Candidates in fray for DDC polls provided safe accommodations
Srinagar: All the candidates who are in fray for upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls and by-elections for vacant panchayat seats in J&K, are being provided safe accommodations due to security reasons. The police, however, said that all the candidates will be allowed to go for campaigning with proper security cover. Sources said that majority […]
PAGD releases list of candidates for penultimate phase
Srinagar: Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday evening released third list of 16 candidates contesting Phase-III of District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Of the 16 seats, PDP would be contesting on eight seats followed by JKNC in six and on one each by JKPC and ANC, a communique received […]
Heavy snowfall in JK, Jmu-Sgr highway closed

New Delhi/Srinagar: Several high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand received heavy snowfall on Monday that affected normal life and forced closure of the key Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. In Kashmir, authorities issued an avalanche warning for four districts as the higher reaches of the Union Territory received moderate to heavy snowfall. The avalanche warning […]
DDC polls: Police chief asks personnel to up the ante

Says militants may try to disrupt elections
Srinagar: There is a possibility of militants trying to disrupt the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir as continuous attempts are being made by elements across the border to create trouble in the Union Territory, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said here on Monday. The first phase of the polls […]
Eviction of Gujjar-Bakerwals: Mehbooba threatens of dangerous consequences

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday warned the government against evicting members of the Gujjar-Bakerwal community from forest areas in the union territory, saying if they are harassed, the consequences would be dangerous. Mehbooba visited the upper reaches of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday and […]
Govt to implement ‘Unique identification number’ for landholdings
Seeks suggestions for implementation of the order
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government has sought suggestions from its officers for implementation of unique land parcel identification number (ULPIN) in the Union Territory. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir’s office has written to Director Land Records Kashmir, seeking his inputs/ suggestion for implementation of ULPIN in J&K UT, an aorder issued by the administration said. “I […]
China asks India, Pakistan to exercise restraint on LoC
Calls for effective security for CPEC
Beijing: China on Monday evaded a direct response to Pakistan’s allegations that India was behind some of the terror attacks in that country, as Beijing put the onus of providing effective security for the USD 60 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Islamabad. It also called for restrain by India and Pakistan along the […]
India maintains spotlight on cross-border terror: Jaishankar
Hyderabad: Relentless efforts by India helped in keeping the spotlight on cross-border terrorism it faced and the world was gradually becoming aware of the global nature of international terror, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. Without naming Pakistan, he said one of India’s immediate neighbours was indulging in state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. We have […]
PM Modi to attend virtual summit of BRICS today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a virtual summit of the influential grouping BRICS on Tuesday which will focus on cooperation in counter-terrorism, trade, health, energy and ways to offset impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to attend the […]
National Press Day: PM Modi calls Media valuable stakeholder to control Covid-19
New Delhi: The media has been doing exceptional service by spreading awareness against COVID-19 and has acted as a valuable stakeholder in helping the government in its initiatives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the occasion of National Press Day on Monday. Be it positive criticism or highlighting success stories, the media has been continuously […]