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Security forces will avenge workers’ death in brutal Ganderbal attack, says LG Sinha

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said security forces will avenge the construction workers' death in the brutal attack in Ganderbal, and "exact a price" that the terrorists will remember for the time to come. Sin...

Terrorists ran amuck, torched vehicles, fired indiscriminately

SRINAGAR: Even as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths on Monday made a thorough inspection of the site of yesterday's terror strike in Sonmarg area, security and intelligence authorities are still groping in the dark. "We had been receiv...

Won’t let ‘vested interests’ prevent benefits of development from reaching people: Omar

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he will not allow "vested interests" to prevent the benefits of peace and development from reaching the people of Jammu and Kashmir, who "enthusiastically" participated in the recent elections. ...

Breakthrough in Ladakh stalemate: MHA to resume dialogue with LAB, KDA on Dec 3

Jammu: In a crucial move to break the ongoing stalemate, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has invited Ladakh leaders to resume discussions on contentious issues, including Constitutional Safeguards under Sixth Schedule and Statehood for Lada...

CM Omar Abdullah, 85 others took oath as legislators of J&K Legislative Assembly

SRINAGAR: Newly sworn-in Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, along with 85 others today took oath as members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Pro-tem Speaker, Mubarik Gul, administered oath to the elected members of the J&K Legislative Asse...

Kashmir will never become Pak: Farooq Abdullah

Jammu: Kashmir will never become Pakistan, said National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, strongly condemning the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, which claimed the lives of a doctor and six migrant workers on Sunday ...

HC refuses to grant stay on nomination of 5 MLAs

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Monday while admitting the writ petition for final hearing, declined to stay nomination of five MLAs by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory during pendency of the case. A division bench ...

Cops on raid to nab criminals come under murderous assault, SI among 2 hospitalized

Jammu: A Sub Inspector and one Special Police Officer, SPO, of Jammu and Kashmir Police were injured after being attacked by a gang of criminals here in Jammu's R S Pura area ,on Monday. The incident happened when a police team was on raid to nab th...

J&K Govt highlights progress, gaps in waste management report to NGT

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has submitted a comprehensive report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), detailing its compliance with the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management Rules, 2016. The report outlines significant progress in b...

India, China reach breakthrough agreement on patrolling along LAC in eastern Ladakh

New Delhi: India on Monday announced it has reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in a major breakthrough in ending the over four-year-long military standoff that paves the way for a ...

Fight against terror, infiltration, religious tension to continue, says Amit Shah

jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the fight against terrorism, infiltration and conspiracy to create religious tension will continue even though the country has established relative peace in Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast and Nax...

ACB arrests patwari for accepting bribe of Rs 50K

Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said to have trapped and arrested a Patwari Halqa Mujagund, Sriangar red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50,000. J&K Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint wherein it was...

BSF personnel allegedly dies by suicide

Jammu: A Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel allegedly shot himself with his service weapon while on duty in Jammu's Pargwal area, here on Monday. He has been identified as Head constable Satya Narayan Swami. "Satya Narayan Swami (49) son of ...

GOC reviews security in Thanamandi

Jammu: The General-Officer-Commanding White Knight Corps Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva on Monday reviewed security in upper reaches of Thanamandi in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. "The GOC #WhiteKnightCorps, accompanied by #GOC #CIF (Ro...

Judges transferred

Jammu: Registrar General Shahzad Azeem in the interest of administration and smooth functioning of the judicial work has ordered transfers and postings of Civil Judges (Junior Division) and adjustment of newly appointed Civil Judges (Junior Division...

Kejriwal, wife offer prayers at Mata Vaishno Devi

Jammu: Arvind Kejriwal, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), along with his wife Sunita Kejriwal, paid a visit to the revered Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra on Monday. The couple offered prayers at one of India’s most significant p...

Doctor, six labourers killed in terror attack in Ganderbal

Srinagar: A doctor and six labourers were killed when terrorists struck a tunnel-construction site on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Sunday, officials said. The unidentified terrorists carried out the...

EXCLUSIVE | ‘Repeat of 2009’: NC’s Ladakh leaders make ‘silent’ comeback, rejoin party after resignation row

Jammu: It’s now official: the National Conference staged a “dramatic exit” from its alliance with Congress to “ditch” the latter in Ladakh during the Lok Sabha elections in April-May this year. All NC leaders who resigned in protest over allocating ...

