Pak PM’s ‘political map’ an exercise in political absurdity: India

New Delhi: India on Tuesday called as “political absurdity” Pakistan’s unveiling of a new political map incorporating Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Gujarat as its territories, and said these “ridiculous assertions” have neither legal validity nor international credibility. “We have seen a so-called ‘political map’ of Pakistan that has been released by Prime Minister […]

JK reserves 4pc seats in engineering, medical colleges for Ladakh students

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced reservation of 4 per cent seats in its engineering and medical colleges for students hailing from the Ladakh Union Territory. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam here to review status with regard to reservation […]

35,000 vacancies are being filled in JK: Officials

Srinagar: A whopping 10,000 vacancies for doctors, veterinarians and panchayat assistants in Jammu and Kashmir are being filled while plans are afoot to recruit 25,000 people in various departments in the coming months, officials said on Tuesday. Since the abrogation of Article 370 provisions and the implementation of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, a […]

Patnitop land grab case: CBI searches at 11 locations in JK

New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at 11 locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including at the residential premises of the then CEOs of Patnitop Development Authority, for alleged land encroachment in the tourist area in Udhampur district, officials said. The searches are spread at 11 location including Jammu, Udhampur and Kathua districts at […]

IED found in Pattan village

Srinagar: Security forces on Tuesday detected an improvised explosive device (IED) in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said. Army personnel found the IED by the roadside at Hamrey in Pattan area of Baramulla district around 5 am, a police official said. He said a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot and the […]

Panch affiliated with BJP shot at in Kulgam

Two cops injured in grenade attack

Srinagar: Militants on Tuesday evening fired upon and critically injured a Panch, reportedly affiliated with BJP, in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official sources said. They said the militants attacked the Panch identified as Arif Ahmad near his residence at Akhran Qazigund. A police officer confirmed the incident and said that the injured was being shifted […]

Curfew imposed across Kashmir

Srinagar: A curfew was imposed across the valley on Tuesday as authorities apprehended violent protests in view of plans by separatists and Pakistan-sponsored groups to observe August 5, the first anniversary of revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, as black day. Police and CRPF personnel were deployed in strength across the valley to ensure […]

Curfew lifted from Srinagar district, restrictions to continue

Srinagar: The Srinagar administration on Tuesday evening announced lifting of curfew as the situation here remained incident free but strict restrictions would continue in areas which have seen a spike in COVID-19 cases, officials said. An order was issued by Deputy Commissioner Shahid Choudhury on Tuesday saying that after assessing the situation in the area, […]

Entire Kashmir except Bandipora declared as ‘red zone’

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has classified the districts into red, orange and green zones depending on the severity of COVID-19 spread in the areas and declared the entire Kashmir region, except Bandipora, as a “red zone”. The categorisation has been done to implement restrictions after August 5, when the current phase of lockdown […]