Jammu & kashmir / Kashmir Reader
Srinagar: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday said that 23 individuals have been designated as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) so far since 2022. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in a reply in the Lok Sabha, said that 23 individuals have been designated as terrorists under UAPA 1967 []
Anantnag: A 35-year-old woman tourist died while four others were injured in a road accident near Arwani bridge in Bijbehera area of south Kashmirs Anantnag on Tuesday. An official said that an accident took place between a truck and a vehicle near Arwani Bridge He said five people traveling in the vehicle were injured, of []
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency on Tuesday said that it has arrested a person in connection with NGO- militancy case in Central Kashmirs Srinagar district. In a handout, the NIA said that following comprehensive investigations into the NGO militancy funding case registered in October 2020, the National Investigation Agency arrested Irfan Mehraj from Srinagar yesterday (20.03.2023). []
Srinagar: Amid forecast for isolated light rain and thunderstorm in the next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here said that isolated to scattered light rain and thunderstorm was expected during the subsequent two days. Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar []
Washington/Colombo:The IMF has approved a USD 3 billion bailout programme to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka overcome its economic crisis and catalyse financial support from other development partners, a move welcomed by Colombo on Tuesday as a historic milestone in the critical period. International Monetary Funds Executive Board approved on Monday a 48-month extended arrangement under []
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said there is a need to deal strictly with those elements who try to break the morale of the society. Speaking at the closing ceremony of 71st B.N Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship at Bakshi stadium here, Sinha said there will be an economic revolution in []
Admin Determined To Provide Employment Opportunities To Youth: CS Srinagar, March 20: Thousands of young jobseekers today flocked to Kashmir Haat to register themselves for different jobs in the Divisional level Mega Job Fair organized by the Department of Labour and Employment here at Exhibition Ground. The Mega Job Fair was e-inaugurated by Chief Secretary, []
Banihal/Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was suspended Monday after heavy overnight rains triggered mudslides and shooting of stones at some places in Ramban district, officials said. No fresh traffic was allowed on the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, this morning, the officials said. They said the []
Srinagar: Police on Monday attached two properties in north Kashmirs Bandipora in connection with militancy case. In a handout, the police said that continuing its crackdown on harbouring militants and providing logistic support to them, Police in Bandipora in presence of Executive Magistrate attached double storied residential houses of Abdul Majeed Reshi, father of accused []
Srinagar: Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singhs Waris Punjab De outfit procured some weapons from Jammu and Kashmir, and all help will be extended to the Punjab Police in the case, the Union territorys police chief Dilbag Singh said on Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir director general of police was speaking to reporters after the closing ceremony []
Srinagar: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Jammu and Kashmir Police Monday conducted searches at the house of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in Pulwama district in connection with a terror-related case, officials said. They said searches were conducted at the house of Abdul Aziz Dar, father of active LeT militant Riyaz Ahmad Dar in Kakpora []
Srinagar: The Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) today strongly refuted the news item published in some local dailies wherein it has been stated that the New Academic Session in schools shall commence from 20th April 2023. In an official handout issued here, Dr. Tassaduq Hussain, DSEK said that the news item is baseless and all []
Srinagar, March 20: Rains lashed most of plains in Jammu and Kashmir including Srinagar while Gulmarg received sleet in the last 24 hours, the weather department said on Monday. A meteorological department official here said in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Gulmarg received 15.8mm of sleet while Srinagar had 2.0mm of rain, Qazigund []
Bhaderwah: Fresh snowfall on Monday in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmirs Doda district has left farmers a worried lot due to fear of damage to fruit crops as the trees are currently in bloom. According to officials, snowfall ranging between two inches to one foot was recorded in different high-altitude areas, including Kota []
Srinagar, March 20: A court here on Monday reserved orders on the bail plea of man from Gujarat, Kiran Patel, who conned the security establishment in Jammu and Kashmir into believing him to be a PMO official and got the requisite perks prior to his arrest earlier this month. The prosecution opposed the bail plea, []
Srinagar: Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singhs Waris Punjab De outfit procured some weapons from Jammu and Kashmir, and all help will be extended to the Punjab Police in the case, the Union territorys police chief Dilbag Singh said on Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir director general of police was speaking to reporters after the closing ceremony []
