Srinagar: Youth president of Jammu and kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Waheed ul Rehman Parra was Monday evening fired upon in Budgam district however he escaped unharmed. Sources close to Parra confirmed that the incident happened at Handjan area of Budgam area at around 7:20 pm. “Unknown Gunmen fired volley of bullets towards his Bolero vehicle,” […]
Srinagar: Indian Army claimed to have killed two Pakistan soldiers in a retaliatory action on Line of control in Tangdhar Sector of District Kuowara on Tuesday. Srinagar based army spokesman said that forces retaliated to ‘unprovoked ceasefire violations and repeated attempts to facilitate infiltration by Pakistan Army in Tangdhar Sector.” “Own troops carried out calibrated […]
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir may have a new governor later this month, when incumbent N.N. Vohra exits office after a 10-year term, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav confided in an interview with ThePrint. “I assume there will be a new governor soon,” Madhav said. Names of Maharashtra governor C. Vidyasagar Rao, a committed activist of […]
Srinagar: Governor N.N. Vohra administered Oath of Office to Justice Gita Mittal as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday. The Warrant of Appointment of Justice Mittal as Chief Justice of the J&K High Court was read out by the Registrar General of the High Court. Mrs. […]
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt General Ranbir Singh, during his visit to forward areas here, was on Friday given a detailed brief about the measures taken to foil any infiltration bid from Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK). He was informed about the two successful operations, during which seven heavily armed militants were killed immediately after they […]
Jammu: Stressing that the political relationship of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India is set through ‘Instrument of Accession’ only, the state unit of BJP on Thursday said that Constitutionally and legally, nothing can save 35-A. Without naming any Kashmir-centric political party, BJP Chief State Spokesperson Sunil Sethi, along with BJP State Press […]
Srinagar: Under pressure from the government, the Lakes and Water Ways Development Authority (LAWDA) has finally swung into action, but the department turned a blind eye towards the multi-storey complex built by the paternal family of Secretary LAWDA, Sumera Shamim, that is being constructed in the prohibited range of Nigeen Lake at Kanitar. Although […]
By Salaar Khan Srinagar: Block Development Officer (BDO), Kanipora, Aijaz Ahmad Shah, has finally located the missing LCD TV which went into “mysterious disappearance” after he took the charge of the office. Following the story carried by The Kashmir Press as to how BDO Kanipora removed the LCD T.V from his office and shifted […]
Srinagar: J&K Government has asked its legal counsels to inform the Law Department on weekly basis about all such cases where the Chief Secretary is required to submit a response. “It is impressed upon all the Administrative Secretaries, Law Officers posted in various Departments Senior AAGs, AAGs, DAGs, Government Advocates and Standing Counsels that the […]
SRINAGAR: J&K Government has accorded consent to the extension of powers and jurisdiction of the members of Delhi Special Police Establishment in the whole of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, to investigate and inquire into the cases related to issuance of Arms Licenses. “In pursuance of Section-6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 […]
