Srinagar, August 18: Coming down heavily on the ruling BJP, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said that the latest ‘diktat’ from Chief Election Officer to allow outsiders to vote in Jammu and Kashmir is the last nail in the coffin of electoral democracy. Mehbooba Mufti was addressing a press […]
Jammu, Aug 18: Body of a civilian was recovered under mysterious circumstances in Chenani town of Udhampur district on Thursday. Identified as Vanshu Bangotra of Roundmail Udhampur, the deceased was very active on social media against politicians, more so the leaders of a particular party. SSP Udhampur Dr Vinod Kumar confirmed the recovery of the […]
Bandipora, Aug 18: A 4-year-old boy was killed after hit by a speeding Auto vehicle in Hajin town of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, official sources said. They said that on Thursday morning an auto carrying milk barrels crushed a Minor boy identified as Haris Mushtaq (4), son of Mushtaq Ahmad Hurra of Parray Mohalla Hajin, […]
Srinagar, Aug 18: National Investigation Agency is carrying out searches at multiple places in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the drone dropping of weapons, official sources said on Thursday. They said that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and paramilitary CRPF personnel are carrying out raids Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Srinagar, Doda. In Srinagar, […]
Jammu, Aug 17: Kashmiri Pandits employed under PM’s special package along with their community members held a protest demonstration in Jammu on Wednesday afternoon and blocked the Tawi Bridge against the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Shopian district yesterday. Reports said said that the protesters assembled on main bridge connecting the Jammu city with […]
Ramban, Aug 17: Over 2000 vehicles remained stranded along the 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway after the authorities decided to close the vehicular movement due to landslides and shooting stones, triggered by heavy rainfall in several places in Ramban district on Wednesday, officials said. “The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has been closed today for vehicular traffic due to […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: In Jammu and Kashmir, more than 22 percent of schools at Primary Level and six percent at Upper Primary Level schools have either surplus teachers or a deficit of students. Besides, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has more than 10,000 surplus teachers in government-run-schools. The official documents of the Ministry […]
Jammu, Aug 17: Jammu & Kashmir’s chief electoral officer Hirdesh Kumar on Tuesday said that anyone ordinarily residing in J & K can enroll themselves as voters of the Union Territory and 20-25 lakh voters are expected to be added during the special summary revision of voters. Addressing a news conference here, Kumar said anyone […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: National Conference, PDP, JKPC, CPI (M) and Congress on Wednesday reacted sharply to the election commission statement that “non-local residing in Jammu and Kashmir can vote’ in assembly elections. Former Chief Minister in PDP-BJP combine Mehbooba Mufti said that decision to allow non-locals to vote was aimed “obviously to influence election results.” […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: On the receipt of large number of complaints against some people receiving donations forcibly and through exploitative means at the Ziyarats, the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf board has imposed a blanket ban on all such unethical practices across the Shrines of J&K UT with immediate effect. In this regard an order […]