Record tourists’ arrival testimony to peace, progress, prosperity in J&K: LG

Srinagar: Highlighting the Jammu and Kashmir’s growing stature as a global destination for international events, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Said that the record tourists’ arrival in the last few years stands as a testimony to the peace, pr...

Hope Kashmir Marathon becomes one of top events in world: CM

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took centre stage on Sunday as he led the way in the Kashmir Marathon, the valley's first international athletic event, by running 21 kilometres (half marathon) alongside nearly 2000 athletes ...

Newly elected J&K MLAs to take oath in Srinagar today

Srinagar: The newly elected MLAs of Jammu and Kashmir will be administered the oath of office in the Legislative Assembly here on Monday, ending a six-year-long legislative hiatus. Pro tem Speaker Mubarak Gul will administer the oath to the MLAs, w...

2 FIRs registered after scuffle between groups over bovine 'smuggling' in Jammu

Jammu: Two FIRs have been registered after a scuffle between rival groups over alleged bovine smuggling here, police said on Sunday and urged communities to rely on verified information instead of rumours on social media. A minor clash was reported...

18.9 pc overall prevalence of diabetes in Jammu: Study

Jammu: The overall prevalence of diabetes in Jammu is 18.9 per cent, with an alarming 26.5 per cent in urban areas and 14.5 per cent in rural areas, a study had revealed. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in collaboration with the Madr...

Pak's ISI, terror groups attempt to exploit online platforms for recruitment efforts in JK

Srinagar: In a concerning shift in tactics, Pakistan's intelligence agency and terror groups are trying to ramp up recruitment efforts in Jammu and Kashmir through digital platforms, as direct interactions become increasingly difficult due to heigh...

Kargil students call on Ladakh LG, to polo training from Prez’s bodyguard

Jammu: A group of students selected from various schools in Kargil district called on the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor Brigadier [Dr] BD Mishra [Retd]. They are set to embark on a unique opportunity to receive horse riding and polo training with the ...

Kashi will now emerge as big centre of healthcare: PM Modi

Varanasi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at previous governments for neglecting eastern Uttar Pradesh and said Kashi's identity has for long been that of a centre of religion and spirituality but it will now emerge as a big centre o...

CM Omar just creating unnecessary controversy, says BJP's Tarun Chugh

Jammu: Bharatiya Janata National party (BJP) General Secretary Tarun Chugh has criticized Jamu and Kashimir CM Omar Abdullah for attempting to politicise and create controversy over restoring statehood to the region. Chugh said "Prime Minister Nare...

Terrorist killed along LoC in Uri

Jammu: One infiltrator has been killed after security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Baramulla district, police and army said on Sunday. The army and police had launched an operation following informati...

2 died as vehicle falls in gorge

Jammu: Two persons were killed and three others critically injured when a load carrier skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said on Sunday. The accident took place near ...

Bomb threats for 24 flights on Sunday

Jammu: As many as 24 flights of Indian airlines received bomb threats on Sunday, according to sources. IndiGo, Vistara, Akasa Air and Air India and Akasa Air are among the airlines that received bomb threats, including international flights, they a...

Elderly to get addl pension benefits

Jammu: The Government of India has outlined the provisions for granting additional pensions to retired Central Government Civil Employees under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021. Effective from August 1, 2022, pensioners aged 80 and ...

LG Sinha allocates portfolios to newly inducted ministers in Omar-led cabinet

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has allocated portfolios to the newly inducted ministers in Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's cabinet. In an order dated October 17, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Secretariat said, "In p...

NC’s Mubarak Gul appointed as pro tem speaker of Assembly

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha appointed National Conference (NC) MLA Mubarak Gul as the pro tem speaker of the new legislative assembly on Friday, an official order said. Gul, who won Idgah assembly seat in Srinagar for the s...

CM Omar urges Cabinet colleagues to monitor departments assigned to them

Srinagar: Newly appointed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday asked his Cabinet colleagues to actively monitor and review the functioning of the departments assigned to them to improve governance in the Union Territory. After J...

J&K Assembly’s 1st session likely to be held on 4 Nov in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: The first session of the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory’s first Legislative Assembly is likely to be held in Srinagar on the 4th of November. Highly placed authoritative sources revealed to NEWS NOW that all arrangements were being put...