Srinagar, March 17: Lt Gen BS Raju on Wednesday handed over the command of the strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps to Lt Gen DP Pandey. According to the statement from the military spokesman, the outgoing General commanded the Corps in a critical phase in 2020 where Kashmir was confronted with the twin challenges of militancy and […]
Srinagar, Mar 17: Expressing serious concern over the shortage of construction material in J&K which has pushed almost 5 lakh people on the verge of starvation, J&K Apni Party chief Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari Wednesday urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to roll back the sand extraction order and give contracts of extraction and other […]
Srinagar, March 16: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday ordered a major reshuffle in administration, transferring and posting at least 34 officers with immediate effect. As per separate orders Dr. Piyush Singla (IAS), Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag. Mohammad Aijaz (IAS ), Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution […]
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: 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 […]
