Srinagar: Alleging that vested interests, including some occupying positions of authority in J&K, are trying to engineer a delay in Assembly elections, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commit his government to holding polls in the state. ‘Your government’s handling of J&K will be judged by whether Assembly elections […]
JAMMU: The State Pollution Control Board conducted several anti-polythene drives to educate the public about the hazards of polythene bags besides ensuring strict implementation of ban on polythene material. A joint team of officers from SPCB Divisional Office Jammu (North), Jammu (South) and Samba (North) carried out an extensive anti-polythene drive in Narwal Fruit Mandi, […]
JAMMU: State Tax Department initiated action against M/S Dogra Medical Hall here for suppressing the sales to evade GST. According to a spokesman of the Tax Department, during inspection and verification of sale documents of M/s Dogra Medical Hall, a team of Tx Department found that the Drug Store had an approximate sale of Rs1.5 […]
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) headed by Governor, Satya Pal Malik has approved the landmark Jammu and Kashmir Metropolitan Regional Development Authorities Bill-2018 to promote and regulate planned growth and development of New Srinagar and New Jammu cities. SAC observed that the cities of Jammu and Srinagar have witnessed rapid expansion over the past […]
Srinagar: National Conference workers led by party general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar on Thursday took out a protest rally from party headquarters at Nawai-Subh to Lal Chowk. However, scores of policemen and CRPF soldiers clutching rifles were deployed on the roads tried to stop the marchers near TRC junction, but the marchers were able to breach […]
Srinagar: A cordon and search operation was launched at Batagund hamelt of south Kashmir’s Tral by government forces on Thursday. A police official while confirming the CASO in the area said that on “specific inputs” the operation was launched in the village. The operation was on when this report was being filed.
The government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that as many as 26 “misguided youths”— all graduates and postgraduates — joined militancy in Jammu and Kashmir this year. Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir told Parliament that “the Constitution does not have any provision to deal with anti-nationalists raising slogans against India and engaged in […]
Srinagar: One-way traffic continued to ply on Srinagar-Jammu highway with hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying essentials and passengers, leaving Jammu for Kashmir on Thursday morning. The historic Mughal road and Leh-Srinagar highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir, continue to remained closed. An official said that traffic was allowed to move from Jammu towards Kashmir today. […]
Srinagar: Army on Thursday morning recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) at Shumnag area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district . Reports said that the IED was detected by the patrolling party of army’s 5 Bihar in Shumnag. The IED hid inside road was detected by the patrol at around 8:00 today. Later the police official told […]
Srinagar: President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday issued a proclamation by virtue of which Jammu and Kashmir came under president’s rule. The rule will come into effect from midnight.
