Man killed, another injured after Army vehicles hits their scooty

Srinagar: A man was killed while another sustained severe injuries on Wednesday afternoon after the scooty they were riding was hit by an Army vehicle in Batwara area of Srinagar. News agency KNO reported that a 50-year-old man, who was riding a scooty (JK01AD-0992) was hit by an Army vehicle in Batwara area of Srinagar. […]

Mehbooba Mufti is now free

Sajad Lone, Omar Abdullah, Tarigami welcome release

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was released late Tuesday night, after being detained for over a year following the scrapping of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories August last year. Mufti’s release comes just as the deadline set by the Supreme Court was set to […]

677 new COVID cases, 7 deaths recorded in J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered 677 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally to 84,708, while the death toll rose to 1,340 with seven more deaths, officials said. There are 9,866 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 73,502 patients have recovered so far, according to the officials. Out of the fresh 677 […]

Abrogation of Article 370 unconstitutional; J&K’s statehood must be restored: Cong leader Patil

Pitches for constitutional safeguards for protection of jobs and land rights

    Srinagar, Oct 13: Senior Congress leader Rajni Patil on Tuesday said the abrogation of Article 370 was illegal and that people in the union territory are angry about it and fear losing jobs and land to outsiders. “The move (Article 370 abrogation) was totally unconstitutional and has been done in an undemocratic manner,” […]

Govt committed to cover every family under health insurance: LG

Reviews JK Health Insurance scheme, directs coverage of all families not covered under Ayushman Bharat

Srinagar: Stressing on extending the benefits of the JK Health Insurance scheme to all the citizens of J&K, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday directed the concerned officers to take comprehensive measures to ensure the coverage of each and every family of the union territory under the scheme, not covered by for Ayushman Bharat. According to […]

ACB books JE in disproportionate assets case

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)  on Tuesday registered a disproportionate income case against a junior engineer, whose six bank accounts have so far yielded Rs 3.30 crore against a net salary of Rs 10.08 lakh, an official spokesperson said. The accused, Tariq Ahmad Ganie, worked in the Housing Board, Bemina, Srinagar, the […]

Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar assumes command of Jammu-based 16 Corps

Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps also gets new head

Jammu/Srinagar, Oct 13: Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar took over as the General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Army’s 16 Corps, known as White Knight Corps, here on Tuesday, a defence spokesperson said. He succeeds Lt Gen Harsha Gupta. Lt Gen Kumar said it was an honour to command such an elite formation with […]