MIS for procurement of Apple gets cabinet nod

Lt Guv terms the decision as great relief for Apple Growers
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha thanked Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Union Cabinet for approving Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of apples in the Union Territory. The move will ensure optimum prices to the Apple farmers and give necessary fillip to the economy. “The scheme is a great relief for […]
Militants will get befitting response: DGP

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday vowed to give a befitting response to militants for the targeted killing of police officials when they are home off-duty. The DGP was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at Zewan in […]
ASI, SPO arrested for allowing inter-state passengers to enter JK illegally
Jammu: A racket that facilitated illegal entry into Jammu and Kashmir of people from outside by taking money from them at the Lakhanpur inter-state border terminal in the Union Territory’s Kathua district has been unearthed and two police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), have been arrested, officials said on Wednesday. Acting on complaints about […]
JK Panchayati Raj Act: Union Cabinet approves complete adoption
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the adoption of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, a government spokesperson said. Briefing the press after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the move will help establish all the three tiers of grassroots-level democracy in Jammu […]
Lt Guv expresses gratitude
Srinagar: Terming the Union Cabinet’s approval of adaptation of the J&K Panchayati Raj Act,1989 as a watershed moment in the history of Union territory of J&K, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for paving way for the establishment of all three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions and […]
Principle of self-determination misused, misinterpreted: India at UN
United Nations: In a thinly-veiled reference to Pakistan, India said the principle of self-determination continues to be “deliberately misinterpreted and misused” by a particular nation and it was not established by the UN to be used as a justification for undermining the territorial integrity of any member state. “Since the principle of self-determination, as considered […]
Five more succumb to Covid-19, 624 test positive
Srinagar: Two persons in their 40s were among five more deaths reported due to covid-19 during the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the fatality count past 1400 mark in the J&K. Meanwhile, 624 people tested positive Official sources said four among the victims belonged to Kashmir Valley and one to Jammu district. […]
Two-day symposium to be held on ‘tribal raid’ of 1947
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is hosting a first-ever two-day national symposium, “Memories of 22 October 1947”, that marks the day when Pakistan backed tribals invaded Kashmir and led to the beginning of the first Indo-Pak war after Indian troops were airlifted into the valley to repel the invasion. A host of dignitaries, including Union Culture […]
Five militants killed in two encounters

2 Hizb militants killed in Shopian, 3 killed in Pulwama belonged to LeT
Srinagar: Five militants—two from Hizbul Mujahideen and three from Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit— were killed in two separate encounters in Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir during the last 24 hours. The first encounter broke out at Melhoora, Shopian on Monday evening. A senior police officer said that two militants were killed in an overnight encounter […]
District Dev Council Polls: Admin forms panels to draw roadmap, modalities
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday constituted an apex-level and two divisional committees to draw a roadmap for conducting district development council elections in the Union Territory, a spokesperson said. According to an order by the general administration department (GAD), the ‘terms of reference’ of the apex panel will be to draw a […]