SRINAGAR: Due to heavy rain the Amarnath yatra was delayed, on the first day of two month long annual pilgrimage, which commenced from Thursday, official sources said.There was heavy rain on both traditional Pahalgam and shortest Baltal tracks since early Thursday morning making them slippery, official sources told UNI. However, a number of pilgrims left […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested four OGW’s of JeM group in Sopore town of Baramulal district. “Acting on a specific information Sopore Police with the assistance of 22 RR 177/BN CRPF and 179/BN CRPF laid a naka at Fruitmandi crossing”. During checking four OGWs of JeM militant outfit were […]
Srinagar: Under tight security arrangements, the two month long Amarnath Yatra will commence from Wednesday with first batch scheduled to leave from Jammu for the sacred pilgrimage. According to the state officials, the government has formulated a foolproof security plan to prevent any untoward incident from happening. The officials said Kashmir Police, army, CRPF […]
Srinagar: Government has ordered that all administrative secretaries, divisional commissioner, heads of departments (HoDs) and deputy commissioners shall not leave their headquarters without the prior permission of the competent authority. It said “in case of travel outside the state prior permission of the Chief Secretary is mandatory”. “Administrative secretaries, divisional commissioners, heads of the departments […]
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said private hospitals in Kashmir valley are being run by government doctors. “Doctors take salary from public hospitals and surprisingly work in private hospitals,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a communique. “It is ironical that full-time government doctors are allowed to run private hospitals depriving […]
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir People’s League on Tuesday said that the pious mission and sacrifices of people will not go waste. It also strongly condemned the detention of its party chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza. In a statement, it said that waza was arrested from his residence and placed him under detention on Monday by the authorities when […]
Srinagar: Governor N N Vohra reviewed the functioning of government’s grievance cell on Tuesday to ensure prompt redressal of grievances received from the public. He directed that an immediate notice should be issued to inform the public that they should continue to register their complaints and grievances on-line at the State Government’s web portal, “JKgrievance.in”. […]
Srinagar: A driver died after a tractor turned turtle at Sodal Shahlal road in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Javid Ahmad Khan of Lillam Tarathpora. Another person onboard the tractor, identified as Abdul Aziz Chopan. was seriously injured in the accident. He was shifted to a […]
Srinagar: A two-year-old boy died on Tuesday due to drowning in a water tank inside the compound of his house in Kaloosa village of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. The deceased was identified as Kamil Yousuf Ganai, a resident of Kaloosa village of Bandipora district, said an official. A police official said that the […]
Srinagar: A jammu and Kashmir bank guard on Tuesday foiled the rifle snatching bid in Pinjora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, sources said. Sources said that suspected militants allegedly tried to snatch the rifle of a security guard at a bank. However, the guard, managed to foil the bid. The security forces have launched […]
