Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the central government is considering pulling back some troops from Jammu and Kashmir and leaving law and order to the police. In an interview with Jammu and Kashmir-based Gulistan News, Shah said the government will leave law […]
“Thank PM Modi for electric train”: NC Chief Farooq Abdullah praises PM Modi for electric train launch in JK
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off the first electric train in the Kashmir valley and the train service between Sangaldan station and Baramulla station, the move drew praise from National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah who expressed his thanks to Prime Minister Modi. “…We needed it. It is […]
CBI raids 8 places at Delhi, JK in Kiru Hydro Power Project scam
The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) conducted raids at eight locations in New Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the irregularities in the Kiru hydroelectric power project. According to officials, “CBI conducts raids at around eight locations, seven in Delhi and one in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, based […]
JK: Terrorists affiliated with LeT held in Kupwara
Jammu and Kashmir Police along with the Indian Army have arrested three terrorist associates of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in two separate operations in the Kupwara district. Hand grenades were also recovered, officials said on Saturday. In a significant joint operation, the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with 28 Rashtriya Rifles apprehended two terrorist associates affiliated […]
PM Modi-led government revolutionizes concept of governance in J-K, takes initiatives to strengthen security, curb corruption
Post scrapping of Article 370, a temporary provision in the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has revolutionized the very concept of governance in Jammu and Kashmir. Development projects are being undertaken on a war footing, the security grid has been strengthened, and corruption curbed through the Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) mode. All […]
JK: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti visits temple in Poonch, BJP says “gimmick”
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday visited a temple in the Poonch district and offered prayers. Bharatiya Janata Party termed Mufti’s temple visit a “political gimmick.” BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Kavinder Gupta said, “I have also just come from the temple but […]
JK women police to get 15 pc reservation in non-gazetted posts
The establishment of all female police stations in “Naya Jammu and Kashmir” following the repeal of Article 370, a temporary provision of the Constitution, and the implementation of a 15 percent female quota in the non-gazetted cadre of the J&K Police are contributing to the fight against injustice that the […]
JK: Congress lashes Ghulam Nabi Azad for fabricating allegations against party
Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Vikar Rasool hit out at former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for fabricating allegations against the Congress party. “The statement of former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that as CM he informed then Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the links of some leaders […]
Sustainable Development Goals will be very powerful tool to measure development: JK Chief Secretary
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Friday said that the development-goals”>Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be a very powerful tool to measure development in general and sustainable development in particular, and added that the governments have to measure development to improve further. The Chief Secretary stated it while chairing the workshop on development-goals”Sustainable Development Goals […]
JK: Missing BJP leader found hanging from tree, SIT constituted
A missing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was found hanging from a tree in Hiranagar Town in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua on Tuesday. However, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate the exact cause of the death. As per police sources, a villager saw the body of […]
JK’s Udhampur emerges on world seismological map: Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that Udhampur has today emerged on the world seismological map with the installation of the latest upgraded Seismological Observatory by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. According to the Ministry of Earth Science, Singh said this while inaugurating a Seismological Observatory at Udhampur in Jammu […]
Teenage girl from J&K becomes first off road car racer
Monisa is the first teenage girl to become an off-road car racer from Kashmir valley and has shown excellent performance in different competitions alongside her senior male counterparts. Kashmir is known for adventure sports as well adventure tourism and for the last few years’ youths of the valley are performing […]
J&K: LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates 42 transmission, distribution projects for Kashmir valley
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated 42 power transmission and distribution projects executed by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD) aimed to improve power supply in all the 10 districts of Kashmir Division. “Jammu and Kashmir administration is trying to enhance developmental works in the Union Territory and […]
Educational institutions in J&K to remain closed till July 15
The Jammu and Kashmir’s State Executive Committee (SEC) on Sunday extended the closure of educational institutions till July 15 and retained most of the guidelines already in effect as it reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the union territory. Earlier on June 20, the SEC had lifted weekend curfews from 8 of the […]
Terrorists attack security forces in JK’s Shopian, no injuries reported
Terrorists on Wednesday attacked a naka party of security forces in the Imamsahib area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. However, no injuries have been reported in the incident. “Terrorists fired upon a naka party of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Imamsahib in Shopian,” Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar said. “No injuries […]