Abrogation of Article 370 showing result in J&K’s poll percentage, says Amit Shah
New Delhi/Srinagar: The Narendra Modi government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 is showing results in the poll percentage in Jammu and Kashmir and has “enhanced people’s trust in democracy”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. The home minister’s remarks came a day after about 38 percent polling was recorded in the Srinagar Lok […]
LG stresses on zero tolerance against drugs to make a drug-free J&K
Reviews functioning of Home Department Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday stressed on eradicating the menace of drugs so as to ensure drug-free Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the functioning of the Home Department, attended by Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to LG; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; RR Swain, DGP J&K, Chandraker […]
Independent candidate among two booked for hindering voting in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police have registered an FIR against two persons, including an independent candidate, for allegedly creating hindrance in peaceful voting at a polling station during the Lok Sabha elections here, officials said on Tuesday. The FIR was lodged at the Sadder police station on Monday against independent candidate Jibran Dar and his woman supporter Sujata […]
Village head dismissed for violation of MCC in Rajouri
Jammu: A village head was on Tuesday dismissed from service for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by participating in a political rally in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Rajouri is part of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls on May 25. District collector Rajouri Om Prakash Bhagat ordered […]
Azad, Mufti differ over Srinagar Lok Sabha polls voter turnout
Srinagar: Reacting to the voter turnout in the Monday polling at the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, while DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad remarked that the figures are not high enough to know whether the people are happy or angry with the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, […]
Three killed in firing and teargas shelling by security forces in PoK
Islamabad: At least three people were killed and six others injured when security forces opened fire on protesters who attacked paramilitary Rangers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which has been rocked by protests against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills, media reports said on Tuesday. The paramilitary Rangers, which were called in to maintain […]
Govt should raise at UN issue of Pak army’s atrocities on people of PoK: J&K BJP chief
Jammu: BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ravinder Raina on Tuesday urged the central government to raise at the United Nations the issue of “atrocities by the Pakistan army on the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir”. He also urged the government to send rations to the suffering people of PoK. “It is very unfortunate that the […]
BRO breaks through 2.79-km Sungal tunnel along Jammu-Poonch highway
Rajouri/Jammu: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday achieved a significant milestone by breaking through the 2.79-km Sungal tunnel along the Jammu-Poonch national highway. BRO chief Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan expressed hope of completing the strategically important project within the next couple of years. Sungal, connecting Akhnoor and Poonch, is the second of the four […]
Devotees to experience better tracks enroute Amarnath cave shrine: DG BRO
Rajouri/Jammu: Director General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan on Tuesday said the pilgrims planning to visit Amarnath cave shrine would experience “improved tracks” this year. The 52-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir will commence from the twin tracks — traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and […]
Several policemen injured in clashes during anti-encroachment drive in Samba
Jammu: Several policemen were injured in clashes with “anti-social elements” as authorities retrieved more than 20 acres of prime land in a major anti-encroachment drive in the Samba district, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. Samba SSP Vinay Sharma said the joint drive by the police and the civil administration was launched near Balol […]
