Srinagar, Aug 02: Union Minister Nityanand Rai informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that out of 20,000 MW hydropower potential, J&K had been able to tap only 3,500 MW in 70 years while in last few years alone, projects for about 3,000 MW capacity revived, put on track. In a written reply, he also said that […]
Rajouri, Aug 02: Army on Wednesday organised a high-level joint security conference in Rajouri in order to assess the present security scenario as well as to formulate strategies for peaceful conduct of upcoming events including Shri Baba Budha Amarnath Yatra, Independence Day celebrations. In this meeting, the security measures implemented in the aftermath of the […]
SRINAGAR: Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said that around 880 flats have been constructed in the Kashmir valley in the past three years for Kashmiri migrant employees. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai said, “5,248 two-room tenements were constructed in Purkhu, Muthi, Nagrota and […]
SRINAGAR: The Parliament on Wednesday passed a law allowing the government of Jammu and Kashmir to auction and mine its newly-discovered reserves of lithium, among other minerals, thereby increasing the mining of the critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries. Under the law, lithium, along with other minerals, was removed from a previous list of atomic […]
SRINAGAR: Director General of Police J&K, Dilbag Singh, stated on Wednesday that despite a ‘planned conspiracy by Pakistan,’ peace continues to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir. While flagging off the Police Station teams at Commando Training Center (CTC) Lethpora, Awantipora, DGP Singh asserted that protecting the hard-won peace is their duty. He acknowledged the positive changes […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah met President Droupadi Murmu, along with 31 opposition MPs on Wednesday to seek her intervention in the Manipur, Harayana crisis. During his interaction with President Murmu, Farooq expressed that India, being a diverse country with various religions, cannot afford to have communal […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said to have arrested two hybrid militants associated with LeT along with arms and ammunition at Azadgunj area in Baramulla. The duo was arrested during naka checking. A case under UA(P) Act & Arms Act has been registered, a police spokesman said in a statement. “On a specific […]
SRINAGAR: A youth from Banihal has been booked for promoting enmity and insulting religion in the summer capital, Srinagar. Reports stated that the youth, identified as Muthair Dar, son of Abdul Rashid Dar and a resident of Mahoo Banihal, was arrested by Srinagar police after his video criticising some spiritual places in Kashmir went viral on […]
Srinagar, Aug 01: A local court in central Kashmir’s Srinagar has taken significant action against the managing director of a Jammu-based newspaper named Jammu Jottings. The court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against the managing director, Mohit Mehra, due to the publication of what the court deemed a “false” and “fabricated” news report. An official […]
New Delhi, Aug 01: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches in four districts of the Kashmir Valley in a case related to NGO terror funding. In a statement, a spokesperson said that extensive raids were conducted at seven locations in Srinagar, Budgam, Kupwara and Pulwama districts, at the premises of trusts and […]
