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  • Lt guv directs to withhold salary of social welfare dept. director in Kashmir

    Feb 26, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 25: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday directed for withholding the salary of the social welfare department's director in Kashmir for delaying the release of salary of teachers working in a special school. Expressing his dismay over the matter, Sinha directed for expediting the process of releasing salaries in favour of affected teachers.

  • India, Pak militaries agree for 'strict observance' of all agreements on ceasefire

    Feb 26, 2021

    New Delhi/Islamabad, Feb 25: India and Pakistan on Thursday announced that they have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors, even as Indian Army officials asserted there would be no let-up in its fight against terrorism or in its troop deployment along the borders.

  • Govt's decision to link assembly polls with delimitation process in JK is bizarre: TARIGAMI

    Feb 26, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 25: The Centre's decision to link holding of assembly elections with the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir is bizarre as redrawing of the constituencies could have been done after holding the polls just like in Assam, CPIM leader M Y Tarigami said on Thursday. In Assam, the Election Commission first notified and then de-notified in the delimitation process last year.

  • Highlights of India Pakistan Joint statement

    Feb 25, 2021

    India, Pakistan agree to strict observance of all agreements and cease firing along LoC and other sectors. DGMOs of India, Pakistan reviewed situation along LoC and all other sectors in a free, frank, cordial atmosphere. DGMOs of India, Pakistan agreed to address core issues and concerns that can disturb peace and lead to violence.

  • Kashmir willow wicker products to be made available on e-commerce platforms

    Feb 25, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 24: Kashmir willow wicker products are set to attain new heights through e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Myntra under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP), an official spokesman said on Wednesday. For the Willow Wicker Project Ganderbal, domain expert having vast experience in working with natural plant fibres - KADAM has been engaged for the development of the Cluster, the spokesman said.

  • Pak, India can resolve Kashmir issue through dialogue: Imran Khan says in Lanka

    Feb 25, 2021

    Colombo, Feb 24: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that Kashmir is the only dispute with India and it can only be resolved through dialogue. Addressing the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Trade and Investment Conference which he co-chaired with his counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo, Khan said that he offered India an opportunity to hold peace talks on being elected as prime minister in 2018 but nothing came to pass.

  • 500 Conifer plants planted at IER, Srinagar

    Feb 24, 2021

    SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 24: Today a Plantation Drive was undertaken under Green J&K at Industrial Estate Rangreth (IER) Srinagar. The main function of Plantation was conducted in the CAMPUS of National Institute of Fashion and Technology, Ministry of Textile Government of India during which 500 Conifer plants were planted in the campus. The event was organized by the Urban Forestry Division, Srinagar.

  • Asgar Samoon distributes skill certificates among students

    Feb 24, 2021

    SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 24: Director Skill Development Department in collaboration with STIC Infotech on Wednesday organized a Certificate Ceremony and placement drive for its students who have completed their training course at Women Polytechnic College, Bemina Srinagar. Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, was Chief Guest on the occasion.

  • Advisor Baseer Khan reviews functioning of I and C Department

    Feb 24, 2021

    SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 24: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Khan, today convened a review meeting regarding functioning of Industries and Commerce Department. The meeting held detailed deliberations on several issues concerning the working of the department like land overtaking, status of MSME units and clearance of pending MSME units at SKICC, Srinagar.

  • Transporters Call off Strike in JK after '19 percent Fare Hike'

    Feb 24, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 24: All Jammu and Kashmir Transporters Welfare Committee an amalgam of various transport associations on Wednesday called off its indefinite strike in J&K. General Secretary, Kashmir Welfare Transporters Association, Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf, told GNS that the decision to call of the strike was taken after the government decided to increase the fare by 19%.

  • 02 militants killed in encounter in Anantnag

    Feb 24, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 24: Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shalgul forests in Srigufwara area of the district following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

  • Army ready for summer challenge, will ensure safe Amarnath yatra

    Feb 24, 2021

    Khanbal, Feb 23: The security situation in the restive south Kashmir has improved significantly and the army is prepared to meet challenges like the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and the conduct of incident-free annual Amarnath Yatra, a senior army officer said on Tuesday.

  • Court rejects bail plea of PDP leader Waheed Parra

    Feb 24, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 23: A special court rejected the bail application of PDP leader Waheed Parra on Tuesday, saying the charges against him were "grave, serious and heinous in nature" and that a preliminary analysis of evidence collected so far show he was aiding militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in the garb of a politician.

