DDC polls: PAGD to release list of candidates for first phase

Srinagar: Days after deciding to contest the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls unitedly, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of top political parties in J&K, is set to release the list of its candidates for the first phase today. Sources said that the conglomerate has worked out a seat-sharing pact for […]

Going hi-tech: Police Bullet Proof Mobile Vehicles to be fitted with MCC

Srinagar: Continuing its efforts to lace the police force with all latest gadgets, J&K police is mulling to mount its Bullet Proof Mobile Vehicles (BPMV) with the Mobile Command Centers (MCC’s) to boost its technical capability. The police have already floated the tenders to procure the equipment to integrate BPMVs and the process of procurement […]

Covid-19 cases cross 1 lakh mark in JK, 10 more succumb

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported ten more covid-19 related deaths during the last 24 hours, taking the total fatality count to 1561. Meanwhile, 507new covid-19 cases were reported during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally past one lakh mark. Among those who succumbed to the virus include six from Kashmir Valley and four […]

Bar Association cancels yearly election, forms ad-hoc committee

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) on Wednesday cancelled its yearly election and formed an ad hoc committee, days after authorities here barred it from holding any polls until it clarified its position on terming Kashmir a disputed territory. On Monday, Srinagar District Magistrate Shahid Choudhary issued three notices to the […]

BJP making ‘incremental assaults’ on democracy: NC

Says country's federal structure under threat

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Tuesday accused the BJP of making “incremental assaults” on democracy and the country’s federal structure, saying it started with the “dismemberment of Jammu and Kashmir and stripping it of its constitutional rights”. NC general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar made the remarks while presiding over a meeting of the party’s […]

Class 10 board exams begin in Kashmir

Srinagar: The annual board examinations for Class 10, conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE), commenced in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday with COVID-19 safety measures in place, officials said. The examinations are the first major school-related activity in the valley since the pandemic broke out, the officials said. They […]

US embassy in Pakistan labels Imran as ‘demagogue and dictator’, regrets later

Islamabad: The United States embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday issued an apology for sharing a Twitter post which indirectly called Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan a “demagogue and dictator.” On Tuesday night, the US embassy re-tweeted a post by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Ahsan Iqbal, where he shows a screenshot of an article by The […]

PM Modi to co-chair virtual India-ASEAN summit today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday co-chair a virtual summit between India and 10-nation ASEAN that is expected to focus on measures to recover from the economic turmoil triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and ways to further broadbase the strategic ties. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the summit will review […]

Pak shells 3 sectors along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan Army heavily shelled forward posts and hamlets on Wednesday in three sectors along the LoC in Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. “At about 0915 hours, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms & shelling with mortars along LoC in Kirni, […]