Tag: J-K

J-K urban local bodies polls announced | Governor urges parties to participate

Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday urged all political parties to participate in the elections to the urban local bodies for which polling will be held next month.

September 15, 2018

J-K, Punjab sign agreement for implementation of Shahpur Kandi dam project

The agreement was signed in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Sarkaria.

September 8, 2018

J-K | Massive search operation under way in Pulwama

These area domination operations are usually undertaken to keep the militants on the run and prevent them from establishing a foothold in the region

September 3, 2018

Centre repatriates 3 IAS officers to J-K

Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has approved premature repatriation of Arun Kumar Mehta, Atal Dulloo and Manoj Kumar Dwivedi

August 24, 2018

Displaced Kashmiris want Article 35A scrapped

President of the PK, Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, told mediapersons that the Kashmiri Pandits as the indigenous people of Kashmir are worst hit by Article 35A

August 20, 2018

Race hots up for J-K Governor’s post

The second tenure of Governor NN Vohra ended last month

August 14, 2018

Governor Vohra rolls out J-K’s first ever trade, export policy

Valid for 10 years, the policy aims to transform the system from regulator to facilitator and from performer to enabler

August 2, 2018

Governor amends Public Safety Act to shift detainees in jails outside J&K

The PSA was last amended in 2011.

August 1, 2018

Jammu doesn’t support Kashmir agitation for retaining Article 35A

Separatist leaders have given a call for two-day shutdown on 5 and 6 August when the case would come up before a 3-member bench of the Supreme Court

July 31, 2018

Analysis: Kashmir-centric leadership, separatists expecting too much from Imran Khan

Leaders of political parties of J-K were probably trying to address their respective constituencies by appreciating Imran Khan's "peace" offer

July 30, 2018

Farooq Abdullah accuses Mehbooba of shedding crocodile tears

Says Mehbooba as CM behaved as the "chief tormentor of Kashmiris" and left no stone unturned to persecute people of state politically and economically

July 29, 2018

Separatists trying to shatter peace in Kashmir on Article 35A issue

Instead of waiting for court's verdict, the separatists, by inciting people on the issue that was sub-judice, were now trying to again shatter the peace

July 28, 2018

Three terrorists who killed constable gunned down in J-K encounter

In a tweet, J-K DGP SP Vaid said that the same group of terrorists had abducted and killed young police constable Muhammad Saleem Shah on Saturday

July 22, 2018

3.8-lakh households in J-K belie 100 pc electrification claim

The number of un-electrified households in the state has increased from 3.56 lakh in 2016 to 3.88 lakh

July 21, 2018

J-K | New high in terror violence in last 3 years: MHA

100 terrorists, 43 security personnel and 16 civilians were killed in 256 incidents between January 1 and July 8. Number of terror incidents reported in 2017 and 2016 were 342 and 322, respectively.

July 18, 2018

7 killed 50 injured in Siadbaba temple landslide in J-K

The Siadbaba temple complex located on the banks of Chenab river has one of the biggest waterfalls in North India

July 15, 2018

July 13 divide: Martyrs’ Day is Kashmir, ‘black day’ in Jammu

The J-K High Court Bar Association, Srinagar, paid rich tributes to the martyrs of 13 July 1931, while the Bar body in Jammu was against the day being a public holiday

July 13, 2018