  • JK adds 94 COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 1,26,019

    Feb 24, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 23: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 94 new COVID-19 cases which took its tally to 1,26,019 while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 1,955, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 72 were reported from the Kashmir division and 22 from the Jammu division, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 40, including 32 travellers.

  • Director Tourism Kmr, DDC B'gam visit Doodhpathri

    Feb 23, 2021

    BUDGAM, FEBRUARY 23: The Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo along with District Development Commissioner (DDC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today visited tourist resort Doodhpathri, to review the preparedness amid upcoming tourist season.

  • CJ Pankaj Mithal visits District Court Complex Srinagar

    Feb 23, 2021

    SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 23: The Chief Justice, Jammu and Kashmir, High Court, Justice Pankaj Mithal today visited District Court Complex, Srinagar during which he held interaction with Judges and lawyers in separate meetings. Chief Justice was warmly welcomed by Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Administrative Judge for District Srinagar and Abdul Rashid Malik, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar, other Judges and Judicial Officers.

  • Security tightened in Srinagar as militants step up attacks on forces, civilians

    Feb 23, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 22: Security forces on Monday conducted a surprise frisking operation in the Amira Kadal area of the city in the wake of the recent spurt in militant attacks, officials said. In an exercise reminiscent of the early 1990s, the security forces sealed off the Amira Kadal area, near Lal Chowk, and conducted frisking of all persons present in the cordoned area, the officials said.

  • Jammu and Kashmir reports 58 new COVID-19 cases

    Feb 23, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 22: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 58 new COVID-19 cases on Monday which took the union territory's infection tally to 1,25,925, officials said here. No fresh death due to the disease was reported, they added. Of the fresh cases, 11 were from the Jammu division and 47 from the Kashmir division, the officials said.

  • Advisor Baseer Khan reviews tourism development projects of Jammu division

    Feb 22, 2021

    JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today convened a meeting to review ongoing projects of Tourism department. Advisor said that LG has called for major up gradation of existing infrastructure of Jammu Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation and the same needs to be done at the earliest to cater to the increasing number of tourist influx.

  • Train services resume in Kashmir after 11 months; 1,100 travel on first day

    Feb 22, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 22: Nearly 1,100 people travelled between Banihal and Baramulla railway stations as train services resumed in Kashmir on Monday after remaining suspended for around 11 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Two trains chugged on the railway tracks in Kashmir as the railway authorities resumed the services partially, they said.

  • Security forces destroy suspected IED found in Nowgam

    Feb 22, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 22: Security forces destroyed a suspected object, believed to be an IED, found by a patrol party on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway near Nowgam area of the city on Monday, police said. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, patrolling the Srinagar-Baramulla highway, found a tin can by the busy roadside at Nowgam, a police official said.

  • Suspicious object found in Nowgam, traffic suspended on Panthachowk-Parimpora bypass

    Feb 22, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 22: Traffic on Panthachowk-Parimpora bypass had to be stopped after security forces found a suspicious object, believed to be an IED, by the roadside in Nowgam area of the city, police said. CRPF personnel, patrolling the Srinagar-Baramulla highway, found the tin can lying by the roadside, a police official said. He said the traffic along the arterial road had to be stopped and a bomb disposal squad summoned to check the tin can for any explosives. Further details are awaited.

  • Abdullah advocates dialogue with Pak to end terrorism in JK

    Feb 22, 2021

    Jammu, Feb 22: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday advocated dialogue with Pakistan to end terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, saying friendship holds the key to development in the region. Terrorism is still prevalent (in Jammu and Kashmir) contrary to their (BJPs) claim that we have finished it. If we want to finish it, we have to talk with our neighbour, Abdullah said.

  • Recent violence against security forces debunks govt's claim of peace returning to JK: NC

    Feb 22, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 22: The National Conference on Sunday said the spike in the violence against security forces in Jammu and Kashmir debunks the claims of the government that peace has returned to the union territory. It also expressed hope that the Centre will take tangible steps to usher in peace in the Kashmir Valley in the real sense . One is at its wits' end to comprehend what qualifies as peace to government.

  • Delimitation exercise part of BJP's plan to divide, pit communities against each other: Mehbooba

    Feb 21, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 21: The delimitation of assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir is a part of the BJP's "larger plan to divide and pit" regions, religions and communities against each other, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged. Taking to Twitter, Mehbooba on Sunday said the Centre was "railroading" delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir with a "tearing hurry", raising serious apprehensions about the motives of the exercise.