Srinagar: A popular singer from Kashmir on Monday collapses while performing at Badamwari festival in Srinagara, following which he was hospitalised. An official said that popular singer Manzoor Ahmad Shah fell unconscious at Badamwari, while performing on stage in Badamwari. He said soon after the incident he was rushed to JLNM hospital for treatment. Medical []
Bandipora: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday attached two residential properties houses in Gundpora-Rampora and Chittibanday villages of north Kashmirs Bandipora district for sheltering militants. An official said that the houses were used for the purpose of militancy and shelter was voluntarily given by members of the houses. He said the house in Gundpora-Rampora was []
Srinagar: Rains lashed most of plains in Jammu and Kashmir including Srinagar while Gulmarg received sleet in the last 24 hours, the weather department said on Monday. A meteorological department official here said in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Gulmarg received 15.8mm of sleet while Srinagar had 2.0mm of rain, Qazigund 7.4mm, Pahalgam []
Ramban: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was suspended due to fresh mudslide and shooting stones at several locations in Ramban district, officials said on Monday. An official said that traffic movement has been suspended due to mudslide at Shalgari, Sherbibi and shooting stones at some other places in Ramban district along the highway. He said []
Srinagar: Special Investigation Unit of Kashmir Police is conducting searches at Kakapora area of South Kashmirs Pulwama district on Monday morning. Official sources said that Searches are underway at Kakapora in the house of Ab Aziz Dar son of Ghulam Mohd Dar. Ab Aziz is the father of active LeT commander Reyaz Ahmad Dar, who []
Makers Of Burj Khalifa Mark Formal Entry Into Valley With Investment In Shopping Mall, Multipurpose Towers Srinagar: The makers of Burj Khalifa on Sunday marked their formal entry into Jammu and Kashmir, performing the groundbreaking ceremony for the first foreign direct investment in the J&K a shopping mall and a multipurpose tower in the outskirts []
Says Recovered Land Will Be Used To Fuel Industrial Revolution In J&K Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the drive to evict illegal occupants of state land in Jammu and Kashmir will be resumed and the recovered land used to fuel industrial revolution in J&K. We took the lands. Let me make it []
Rules Out Intelligence Failure, Says Police Should Not Provide Security On Verbal Directions Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Sunday said action will be taken against everyone involved in providing perks and security cover to the conman who posed as a PMO official. Kiran Bhai Patel from Gujarat has been arrested by police from a []
Srinagar: Additional director general of police (ADGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Sunday said that crimes are not increasing but crime reporting is increasing in Kashmir Valley. Crimes are not increasing but crime reporting is increasing. Earlier, many crimes were concealed by family and society but it is good that the trust of people have increased []
Kathua/Jammu: A magisterial inquiry was started on Sunday into the death of a policeman shortly after his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation on graft charges in Jammu and Kashmirs Kathua district, officials said. Head Constable Mushtaq Ahmad, a resident of Billawar, was allegedly caught red-handed on Saturday while taking a bribe of Rs []
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday expressed his gratitude to the people of the J&K on the completion of two years of his monthly radio programme Awaam Ki Awaaz. During the 24th edition of his radio programme, Sinha shared stories of citizens innovative endeavours, community service and contributions to preserving and promoting the art []
Baramulla: Work on half of the 320 flats at the colony for migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees of the Prime Ministers Package in Baramulla district has been completed, officials said. The new migrant colony at Khwajabagh is being built at a cost of Rs 40.22 crore. We have already spent Rs 35 crore. Ten blocks are []
Srinagar: The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden, Asias largest tulip garden, ensconced between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan hills here opened for the public on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the opening ceremony said that about 68 varieties of tulips will bloom in the garden this year. Besides 15 lakh tulips of []
Srinagar: The Almond Alcove in Srinagar, locally known as Badam-Waer, is teeming with visitors, both tourists and locals, as the light pink flowers in full bloom in the verdant greenery signal the end of a long winter in Kashmir. Almond trees are the first ones to flower as if it were the natures way to []
Poonch/Jammu: Fourteen people including mostly school students were injured when an overcrowded cab they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district on Sunday, officials said. The accident happened near Keri Galhuta village of Mendhar around 10.30 am, they said. The school students were on []
New Delhi, Mar 18: The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)in eastern Ladakh remained very fragile and is quite dangerous in military assessment because of close deployments of troops of both sides in some pockets though substantial progress has been made in the disengagement process in many areas, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar []
Presents Awards To Artisans Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha presented the UT Level Award to the Artisans at Raj Bhavan auditorium today. The Lt Governor congratulated all the award winners for their commendable service to preserve and promote priceless cultural and artistic heritage. The Lt Governor said administration has taken several important steps to boost []
