Truth of Pulwama attack accepted in Pak Parliament: Modi
Kevadiya (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the truth of last year’s Pulwama suicide attack, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed, has been accepted in Pakistan Parliament. His statement comes two days after Pakistan’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry admitted his country’s role in the Pulwama attack during a debate in […]
Central leadership to decide on participating in PAGD: J&K Cong
Srinagar: Asserting that there is a need to have a common platform to fight for the rights of the people of the erstwhile state, the Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday said it would take a call on participating in the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) after consultations with the party’s central leadership. Jammu […]
Govt apportions assets, liabilities, posts between UTs of J&K and Ladakh
Jammu: Government on Saturday informed that it has apportioned assets, liabilities, and posts between UTs of J&K and Ladakh. An official press release shared a notification saying that the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, in terms of section 84(3) read with section 85(2) of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, is pleased to apportion […]
Shutdown against land laws impacts normal life in Kashmir
Srinagar: Normal life in the Kashmir valley was affected on Saturday due to a shutdown to protest the new land laws notified by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Earlier this week, the Centre cleared the decks for people from across the country to buy land in the union territory by amending several […]
Congress stages protest in Jammu against new land laws
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress staged a protest here on Saturday against the new land laws notified for the Union Territory and said the central government should not test the patience of peace-loving citizens by “snatching their land and jobs”. Party leader and former minister Raman Bhalla led the protest after […]
Militants who killed 3 BJP men in Kulgam identified: DGP
Says militants surrendering during encounters welcome development
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Saturday said the militants who killed three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Kulgam have been identified. “The attackers have been identified and a probe is going on,” Singh said while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of National Unity Day (‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’) that marks […]
Tashi Gyalson is new CEC of Leh
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janta Party’s Tashi Gyalson was Friday elected as chief executive councilor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh while Tsering Angchuk was appointed as deputy CEC. Gyalson was elected as the new chief executive councilor during the first general meeting of 6th LAHDC held in the assembly hall of the council […]
LG pays tributes to Sardar Patel
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha paid rich tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary on Saturday. Remembering Patel, the first home minister of independent India, the LG said the “Iron Man of India” devoted his entire life to the nation and people’s welfare. He said Patel’s contribution towards paving a strong foundation […]
Elderly woman slips to death in Uri
Baramulla: A 60-year-old woman was killed on Saturday after she slipped from a hillock in Nambla village of border town Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The deceased was identified as Asha Begum, a resident of Nambla village in Uri. Reports said that the woman was sweeping the lawns outside her house when she slipped […]
Hunter’s body recovered in Pattan
Srinagar: The body of a hunter was recovered on Saturday morning in Alambal area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, an official said. According to the news agency— KNO, he has been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hussain of Cheenabal, Pattan. “He seems to have died due to bullet injuries by […]
