Shopian teenage girl injured on Jan 24, succumbs
Srinagar : A teenage girl Saima Wani who was injured in an encounter on January 24 last month in Shopian village has succumbed to injuries on Saturday evening. A senior doctor told GNS that the girl Saima Wani (18) daughter of Hilal Ahmad Wani was shifted to general ward yesterday and succumbed to injuries today. On January […]
Sunjwan attack: 2 fidayeen, 2 army officers killed
Jammu: Two army officers and as many militants were killed and nine persons including soldiers suffered injuries as fidayeen on Saturday wee hours attacked an army camp at Sujwan area of Jammu. “Two to three fidayeen carried out the attack at around 4:10 am by opening indiscriminate fire and lobbed grenades inside the camp situated in Sunjwan area of […]
Govt sanctions Rs 1,487 cr to Army to boost perimeter security
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has sanctioned Rs 1,487 crore to the Army to fortify its bases in Jammu and Kashmir, North East and several other places to plug their security gaps and protect them from any terror attacks, official sources said today. Clearing the project, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set a deadline of […]
Jammu Army camp attack: One militant killed, ops on
Jammu: A militant was killed and a soldier injured in a fresh bout of firing in Sunjwan army camp in Jammu, reports said. According to the reports, a militant was killed and police have recovered one AK-47 and other weapons from the site. Earlier, Two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) were killed and six others injured […]
Omar targets BJP after militants strike Army camp
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah today targeted the BJP after militants attacked the Sunjwan Army camp killing two Junior Commissioned Officers, and said the party should be “begging forgiveness” of the nation for its “abject mishandling” of Jammu and Kashmir. In a Twitter duel with BJP national spokesman GVL Narasimha Rao, the NC leader […]
Pak Army shells LoC areas in J-K’s Poonch
Jammu: Pakistani troops launched mortars shells at civilian areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district today, police said. There was no loss of life or injury to anyone, a police official said. “The Pakistan Army launched mortar shells in Khadi Karmara forward areas in Poonch around 1100 hours today,” the official said. The […]
House passes Bill to amend J&K Panchayati Raj Act-1989
JAMMU: The house on Saturday passed a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989. Explaining the reasons to amend the Act, the Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq said that government is contemplating to conduct the elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions shortly as the elections could not be […]
Rain, snowfall likely to occur in Kashmir in next few days
Srinagar: Rain or snowfall is likely to occur over the next few days in Kashmir Valley, an official of Meteorological Department said today. While there are chances of rain or snow at isolated places in the valley today, there is likelihood of fairly widespread rain or snowfall in the state tomorrow, he said. The state […]
Process on to fill vacancies of Lecturers: Priya Sethi
JAMMU: Minister of State for Education Priya Sethi today informed the Legislative Assembly that the government is in process of filling lecturer vacancies, even as the selection list of 933 lecturers has been recently released. She was responding to a Calling Attention Notices by Javed Ahmad Rana regarding the vacancies of lecturers in Poonch District. She […]
Pahari speaking people to get reservation; House passes amendment bill
JAMMU: In a significant decision, the Legislative Assembly today passed a landmark Bill to extend reservation benefits to the Pahari Speaking people in the State. The issue was hanging fire for the past several decades. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2014 aimed at amending Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act-2004 was introduced in the […]
