Two teens killed, four injured in road accident in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Two teenage boys were killed and four injured in a collision between a car and a motorcycle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Sunday. The driver of the car, which was ferrying a group of students, lost control and hit a tree and a boulder before hitting the motorcycle approaching from […]
DEO Srinagar conducts Election Training & Interaction session for Females, Specially-Abled
SRINAGAR:- The District Election Office(DEO), Srinagar on Saturday conducted General Election Training and Interaction Session for females, home-voting poll personnel and specially abled employees whose services will be utilised at female-only and PwD-managed Special Polling Stations, besides for Postal Ballot voting in all eight Assembly Constituencies of Srinagar District. The Training cum Interaction sessions were […]
Pr Secy Culture reviews progress of heritage restoration in Anantnag
ANANTNAG: Principal Secretary Culture, Suresh Kumar Gupta, conducted an extensive tour of shrines and monuments in Anantnag and reviewed the progress of ongoing works being carried out under “Revival, Restoration, and Maintenance of Heritage” scheme. He was accompanied by senior officials, including Sheikh Arshad Ayub, Director Libraries J&K, Kuldeep Krishan Siddha, Director Archives, Archaeology and […]
Sufi Poet Ahad Zargar’s annual day observed at Narwara Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The annual commemoration of Ahad Zargar, the renowned Sufi poet of Kashmir, was observed at his birthplace Narwara Srinagar, today. The event was organized by the Ahad Zargar Memorial Research Centre in collaboration with the Cultural Unit of the Department of Information. On the occasion noted folk singer of Kashmir Abdul Gafar Kanihami presented […]
LMD imposed fine of Rs 50,000 upon Petrol Pump at Srinagar for short delivery
Srinagar: A team of the Enforcement unit of Legal Metrology Srinagar today booked a case against a Petrol Pump at Srinagar for delivering deficit fuel to the Consumers. Following the surprise inspection by the officials of Legal Metrology Department on Saturday, it was noticed that two Nozzles of the Petrol Pump were delivering less fuel […]
Only Centre can ensure statehood restoration for JK: Amit Shah
Dismisses opposition’s autonomy plank Jammu: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday dismissed the opposition’s attempt to revive the autonomy plank during the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls and asked the NC-Congress alliance to stop fooling people by promising statehood as only the Centre can restore the status. Shah assured people about the restoration of Jammu […]
Jammu will decide formation of next govt in JK: Union Home Minister
Jammu: The Jammu region would decide the formation of a government in the assembly poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday while appealing to the people to ensure the victory of the BJP’s candidates in the elections. Polling in Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled on September 18, 25 and October […]
More women registered to vote in JK assembly polls than men
Srinagar: Women voters outnumber men in the eight assembly segments of Srinagar district that are scheduled to go to polls on September 25 in the second phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. Of the 7,74,462 registered voters, 3,87,778 are female while 3,86,654 are male and 30 people have registered themselves under […]
Pakistan Army Chief acknowledges role of Pak army in Kargil war
Islamabad: In a rare public acknowledgement by a serving Pakistani army chief, General Asim Munir has mentioned the involvement of Pakistan army in the Kargil war as he listed the 1999 conflict with India among the major wars fought with the eastern neighbour. Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) was speaking during the Defence […]
JK Polls: NC, Congress leaders say BJP in panic over their alliance
Jammu: Asserting that the 10-year BJP rule in the country was a “disappointment”, the National Conference and Congress on Saturday said the saffron party was in a state of panic since the two parties announced a seat-sharing arrangement for the three-phase assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The two parties hit out at the saffron […]
