Srinagar, Mar 16: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that after the constitution of District Development Council (DDCs), District Development Boards (DDB) have ceased to exist. Similarly, the District Planning Committee chaired by the Member of Parliament representing the area has taken the place of DDB. The Minister of State (MoS) […]
Srinagar, Mar 16: Government of India (GOI) Tuesday said that keeping in view the modern weapons used by the militants, it has been strengthening its counter militancy apparatus. A question was raised in the Lok Sabha whether the government is aware that militants have resources and more advanced arms and ammunition and what are the […]
Srinagar, Mar 16: Over 32.31 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir have been given domicile certificates and include 1.22671 lakh persons who were not Permanent Resident Certificate holders, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. “As per information provided by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, a total of 35,44,938 applications […]
Srinagar, Mar 16: Jammu and Kashmir high court on Tuesday ordered that the conduct of the proposed elections of the office bearers of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) shall remain in abeyance. Reserving its orders on a number of appeals filed by various parities including City Cricket Club, Srinagar and Others, a bench […]
Srinagar, Mar 16: At least 39 security personnel and 31 civilians were killed in incidents of “ceasefire violations and cross border firing” by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir after the effective abrogation of Article 370 on 5 August 2019. Responding to a question by Shrimati […]
Srinagar, Mar 16: Govt. forces on Tuesday afternoon launched two Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Kashmir capital Srinagar. Police sources told news agency that two CASO’s were launched in Srinagar’s Maisuma and Barbarshah areas following some inputs about the presence of militants in the areas.
Srinagar, Mar 16: Three armed robbers looted Rs 3.5 lakh from a bank in outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday in the second such incident in less than a week, officials said. A police official said that the gunmen entered the Grameen Bank branch at Panzinara Srinagar this afternoon and threatened the bank staffers with guns. […]
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI has registered a case against 17 Army officials including Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Naib Subedar, Sepoy, six private persons and others on the allegations pertaining to bribery and irregularities in recruitment of officers and other ranks through Service Selection Board, SSB, the All India Radio (AIR) reported. The […]
New Delhi: Myanmar continued to witness large scale protests and police firing even as the death toll mounted sharply over the last few days, All India Radio (AIR) reported. Following the killing of 38 people on Sunday, at least 20 people were shot dead on Monday, said the advocacy group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners […]
ISLAMABAD: Following the successful backdoor diplomacy, the Indus Water Commissioners of Pakistan and India agreed to meet on March 23 and 24 in New Delhi after a two-year hiatus, diplomatic sources told The Express Tribune on Monday. Indus Water Commissioner Syed Muhammad Mehr Ali Shah and Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri will represent Pakistan, they added. […]
