Leh gets its first medical college

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has announced to establish a Government Medical College (GMC) for Leh which would be first such facility in the hilly district and help develop health education and services in the region, an official spokesman said on Tuesday. The Health and Medical Education Department will set up the GMC in […]
Reactivation of JeM militant camp claim, Pak negates Indian Army’s statement
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as “completely baseless” the Indian Army chief’s statement on the reactivation of a Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) militant camp in Balakot that was destroyed by the IAF in February. Army chief General Bipin Rawat in Chennai on Monday said Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot camp very recently and about 500 infiltrators were […]
Situation ‘very bad’ in Kashmir: Azad
Says he was not allowed free movement by admin
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday reached here on the second-leg of his six-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir and said the situation in the Valley is “very bad”. Azad, the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, had reached Srinagar on Friday on his maiden visit to the state after the […]
Kashmiris’ fear about losing land, jobs should be allayed: RSS Chief
Abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the fear of losing land and jobs among people of Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370 provisions should be allayed and asserted that putting an end to the region’s special status will help integrate Kashmiris with rest of the country. According to sources, while […]
Kashmir Press Club seeks end to communication gag
Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club (KPC) has denounced the communication gag in the valley and called for resumption of the services as the clampdown continued for the 51st day on Tuesday. Officials said the authorities would take a call at an appropriate time on the resumption of the mobile and Internet services, which remained suspended […]
Inter district militant modules will be identified, says DGP

Srinagar/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh has stressed the need to identify inter-district militant modules involved in carrying out atrocities on people and initiate strict action against them. The Director General of Police (DGP) said all the steps required for thwarting the “ill designs” of the anti-national elements and their mentors should be […]
No terror attack is ‘more or less’, ‘good or bad’: PM Modi

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that terrorist attacks anywhere in the world should be considered as an act of terrorism — “not more or less” or “good or bad”. During his address at the Leaders’ Dialogue on Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives, held on the sidelines of the 74th […]
MP’s from NC disallowed to meet incarcerated party leaders

Srinagar: The two member Parliaments from National Conference (NC) Tuesday said that they were not allowed to meet their incarcerated leaders at subsidiary jail here in Srinagar. A large number of National Conference leaders including Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah are facing detention after Government of India abrogated Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Both […]
Delhi minor reunited with family in Samba
Jammu: A missing boy from Delhi, who was found roaming here and was unable to divulge any information about his identity, was reunited with his parents in Samba, a police official said. The boy was found by a police party from the Ghagwal police station during patrolling on September 15 and after strenuous efforts his […]
RTI activists, civil society seek continuation of SIC
Jammu: RTI activists and civil society members appealed to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik to ensure continuation of the State Information Commission even after the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh come into existence on October 31. The infrastructure and avenues of the poor people living in far flung areas of […]