Will go by mandate given to us: CRPF on its role in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir
By: M I Jehangir Srinagar: The CRPF is fully equipped and capable of taking the lead role in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir in case the paramilitary force is tasked to do so, a senior officer of the force has said. He said though the security situation has drastically improved in the Valley in the past […]
Villagers near LoC in ecstatic as Indo-Pak ceasefire enters third year
Rajouri/Jammu: Mohammad Yousuf Kohli is constructing a new house for his family of six in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, a dream which he says is fulfilled only because of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan that entered its third year last month. The border […]
Cong launches month-long ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ campaign in J&K
Jammu: The Congress launched a month-long ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ campaign from here on Sunday, with its leaders and workers chanting slogans against the imposition of property tax and calling for early restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. Led by AICC incharge of ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ yatra in Jammu and Kashmir Bharat Singh Solanki […]
Article 370 abrogation only on paper, says Raut; rues plight of Kashmiri Pandits
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the abrogation of Article 370, which ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, by the Narendra Modi government was only on paper and was done to serve the political interests of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In his weekly column ‘Rokthok’ in party […]
Rise in man-animal conflict in Kashmir, rapid urbanisation to be blamed: Experts
By: Sheikh Suhail Srinagar: Kashmir has witnessed a rise in cases of man-animal conflict in recent times, with experts blaming the interference of humans in wildlife habitats as the main reason for such incidents. “Human-wildlife conflict has certainly escalated greatly in the past few years in Jammu and Kashmir,” regional wildlife warden, Kashmir, Rashid Naqash […]
Student exchange program will allow young generation of Assam & J&K to learn, share values, experiences: LG
Interacts with students from Assam; meets J&K National Panthers Party delegation
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with a group of 30 students from higher education institutions of Assam visiting J&K under the “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” initiative. Interacting with the students, the LG extended his best wishes for their exploratory journey across UT to explore its culture, heritage, literature, and cuisine and to strengthen the […]
NIA attaches properties of slain Hizb commander in Kupwara
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday attached properties of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander, who was killed last month in Pakistan, in the Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said. The properties of Bashir Ahmad Pir, a resident of the Babarpora area of Kralpora in the north Kashmir district, were attached by the […]
J&K first in country to start PSGA auto-appeal for online services: Chief Secretary
Calls for expediting auto-appeal feature for all 445 online services
Jammu: Chief Secretary Dr. A K Mehta on Saturday launched the Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) auto-appeal feature of a few online services offered by the administration, an official press release informed. It said the feature is going to auto-escalate the appeals in case the services are not provided to the applicant within the time […]
PM Package KP employees give in, suspended strike for relocation outside Kashmir
Say 'surrendering' as govt 'stopped' salaries
Jammu: Kashmiri Pandit government employees demanding relocation outside the Kashmir Valley in the wake of targeted killings, suspended their 310 days long strike, saying they were “surrendering” as authorities had “stopped” their salaries. The protesters comprised Kashmiri Pandits working in different government departments under the Prime Minister’s employment package. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has […]
Pak trying to push terrorists, narcotics and weapons to revive terrorism in J&K: DGP
Samba/Jammu: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday said Pakistan is trying to push more terrorists, drugs and weapons into Jammu and Kashmir, where the graph of militancy is on decline with security agencies determined to finish terrorism. He termed the recovery of seven kilograms of heroin, over Rs 2 crore and arms and […]
