagrota in Jammu, had gone 200 metres inside Pakistani territory to find the mouth of a cross-border underground tunnel used by extremists to enter into India, top officials said on Tuesday. Immediately after the four Jaish militants were shot dead […]
