Rahul Gandhi to spend 8 days during concluding phase of Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K: Cong

Jammu: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is going to spend eight days during the concluding phase of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Jammu and Kashmir, senior party leader and Rajya Sabha member Rajni Patil said on Saturday. Patil, AICC in-charge J&K affairs, said Gandhi is expected to enter the Union Territory in the third week […]

JeM commander Ashiq Nengroo’s house demolished in Pulwama

Srinagar: The residence of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander Ashiq Nengroo was demolished by the authorities in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, officials said. The two-storey house at New Colony in Rajpora “had come up on state land”, the official claimed. It was demolished by the district administration in the presence of police. Nengroo is a […]

NIA puts up posters seeking info about 4 terrorists

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency has put up posters in many parts of Kashmir seeking information about four terrorists of The Resistance Front (TRF), a “front organisation of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba”, officials said on Saturday. The four, including two Pakistani nationals, are wanted by the NIA in connection with a “conspiracy to radicalise, […]

Snowfall in higher reaches in Kashmir, rain in plains; minimum temp rises

Srinagar: Higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall for the second day on Saturday even as the minimum temperature rose and stayed above the freezing point at most places in the Valley, officials said. The middle and higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received light to moderate snow, they said. Gurez, in north Kashmir’s Bandipora […]

Annually around 10,000 deaths attributed to air pollution in J&K: Director SKIMS

Srinagar: Director SKIMS Dr Parvaiz Koul on Saturday said around 10,000 deaths in J&K are attributed to air pollution every year. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of Doctors for Clean Air and Climate Action, J&K Chapter, he said that yearly around 10,000 deaths are attributed to particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) exposure and […]

AP stages protest, demands early assembly polls in J&K

Jammu: Activists of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by former minister Harsh Dev Singh on Saturday staged a protest outside the Nirvachan Bhawan headquarters here, demanding early Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The protesters were carrying placards and raised slogans against the Election Commission, accusing it of working under the tutelage of the […]

LG calls for safety audit of all major and internal roads

Directs officials to formulate robust & resilient SoPs to examine vehicle fitness, issuance of driving licenses, penal actions against violators

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday chaired a meeting to discuss various issues related to road safety at the Civil Secretariat here and suggested various mechanisms to reduce traffic accidents and improve the response system. According to an official press release, the LG directed the officials to formulate robust and resilient Standard Operating Procedure (SoPs) […]

HC stays single judge’s order cancelling JKSSB recruitment exam

JKSSB reschedules CBT for SI posts on December 20; says admit cards shall be issued afresh

Srinagar: The J&K and Ladakh High Court on Friday stayed its single bench’s judgment which had cancelled the selection process for the post of Junior Engineer (Jalshakti department) and Sub-Inspector (Home). A Division Bench of justices Vinod Chatterji Koul and Sindhu Sharma also issued notice to the other side to be returned within four weeks. […]

‘Polls in J&K after winters keeping in mind security scenario’

New Delhi: Elections in Jammu and Kashmir may be held next year after winter conditions subside, and the timing would depend on the security scenario in the union territory, sources said on Friday. The final electoral roll of Jammu and Kashmir was published on November 25, paving the way for polls, the first since Article […]