Article 370 history, will reclaim J&K areas under Pak, Chinese control: VHP leader
Jammu: The Article 370 of the constitution has become a history, senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Surendra Jain said on Sunday as he raised a pitch for reclaiming parts of Jammu and Kashmir under the “illegal occupation of Pakistan and China”, saying it will become a reality soon. Jain, Union Joint General Secretary of […]
Two ‘hybrid terrorists’ arrested from Bandipora
Srinagar: Two ‘hybrid’ militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were arrested in Bandipora district and arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession, police said on Sunday. “On a specific input regarding movement of terrorists from Bandipora to Srinagar, a checkpoint was established by security forces near Wullar Vantage Aragam on Saturday”, a police official said. […]
Shopian youth found dead in Banihal week before wedding
Srinagar: Body of a 25-year-old man from Shopian district was found in Banihal area of Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. Quoting the officials, news agency GNS reported that the body of Asif Ramzan son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganie of Chittragam was lying near a railway bridge in Banihal today, his uncle Mohammad Yousaf Dar […]
Sketching in Madrassas to women empowerment; Mumbai-based artist starts ‘Missal Kashmir’
Srinagar: From taking colours and sketch books inside ‘Madrassas’ for encouraging children to channelise their creativity to motivating women to take up self-employment, Mumbai-based artist Rouble Nagi has started a programme ‘Missal Kashmir’, calling the Valley a “land of infinite possibilities”. Born into an army family in Jammu and a graduate from the Slade School […]
LG says, road to J&K’s prosperity has to pass through its villages
Tells officers to strengthen economic relationship between farm and market to benefit rural population
Srinagar: The road to Jammu and Kashmir’s prosperity has to pass through its villages, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday as he emphasised that high priority should be accorded to the rural development. Highlighting the role of rural infrastructure, self-employment, and agrarian society, he said policies should be based on pragmatism in order to […]
Cop killed in Srinagar attack
Another injured in accidental fire
Srinagar: A policeman, who was shot at and injured by terrorists Saturday morning, succumbed to his injuries in the evening, a police spokesman said. The spokesman said that terrorists fired at off-duty cop, Ghulam Hassan, working as driver at PCR helpline 112, at Ali Jan road in Srinagar Saturday morning. The police personnel was unarmed […]
SIA searches multiple locations in Kashmir over misuse of SIMs for terror
Srinagar: In a crackdown against the misuse of SIM cards by militants and their fraudulent sale by telecom vendors, the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday carried out searches at 19 premises across the Valley, officials said. The searches came in the face of the “ever-increasing misuse of SIM cards by terrorists”, […]
J&K logs 11 fresh Covid cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir today reported 11 fresh cases of Covid 19 thus taking the total number of positive cases to 454099 in the UT, officials said. They said that seven cases were reported from Jammu and four from Kashmir division. In Jammu division, Jammu district reported seven new cases, Srinagar district reported two cases […]
Agriculture production dept restructured
It will synergize efforts in achieving target of doubling farm income: Official
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday restructured the agriculture production department with the aim of doubling income of farmers, orchardists and people dependent on animal, sheep husbandry and fisheries for their livelihood. Around 70 per cent of population is dependent on these sectors and creation of a fully-fledged Agriculture Production Department by merging […]
Harsh Dev Singh, four other NPP functionaries join AAP
New Delhi: In what was seen as a boost to the Arvind Kejriwal led party’s expansion plan in Jammu and Kashmir, former Minister and National Panthers Party chairman Harshdev Singh joined the AAP here on Saturday. Along with him, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party’s state president Rajesh Pargotra, State Secretaries Gagan Pratap and Purshottam […]
