Day: March 9, 2024

To ensure progress, your vote must resonate with the BJP: Ravinder Raina
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To ensure progress, your vote must resonate with the BJP: Ravinder Raina

Srinagar, Mar 9: Bharatiya Janata Party J&K President Ravinder Raina on Saturday urged the Kashmiris that they must vote for the party to ensure progress. He made these remarks while addressing a public rally in Anantnag district.in south Kashmir. Incidentally south Kashmir witnessed two other political rallies of senior politicians Ghulam Nabi Azad and Altaf Bukhari on...

Strong measures being taken against elements attempting to harm peace and tranquillity J&K: Police chief
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Strong measures being taken against elements attempting to harm peace and tranquillity J&K: Police chief

Srinagar, Mar 9: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain Saturday said that strong measures are being taken against elements attempting to harm peace and tranquillity for the greater good of the public. Swain said this while addressing trainees at Commando Training Centre(CTC) Lethpora in Pulwama district today. The DGP during his...

Zardari wins Pakistan’s presidential election
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Zardari wins Pakistan’s presidential election

Islamabad, Mar 9: Ruling coalition candidate Asif Ali Zardari won the presidential election of Pakistan with an overwhelming lead on Saturday, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced. Zardari won the election by taking 411 votes from all the electoral colleges, including parliament and four provincial assemblies, the commission said. Zardari got 255 votes in the...

Election Commissioner Arun Goel quits ahead of LS polls
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Election Commissioner Arun Goel quits ahead of LS polls

New Delhi, Mar 9: Weeks before Lok Sabha polls, Election Commissioner Arun Goel has resigned from the key post. The President of India Droupadi Murmu has accepted his resignation with effect from March 9, 2024. “In pursuance of clause (1) of Section 11 of The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of...

CS gears-up admin for taking measures ahead of ECI visit
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CS gears-up admin for taking measures ahead of ECI visit

Jammu, Mar 09 : Ahead of the scheduled visit of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on 12th& 13th of this month Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Saturday held a meeting with the civil and police administration to sensitize them about the measures to be taken for smooth conduct of Lok Sabha Elections here in the...

JKPCC Chief distances himself from Omar Abdullah’s statement
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JKPCC Chief distances himself from Omar Abdullah’s statement

Says final decision over seat sharing to be taken by INDIA bloc soon Srinagar, Mar 09: Congress’s Jammu and Kashmir Chief, Vikar Rasool Wani on Saturday distanced himself from National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah’s statement in which he refused to accord Anantnag seat with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While talking to the news...

New Power curtailment schedule likely for Ramadhan month
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New Power curtailment schedule likely for Ramadhan month

Will try to improve, reduce curtailment especially at Sehri, Iftar: CE KPDCL Srinagar, Mar 09: The Power Development Department is mulling to improve the power curtailment schedule in holy month of Ramadhan. Besides, the department said that it will improve and reduce the power curtailment especially at Suhoor and fast breaking time (Iftar). Speaking to...

Srinagar youth dies at SMHS Srinagar, family alleges medical negligence
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Srinagar youth dies at SMHS Srinagar, family alleges medical negligence

Had taken triple bond from family before conducting high risk surgery: Official Srinagar, Mar 09: A youth from Soiteng area of Srinagar allegedly died due to medical negligence at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital Srinagar on Saturday. As per the details available with the news agency, a 19-year-old youth identified as Faisal Ahmad from...

MoA signed between CAPFIMS and AIIMS
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MoA signed between CAPFIMS and AIIMS

New Delhi Mar 9: A Memorandum of Association (MoA) was signed between Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday to run CAPFIMS as a campus of AIIMS, New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has envisioned the CAPFIMS to provide world class...

Man dies, 6 injured after vehicle skids off road in Kulgam
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Man dies, 6 injured after vehicle skids off road in Kulgam

Kulgam, Mar 09: A man died and six others were injured after a vehicle skidded off road in Qaimoh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said. An official told the news agency, that the accident took place near Nai Basti Qamoh when a load carrier skipped off the road. He said in...

Doda emerged on world map with purple revolution: Jitendra
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Doda emerged on world map with purple revolution: Jitendra

  Jammu, Mar 9: Earlier governments neglected the entire region of erstwhile Doda district and created social strife by playing politics of division, whereas under Prime Minister Narendra Modi we ensured equitable development and communal harmony. This was stated here today by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh while addressing a massive public rally after inaugurating...

Rusted grenades, bullets found in Rajouri
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Rusted grenades, bullets found in Rajouri

Jammu, Mar 09: Police and paramilitary CRPF on Saturday recovered rusted explosives including a few grenades and bullets in Rajouri district, officials said. They told GNS that the rusted explosives were recovered from a riverlet in Darhal Chokian area of Rajouri following an information. Later a Police party from police station Drahal and CRPF rusthed...

MeT predicts another mild wet spell in Kashmir from Monday
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MeT predicts another mild wet spell in Kashmir from Monday

  Srinagar, Mar 9 : Amid forecast of another mild wet spell from Monday, the night temperature continued to hover below sub-zero level in most places in Kashmir on Saturday. According to the Meteorological Centre in Srinagar, there is no significant weather activity in Jammu and Kashmir till Sunday. It said that from March 11-12,...

Man crushed to death by vehicle in Bandipora
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Man crushed to death by vehicle in Bandipora

Bandipora, Mar 09: An elderly man was killed after being hit by a security forces’ vehicle in Gulshan Chowk area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday, officials said. An official told the news agency, the man was hit by the vehicle today morning near Gulshan Chowk, resulting in his on spot death. He said...

12 Persons Suffer Injuries in Stray Dogs Attack in Kupwara
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12 Persons Suffer Injuries in Stray Dogs Attack in Kupwara

Kupwara, Mar 9: At least a dozen persons were injured in stray dogs attack in and around Kupwara town. Reports reaching GNS said that a pack of stray dogs struck, running amok in Malik Mohalla Kupwara and a few of its adjacent areas. In the attack by the canines, at least two persons suffered injuries...