Asks people to share info; says identity of the informer to be kept secret Jammu, Apr 02: Jammu and Kashmir police have kept a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on one of the most wanted terrorists of Jammu region Muhammad Qasim Gujjar alias Suleman of district Reasi. The terrorist is presently staying in Sialkote area...
Srinagar, Apr 02: The Income Tax Department has issued a stern warning against the misuse of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) mechanism within government offices. As per the news agency, concerns have been raised regarding instances where private individuals, engaged by government bodies for assistance in taxation matters, have exploited the system to claim fraudulent...
Srinagar, Apr 02: Government employees, who aspire to undertake the holy pilgrimage of Haj, have voiced their anger and disappointment over the prolonged delay in the approval of their leave applications by the authorities. Many employees from several departments desiring to fulfil their religious obligations have encountered obstacles due to the bureaucratic inertia surrounding the...
Apprehension of less voting percentage in Muslim dominated Chenab Valley Doda, Apr 02: As the campaigning for the Udhampur-Doda parliamentary constituency is in full swing with political parties trying to get people on their side, people of Chenab valley have some reservation towards the polling day which is falling on Friday, April 19. Talking to...
Says hatred speeches won’t be tolerated Srinagar, Apr 02: The head cleric of Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said that a meeting of all the religious organizations will be called after Eid to formulate a strategy to fight against the rising drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Mirwaiz while speaking to the media persons...
Expects record-breaking season Srinagar, Apr 02: Over the past 11 days, Asia’s second-largest Tulip Garden, in Srinagar, witnessed a rush of more than one lakh tourists, including both domestic and foreign visitors. The Tulip Garden was opened to the general public on March 23 this year, and it witnessed a significant influx of tourists during...
Srinagar, Apr 02: In a historic achievement, the Gulmarg Gondola, one of Asia’s highest aerial ropeways, witnessed over a million tourists and locals enjoying rides during the financial year 2023-24, contributing to the J&K Cable Car Corporation’s revenue of more than Rs 108 crore for the year. As per the news agency, officials attribute this...
Srinagar, Apr 02: In the latest episode of Udhampur Lok Sabha Elections, the stage was set for a potential upset as dozens of small parties, including prominent regional ones like Shiromani Akali Dal and Jharkhand Party, boarded the election boats. However, history proved relentless as none managed to cross the established dominance of Congress and...
Barabanki (UP), Apr 2: Five persons, including four children, were killed and 25 others were injured when a school bus overturned in Dewa area of Barabanki district here in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police sources said here. Police sources said that the students of composite school Harakka in Suratganj development block had gone on a...
Reviews facilities at several schools, inaugurates cricket tournament Pulwama, 02 April: The DDC member for Tral block, chairman standing committee for Health & Education Pulwama, and PDP spokesman, Dr Harbakash Singh on Tuesday visited various areas of Awantipora to review the facilities at local schools. On the occasion, Dr Singh paid a visit to Higher...
Chandigarh, Apr 2: In the wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha Election-2024, a special holiday has been declared for voters from Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan who are employed in Punjab, to allow them to cast their votes in their respective states on April 19. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C stated that government employees...
Jammu, Apr 2: Out of the newly recruited 915 woman constables in two police battalions in Jammu and Kashmir Police, as many as 550 will be deployed in ten districts across the Jammu Zone. A senior police official said that Jammu and Kashmir Police has recruited 915 new women constables following the formation of two...
Srinagar, Apr 2: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are part of the INDIA alliance and PDP might refrain from fielding candidates against his party in Kashmir. “We were together on the stage during the recent INDIA alliance meet (in New Delhi)...
Srinagar, Apr 2: Former J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the polls from the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The announcement was made by senior Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPA) leader, Taj Mohiuddin in Srinagar on Tuesday. “Today we had a core committee meeting and that has decided that Azad sahib will contest polls...
Srinagar, Apr 2: Police on Tuesday arrested seven alleged anti-social elements who were evading their arrest for several years in Kashmir valley. Police said, two absconders identified as Nazir Ahmad Mir a resident of Miskeenbagh Khanyar presently staying at Ladoo Pampore and Ali Mohammad Kawa of Kawapora Sumbal presently residing at Hamdaniya Colony Bemina Srinagar...
Srinagar, Apr 2: The Chairperson of the Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC), Justice Sunil Hali, has directed the management of a private school to appear before the Committee following allegations of demanding admission fee. The Kashmir Haward School in Srinagar is accused of demanding admission fee of Rs 85,000, a practice prohibited by law,...
Jammu, Apr 2 : In the first three months of the current year, more than 19 lakh pilgrims visited the holy cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, nestled in the Trikuta Hills of Katra town in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. A Shrine Board official said that this year from January...
Bijapur, Apr 2: In a clash with a joint police team in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Tuesday, nine Naxals were killed, and there are fears that several others might be injured. Police Superintendent Jitendra Kumar Yadav confirmed the encounter, stating that modern weapons were recovered from the site. Meanwhile, police sources confirmed the deaths...
Jammu, Apr 2: Former Chief Minister and National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that the INDIA Bloc is united and will fight to safeguard the constitution and democracy of the country. “There is no dispute in INDIA Bloc and all are united whether it is Farooq, Omar, or Mehbooba,” Abdullah here...
Bengaluru, April 2: Contrasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership with that of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, criticising the latter’s absence during crucial times, Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday portrayed INDIA Alliance as a coalition of dynasts and corrupt individuals. “In the ensuing general elections, the NDA and BJP,...
New Delhi, Apr 2 : India on Tuesday “firmly” rejected the renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh by China, “asserting that assigning invented names will not alter the reality that Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.” The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement, said,...