‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ turning into mass movement: PM Modi

Urges people to put tricolor as profile picture of their social media accounts

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is turning into a mass movement and urged people to put ‘tiranga’ as profile picture of their social media accounts between August 02 and 15. In his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast, Modi noted that under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ […]

Covid cases in UT continue to rise; 704 new cases, one death reported Sunday

India records 19,673 Covid cases, 39 fatalities in a day

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 704 fresh Covid cases on Sunday that took the cumulative infection tally to 4,64,764, while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 4,771, officials said. Of the new cases, 494 were reported from the Kashmir valley and 210 from the Jammu division, they said, adding the lone fatality was […]

LeT terrorist killed in Baramulla: Police

“Hybrid terrorist arrested from Bandipora”

Srinagar: Police along with security forces on Sunday said they have killed a local LeT militant in an overnight encounter in Binner area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sharing details, police spokesman in a statement said that acting on specific information generated by police regarding the presence of a militant in village Binner area of […]

CBI counsel in J&K HC Monika Kohli provided security

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has provided security cover to advocate Monika Kohli, the standing counsel for the CBI in the High Court, who has been handling some sensitive cases related to terrorism, officials said on Sunday. Kohli is the chief prosecutor in two key cases against Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin […]

Army builds 170-ft bailey bridge to facilitate Machail Mata Yatra pilgrims in Kishtwar

Jammu: The Army has built a 170-feet long bailey bridge on a river to facilitate pilgrims visiting the Himalayan shrine of Mata Machail in Kishtwar district, officials said on Sunday. The bridge was recently washed away due to a flash-flood. The 40-day annual Shree Machail Mata Yatra, which started on Monday after a gap of […]

Over 700 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu

Jammu: Over 700 Amarnath pilgrims left Jammu on Sunday for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir, officials said. The 43-day-long pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas commenced on June 30 from the twin tracks — the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and 14-km […]

69.75% candidates take prelims of J&KCCE 2022

Srinagar: A total of 23,807 candidates out of 34,131 appeared today in J&K Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination (J&KCCE), 2022 conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (J&KPSC) both in Jammu and Srinagar and four districts of Doda, Rajouri, Anantnag and Baramulla. Held in two sessions, the total percentage of attendance in the preliminary examination […]

KP employees appeal to MPs to support their demand for relocation outside Kashmir

Jammu: An organisation of Kashmiri Pandit employees, who have been on an indefinite protest seeking transfer from Kashmir Valley citing safety concerns, appealed to parliamentarians on Sunday to back their demand. Nearly 4,000 Kashmiri Pandits are working in different government departments in the Valley after their selection under the Prime Minister’s employment package. They have […]