Centre to 20,000 J&K govt officials in grievance redressal: Jitendra Singh
Says J&K’s development among PM’s top priorities
Srinagar: Centre will train 20,000 Jammu & Kashmir government officials in grievance redressal and the task will be undertaken by the Department of Administrative Reforms, Union Ministry of Personnel. This was announced here today by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Science and Technology; Ministry of Earth Science; Prime Minister’s Office […]
Targeted killings aimed to keep militancy alive in Kashmir: Northern Army commander
Jammu: Northern Army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday said the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits and non-local labourers by militants was to keep militancy alive in Kashmir. He also said “Pakistan created a facade of proxy ‘tanzeems’ (outfits) to give an indigenous colour” to the insurgency in the Valley after the country faced […]
Atmosphere of hate in country dividing communities: Abdullah
Pandits part of our body; those living beyond Lakhanpur cannot feel their pain: Mufti
Srinagar: Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said an atmosphere of hate has been created in the country that is driving a wedge between various communities and called for efforts to arrest this trend. Abdullah said if the gap between the communities is to be bridged, the hateful campaigns like ‘The […]
Pandits continue to protest against Rahul Bhat’s killing
Srinagar: Protests by Kashmiri Pandits over the killing of Rahul Bhat by militants inside his office last week continued in Ganderbal and Anatnag districts on Monday, officials said. Scores of Kashmiri Pandits assembled at Tulmulla in Ganderbal district to protest against the killing of their community member, the officials said. The protesters held photographs of […]
Centre should ensure security of KPs: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday urged the Centre to take steps to ensure the security of Kashmiri Pandits in the wake of the last week killing of a government servant from the community. Rahul Bhat, who had got the job of a clerk under the special employment package for migrants in 2010-11, […]
J&K logs 2 fresh COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has logged two fresh cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in the last 24 hours, officials informed Monday. They said one case each was reported from Srinagar and Jammu districts, which took the cumulative total of positive cases recorded thus far to 4,54,148. Six more COVID-19 patients – three each in the […]
Magisterial enquiry ordered in Shopian civilian killing
Civilian killed in exchange of fire with terrorists, claims police; locals contradict
Srinagar: The District Magistrate (DM) Shopian today ordered a magisterial enquiry in today’s firing incident at Turkawangam in district Shopian in which a civilian got killed. As per an official handout issued here the magisterial enquiry shall be conducted by Additional District Magistrate, Shopian. It was given out that the enquiry shall be completed in […]
LG asks citizenry to revive, restore water bodies
“Climate change reminding us to respect & restore delicate balance of nature and strive for optimal utilization of the existing water resources”
Srinagar: Stressing that every person is the custodian of the earth and its resources, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to dedicate themselves for restoration and revival of water bodies. He dedicated the 14th Edition of the ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ programme to all those Citizens and Panchayats of J&K […]
LG orders inquiry into use of force against protesting Kashmiri Pandits
Assures BJP delegation that PM package employees will be posted in secure district and tehsil headquarters
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the use of force against Kashmiri Pandit employees during a protest against the killing of minority community member Rahul Bhat by terrorists. The LG also directed the Jammu Kashmir Police to ensure foolproof security for the PM package employees working across […]
PAGD urges Kashmiri pandit employees not to leave valley; Delegations meet LG, raises security issue
Srinagar: The Gupkar alliance of several political parties on Sunday urged Kashmiri pandit employees not to leave the valley as it was their home and it would be “painful for all”, after the community demanded their relocation following the killing of a member by terrorists. The appeal by the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) […]