  • Militant hideout unearthed in Anantnag

    Feb 21, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 21: Security forces on Sunday busted a militant hideout and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The cache was recovered after the arrest of the conspirator of the attack on a popular restaurant owner's son in the city here, a police official said.

  • Efforts should be made to protect linguistic diversity of JK: Farooq Abdullah

    Feb 21, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 21: Mother tongue is the underlying component of one's culture and identity and every effort should be made to protect the linguistic diversity of Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday. In his message on the eve of International Mother Language Day, Abdullah said the mother tongue must be the medium of instruction in schools, especially at the formative stages.

  • IGP calls for strengthening security grid to prevent militant attacks in Srinagar

    Feb 20, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 20: In the wake of the recent spurt in militant attacks in Srinagar, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Saturday called for enhancing surveillance of all vital establishments and strengthening the security grid to thwart attempts of anti-national elements to disturb peace in the city.

  • Maha Shivratri celebration arrangements finalised at Budgam

    Feb 20, 2021

    BUDGAM, FEBRUARY 20: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza today chaired a meeting of officers to finalize the arrangements put in place for smooth celebration of auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri (Herath) being celebrated from 8th of March to 11th March 2021.

  • A day after JK violence, Mehbooba calls for dialogue with Pakistan

    Feb 20, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 20: A day after three policemen were killed in militant incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday asked the Centre to start a dialogue with Pakistan and also engage the local public to ensure there is no violence in the union territory.

  • Two militant associates of LeT arrested in Kashmir

    Feb 20, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 20: Security forces have arrested two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit and recovered incriminating materials from their possession in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.

  • 3 held for attack on restaurant owner's son in Srinagar: Police

    Feb 20, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 20: In a swift operation, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested three persons allegedly owing allegiance to a shadow terror outfit of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba for their involvement in the attack on the son of the owner of a popular eatery here earlier this week, a senior officer said on Friday.

  • 81 new COVID cases in JK

    Feb 19, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 19: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 81 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed the infection count to 1,25,715, even as no new death due to the virus was reported in the Union Territory, officials said. Twenty-two of the fresh cases were from the Jammu division and 59 from the Kashmir division, they said. The officials said Srinagar district recorded a maximum of 31 new cases, including 17 travellers.

  • 3 held for attack on restaurant owner's son in Srinagar: IGP, Kashmir

    Feb 19, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 19: Police have arrested three men, who were allegedly involved in an attack on a restaurant owner's son here on Wednesday, the day a 24-member delegation of foreign envoys arrived on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said on Friday.

  • Reprehensible, savage, act of cowardice: JK leaders condemn killing of cops by terrorist

    Feb 19, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 19: Jammu and Kashmir political leaders, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, condemned the killing of two unarmed policemen by a terrorist in an upmarket Srinagar area on Friday. Abdullah, who is also the National Conference vice president, said the attack was "reprehensible" as the two policemen were unarmed and shot from behind.

  • Terrorists guns down two policemen in upmarket Srinagar area

    Feb 19, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 19: A terrorist gunned down unarmed two policemen in broad daylight in an upmarket Srinagar area, an incident witnessed by several people and captured on CCTV cameras, police said on Friday, two days after a similar shooting targeting the son of the owner of a city eatery. The two policemen were on duty at Baghat on the high-security airport road when they were attacked.

  • Terrorists open fire at police in Srinagar, 02 constables martyred

    Feb 19, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 19: Two policemen martyred in an attack by militants in the Baghat area on high-security airport road here on Friday, police said. The terrorists shot the two policemen from close range, a police official said. The injured policemen were taken to a hospital where one among them succumbed, police said. They identified the slain policeman as constable Sohail.

  • Terrorists still retain ability of attacks in JK: Army

    Feb 19, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 19: A top army officer on Thursday said the terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir still retain the ability to carry out attacks despite improvement in the overall security indicators and reduction in estimates of terrorist numbers to nearly 200 in the Union Territory.

  • Three terrorists killed, policeman martyred in encounters in Kashmir

    Feb 19, 2021

    Srinagar, Feb 19: Three unidentified terrorists were killed and a policeman was martyred in two separate encounters in Budgam and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Zanigam village in the Beerwah area of Budgam district following information about the presence of militants there, the officials said.

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