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CRPF Officer sustains bullet injury inside Camp

CRPF Officer sustains bullet injury inside Camp

Chadura, Feb 12: A CRPF officer was wounded after the service rifle he was fiddling with went off inside the camp in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The incident took place at Nagam Chadura Camp belonging to C-Company 117 Battalion CRPF during the intervening night of February 11 and 12. Official sources told KNT that the […]

Assembly polls in J&K soon: BJP

Assembly polls in J&K soon: BJP

Srinagar, Feb 11: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national General Secretary Tarun Chug Thursday said that Assembly polls will soon be held in the J&K UT and the dates will be decided by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Talking  on the sideline of a function at BJP’s Srinagar headquarters, Chug said that he is of the […]

1750 killed in accidents in last 10 years on Srinagar-Jammu highway

1750 killed in accidents in last 10 years on Srinagar-Jammu highway

Srinagar, Feb 10: The fatal circle of deaths and injuries through accidents continues unabated on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway, as is revealed by the official figures. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has seen over 8,128 road accidents and 1,750 resultant fatalities in the last decade. A lifeline to the Kashmir valley, the highway (NH 44) with a […]

No Civilian Was Privy To Article 370 Abrogation: Govt

No Civilian Was Privy To Article 370 Abrogation: Govt

Srinagar, Feb 10:  The Government of India on Wednesday responded in negative to a query “whether it is a fact that civilians not the employee of the Central Government including a journalist were privy to knowledge about the abrogation of Article 370 prior to this information being shared with Parliament on August 5, 2019.” “No […]

Govt Forms District Panels, Sets Deadline For Mining Leases Through e-Auction

Govt Forms District Panels, Sets Deadline For Mining Leases Through e-Auction

Srinagar, Feb 10: The government on Wednesday ordered the constitution of District Level Single Window Committee(s) for each district of Jammu and Kashmir for facilitating the execution of mining leases of e-auction for project proponents where clearance/NOC applications have not been received or are under process. The ten-member committee is headed by the respective Deputy […]

DDC Chairmen Elections: Mehbooba accuses senior officers from Civil and Police administration of violating peoples mandate

DDC Chairmen Elections: Mehbooba accuses senior officers from Civil and Police administration of violating peoples mandate

Srinagar, Feb 9: Accusing senior officers of police and civil administration of violating the mandate of the people, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said that two months were given to buy and intimidate the DDC members. Pertinently, in various districts, PDP and National Conference despite having majority of […]

Shut down observed to mark Afzal Guru’s death anniversary in Kashmir

Shut down observed to mark Afzal Guru’s death anniversary in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 09: A shut down was observed in Summer Capital Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir to observe the eighth death anniversary of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.       Shops and businesses remained shut while public traffic also remained off the roads. Many of the roads in  Srinagar wore a deserted look except […]