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said a committee has been formed to dispel apprehensions of Katra residents over the proposed ropeway project at the Vaishno Devi shrine. Sinha, who is also the chairperson of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), was speaking to reporters after dedicating the newly constructed Durga Bhawan []
Pulwama: Four people hailing from Bihar were killed and 32 others were injured when their bus overturned in south Kashmirs Pulwama district on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in the Barsoo area of the south Kashmir district, they added. Four passengers, all residents of Bihar, were killed in []
Srinagar: Taking to Twitter, the former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti referred to Kiran Bhai Patel who posed as a PMO official and enjoyed various perks before being arrested, and said conmen were enjoying government patronage but common Kashmiris were being harassed. Conmen whether outsiders or local enjoying government patronage & hospitality, are given protocol, security []
Kulgam: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Saturday termed the Jammu and Kashmir administration incompetent after a conman posing as a PMO official got the requisite perks, and claimed it was befooled four times. Kiran Patel, the fraudster hailing from Gujarat posed as an additional director (strategy and campaigns) in the Prime Ministers Office and enjoyed []
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed concern over the case of a conman posing as a PMO official and getting requisite perks, saying if the government is serious about the countrys security then it must make it clear who will resign for the lapse. Kiran Bhai Patel from Gujarat has been arrested by police []
Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids at eight places on Saturday in a case related to collection of funds by Maulvi Sarjan Barkati, the face of anti-national protests in 2016, and using the same for personal gains, officials said. The SIA, a subsidiary of the Crime []
Kathua/Jammu: A policeman died at a hospital within hours of his arrest by the CBI on graft charges in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. Head Constable Mushtaq Ahmad, a resident of Billawar, was caught red-handed while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 3,000 from a complainant at the women police []
Islamabad: India never halted trade relations with Pakistan, and wants to move towards normalising business ties, a senior Indian diplomat here has said, stressing that todays diplomacy focuses on tourism, trade and technology because money speaks its own language. Suresh Kumar, Indias Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, made these remarks on Friday while speaking at []
PAMPORE: District level Neighbourhood Youth Parliament programme was organized by Nehru Yuwa Kendra Pulwama Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in Collaboration with Government Degree College Pampore in connection with G20 Presidency with a special focus on Youth Engagement (Y20). DDC Chairman Pulwama Syed Bhari Andrabi was the chief guest on the []
New Delhi: Union Minister for Cooperation Amit Shah on Saturday said the country was moving forward in the direction of White Revolution-2 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The cooperative model in the dairy sector touched all aspects including income, nutrition, livestock care, protecting human interest, employment and women empowerment, he said while []
New Delhi: All government employees will be urged to attend office physically, and not work from home, Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has said that permitting work from home for employees of the Central government is not feasible and employees are []
Mumbai: Amid the banking sector turmoil, Indias banking system continues to remain resilient and stable, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said. He, however, cautioned lenders against build up of any asset-liability mismanagement and asked them to keep conducting internal stress tests to ensure proper risk assessment. We have been engaging with the banks []
Mumbai: Tata Consumer Products, Bisleri International, Tata Group, Business news, Indian express, Current AffairsThere were reports that Bisleri was in talks for the sale of Bisleri at around Rs 6,000-7,000 crore. Tata Consumer Products (TCPL) has called off its plan to acquire drinking water brand Bisleri International from the Ramesh Chauhan group. The company wishes []
New Delhi: Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Saturday said that the Centre has given the nod to the state to go forward to provide financial assistance of Rs 10 crores to disaster-hit Turkey. He said the clearance came from the office of the Ministry of External Affairs after the state approached it on the []
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline, a cross-border energy pipeline, via video conferencing. While addressing the event, PM Modi said, I am confident that this pipeline will further speed up the development of Bangladesh and be an excellent example of the increasing connectivity []
JAMMU: Emerging as a most sought after sports destination, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to host the 84th Senior National Table Tennis Championship from 20th of this month. It is a matter of great honor and privilege to be hosts of yet another major event in the sports calendar of the country, Secretary Youth []
Karachi: PCB Chairman Najam Sethi on Saturday said that support of other members of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will be important on the issue of hosting the Asian Cup but conceded that India, which wants the tournament to be held elsewhere, enjoys big clout in the continental body. ACC chief and BCCI secretary Jay Shah []