Srinagar, Feb 08: Maintaining that the appropriate steps were taken close to the fence in Jammu and Kashmir, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday in Rajya Sabha said that 4649 instances of ceasefire took place in year—2020,. The Defence Minister was replying to a question raised in the house about the appropriate retaliation to the […]
Doda, Feb 08: The Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) Doda were elected on Monday in a meeting of the elected DDC members convened here under the chairmanship of the District Election Officer (District Development Commissioner) Doda, Dr Sagar D Doifode. Dhananter Singh Kotwal with nine votes was elected as the […]
Srinagar, Feb 08 : The election for chairperson and vice- chairperson of district development council in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district was adjourned due to lack of quorum. Official sources said that deputy commissioner Baramulla adjourned the election due to lack of quorum. “Against the requirement of 10 members, only seven were present,” they said, adding […]
Kupwara, Feb 08: Peoples Conference (PC) on Monday bagged the key position of chairperson of district development council (DDC)in the politically-significant Kupwara district after National Conference’s strategy to adjourn the polls failed. Sources in different political parties said that NC was banking on support from DDC members of Awami Ittehad Party, Apni Party and an […]
Srinagar, Feb 08: In the elections for the District Development Council (DDC) Chairperson, the cross voting by the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’s (PAGD) members helped an independent candidate to secure the post of Chairperson while National Conference’s (NC) candidate for Vice chairperson emerged victorious on Monday. Ten PAGD candidates had emerged victorious from Central […]
Srinagar, Feb 08: The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday said that the merging of UT cadre with AGMUT indicates central government’s plan to keep it as UT permanently and there is need to restore statehood as no industry post bifurcation has come […]
Srinagar, Feb 8: An Engineer from Kashmir who was working in a power project in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district has been missing since the bursting of a glacier on Sunday morning. At least 14 people have been killed and over 170 are still missing, after a part of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on […]
Budgam, Feb 8: Joint Forces have arrested a government employee along with his two relatives and recovered a rusty pistol from their possession in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Police sources said that soldiers from 53 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir arrested three persons during the intervening night of Feb 7 and […]
Baramulla, Feb 08: A residential house was gutted in a massive fire at Shah Hamdan Colony in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday morning. Reports said that the fire broke out at around 06 am in the morning and soon after the fire broke out locals reached the spot and tried to douse the flames, […]
Srinagar, Feb 08: Residents of border town Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have alleged ‘faulty process’ opted by the local administration in issuing the Pahari Speaking People (PSP) certificates. Locals said that the due process is not being followed by the administration while issuing the PSP certificates, thereby make them suffer immensely. “I applied […]
