DDC election for chairperson: NC bags Chairman posts in Kishtwar, Ramban

DDC election for chairperson: NC bags Chairman posts in Kishtwar, Ramban

Jammu, Feb 18: The candidates from National Conference (NC) bagged all the two District Development Council (DDC) chairperson posts in Kishtwar and Ramban district on Thursday. NC candidate Puja Devi in Kishtwar bagged eight votes and won the election for Chairman while Congress candidate Saima Lone was elected as Vice Chairman. In Ramban, NC candidate Shamshad […]

Forces recover arms and ammunition in Reasi forest, says police

Forces recover arms and ammunition in Reasi forest, says police

Reasi, Feb 18: Joint Forces Thursday claimed that it recovered cache of arms including warlike stores in Makhidhar forest area of Reasi in Jammu region. A police spokesperson said that an input was received from reliable source regarding suspicious activity in the remote and dense forests of Makkhidar in Reasi District. These warlike stores were spread […]

28-year-old woman’s body fished out from Jhelum near Pampore

28-year-old woman’s body fished out from Jhelum near Pampore

Srinagar, Feb 18: Body of a 28-year-old woman who was missing from last month has been fished out from Jhelum near Khankahbagh Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Official sourcessaid  that body of the woman identified as Rukeena Akhter (28) daughter of Ali Mohammad Bhat of Shar Shali Khrew was spotted by locals […]

I don’t think statehood will be restored to J&K till BJP Govt is there: J&K PCC chief G A Mir

I don’t think statehood will be restored to J&K till BJP Govt is there: J&K PCC chief G A Mir

Srinagar, Feb 18: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir Thursday lashed out at the BJP led government at the Centre including Union Home Minister Amit Shah for issuing ambiguous statement over restoration of statehood to J&K, stating he was of the belief that “no statehood will be restored till BJP regime is there.” “I […]

Paramilitary SSB barracks gutted in Srinagar mid-night blaze

Paramilitary SSB barracks gutted in Srinagar mid-night blaze

Srinagar, Feb 18: In a mid-night blaze at least 5 barracks of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) were gutted completely while arms and ammunition too were destroyed in the fire incident. Official sources said  that flames emanated from one of the SSB (110 Battalion) barracks at Tatoo Ground Batamaloo area of Srinagar city at around 3AM […]

4578 incidents of forest fire reported in J&K in past 10 years

4578 incidents of forest fire reported in J&K in past 10 years

Srinagar, Feb 17: As many as 4578 incidents of forest fire have been reported in Jammu & Kashmir in the past one decade. “In J&K, 4578 forest fire incidents have been reported during last ten years, and on an annual average, a total area of 1273 hectare has been impacted,” official documents reveal. However, the […]

Citing undergoing judicial scrutiny of J&K Reorganization Act 2019, NC MPs express their inability to associate with Delimitation Commission

Citing undergoing judicial scrutiny of J&K Reorganization Act 2019, NC MPs express their inability to associate with Delimitation Commission

Srinagar, Feb 17: National Conference (NC) Members of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah, Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi on Wednesday wrote to Chairperson Delimitation Commission Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai and expressed their inability to associate with the commission, urging him not to go ahead with the process as the J&K reorganization act 2019 is […]

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