Journalist arrested for ‘propagating against Govt’
Srinagar: A journalist was arrested by police for allegedly engaging in activities “prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and unity of India”, police here said on Saturday. In a statement issued today, a police spokesman said that Sajad Ahmad Dar son of Gh. Mohd Dar resident of Shahgund Hajin, ‘so called journalist’, operates a twitter account […]
Jitendra Singh reviews pandemic preparedness in J&K, says no room for complacency
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday reviewed the preparedness to deal with the third wave of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir and cautioned that “there is no room to be complacent”. During the high-level online meeting connecting different districts ranging from Jammu to Srinagar as well as the two divisional headquarters of Jammu and […]
Power canal road in Ganderbal develops major cracks
Ganderbal: Panic gripped Chodribagh and its adjoining areas in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district after power canal road developed major cracks on Saturday. Reports said that major cracks surfaced on power canal road near Chodribagh area of Dobipora in Ganderbal district after incessant rain and snowfall in the district. Apprehensive about breach of power canal, people […]
Mother, daughter rescued after being hit by avalanche in Poonch
Jammu: A 37-year-old woman and her minor daughter were rescued by villagers from an avalanche in a remote village in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. Nasreen and her 11-year-old daughter Zaida Kousar had gone to fetch water from a natural source in their Tarwanja village of Behramgalla in Surankote area when they came under […]
Man held with heroin in Samba
Jammu: The police on Saturday arrested a man for carrying heroin and recovered 7.48 gm substance from him in Samba district here, officials said. Aman Slathia, a resident of Mandi Garh in Samba, was found to be moving around suspiciously and hence stopped for a check by a police party in Vijaypur on Jammu-Pathankot highway, […]
With 542 fresh cases, Covid infections continue to surge in J&K
India records 1,17,100 new cases; Omicron tally reaches 3,007
Srinagar/New Delhi: As the surge in Covid infections continues, Jammu and Kashmir reported 542 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, with one death, officials here said on Friday. The additions took the overall number of infections to 3,43,310, they said. Out of the fresh cases, 288 were from the Jammu division and 254 from […]
Three JeM militants killed in overnight encounter in Budgam village
With Waseem’s killing, only one terrorist hailing from Srinagar is left out now: IGP
Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Budgam district, police said on Friday. The encounter, as already reported, broke out in Budgam’s Zolwa village late on Thursday. Three militants were killed in the exchange of fire with the security forces, the official said. “All three slain terrorists […]
J&K gets top awards at 24th National Conference on e-Governance
District Srinagar awarded for COVID-19 management, Bandipora for developing ‘Panchayat Development Index'
Jammu: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has got national level awards for Covid-19 Management and Panchayat Development Index at the 24th National Conference on e-Governance held at Hyderabad today, an official spokesman said. The awards were presented by Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO and Ministry of Personnel in presence of K T Rama […]
More snowfall likely as IMD issues red alert
Minimum temperature in most places of valley stay close to freezing point
Srinagar: Most places in Kashmir on Friday witnessed moderate to heavy snowfall as authorities issued an alert for avalanche-prone areas of it, officials said. An official of the MET department said moderate snowfall was reported from most areas of Kashmir. “The intensity of the snowfall is going to be heavy tonight and tomorrow. The weather […]
14th round of India-China Corps Commander talks likely on Jan 12
New Delhi: India and China are likely to hold the 14th round of corps commander-level talks on January 12 with a focus on making some forward movement in the disengagement process in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the development said on Friday. The talks are expected to take place at […]
