Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in parts of Bandipora district of northern Kashmir for the fifth consecutive day against the killing of five militants in a gunfight near Shokbaba village of Sumlar. Reports said that all the shops and business establishments are shut in several parts of the district while a very thin […]
Srinagar: A fierce gun-battle broke out between government forces and militants in Sopore town of Baramulla district Tuesday morning. Official sources said that a joint team of Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles, special operations group (SOG) and CRPF cordoned Nowpora village of Tujjer in Sopore last night and started a search operation. “During searches militants fired upon […]
Poonch: A 27-year-old youth from Budgam district was apprehended by the army while trying to ex-filtrate near Gulpur sector of Poonch district on Monday late evening. An army officer said that alert troops of 15 MLI regiment apprehended the person while he was trying to cross the border near Rangar Nallah near Trade centre in Gulpur […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Monday night laid concertina wires and installed generator sets for lighting purpose in Hardu Dalwan village of Pakherpora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district where earlier a search and cordon operation was launched. Sources told news agency GNS that additional reinforcements of army and Special Operation Group of police have been rushed to […]
Srinagar: Around eighty thousand children were successfully vaccinated for measles on the first day of their school activity. The authorities vaccinated 80,023 children for the disease after measles- rubella (MR) Vaccination campaign was successfully launched in the state Jammu and Kashmir which aims to Vaccinate 37,72,960 children in the age group of 9 months to […]
SRINAGAR: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Judge JK High Court, today chaired a meeting to finalize the arrangements regarding 3-day State Level Mediation Training Workshop to be held from 5th to 7th October at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Mediation and Conciliation Committee with the support of […]
Srinagar: The enquiry committee constituted by the Medical Superintendent SKIMS to probe the embezzlement at the institute’s pharmacy department has failed to submit the report even though the deadline for the same expired more than a month ago. Sources in the hospital said that many drugs and consumables were found missing from the Cath Lab […]
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller Kashmir Province, Bemina, Srinagar owing to replace the damaged 11KV XLPE Power cable of main Ist at Receiving station Chanapora, there will be shutdown of 33/11KV Receiving station Chanapora on September 25, 2018. During the shutdown, the power supply to the area fed form aforementioned receiving station shall remain affected from 1 […]
SRINAGAR: The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K today issued notification for the conduct of fourth and final phase of Municipal Polls-2018. The notification has been issued for Srinagar Municipal Corporation (ward No. 01 to 05 & 54 to 73), Municipal Committee Pattan (ward 1 to 13), Municipal Committee Ganderbal (1 to 17 wards), Municipal Committee Pampore (1 to 17 […]
Srinagar: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the government is “ready to talk to everyone” over the Kashmir issue, while asserting that militancy in the Valley is “Pakistan-sponsored”. After a meeting of the Central Zonal Council here, he told reporters, “I think the matter will be resolved. We are ready to talk to everyone.” […]
