Tag: J&K
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With Rs 1984 crore due, NTPC to suspend power supply to J&K
The payment from J&K has been irregular, and as on date, the outstanding dues towards NTPC have reached a staggering Rs 1984 crore.
February 12, 2019 -
Huge cache of arms and ammunition seized in J&K’s Kathua district
In this operation, a huge cache of arms including one AK 47 rifle, one AK 56 rifle, one hand grenade, four magazines, 256 rounds of AK ammunition and 59 rounds of sniper ammunition were recovered.
December 29, 2018 -
Civilian abducted and killed by terrorists in J-K
Bullet-riddled body found in the fields of Murran village in Pulwama; police say Hizbul group involved
August 13, 2018 -
What is Article 35A | The history, the debate and the gravity
A writ petition was filed by a Delhi-based NGO, We the Citizens, stating that Article 35A granted special status and privileges to the permanent residents and by doing so discriminated against the citizens of the rest of the country.
August 6, 2018 -
Governor amends Public Safety Act to shift detainees in jails outside J&K
The PSA was last amended in 2011.
August 1, 2018 -
J-K | Militant killed in encounter in Kupwara
The encounter in a forest area of Handwara, in north Kashmir's Kupwara, broke out after security forces launched a cordon and search operation there following specific information about the presence of militants.
July 9, 2018 -
Weapon snatched from bank guard in J&K, recovered from ‘misguided youth’
A group of unidentified attackers snatched the weapon of a bank guard in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district and fled on Thursday but it was later recovered from "misguided youth", police said.
April 20, 2018 -
All 9 BJP ministers resign from Mehbooba Mufti govt in J-K
Senior party activists have been complaining that the BJP might badly get hit in the Lok Sabha elections in J-K if the present set of ministers was allowed to continue in office.
April 17, 2018 -
All BJP ministers in J&K to resign, no threat to coalition
Jammu and Kashmir's ruling coalition partner BJP on Tuesday asked all its ministers to resign, but this did not mean that the BJP was pulling out of the Mehbooba Mufti government, said top party sources.
April 17, 2018 -
Nitish receives award for probity in public life
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday received the first Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for probity in politics and public life from the J&K Governor NN Vohra in a function here. The award was constituted by the ruling PDP to commemorate the second death anniversary of Mufti who was Chief Minister twice and also India’s …
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January 8, 2018 -
Severe cold wave in J-K, Kargil freezes at minus 14.5
Severe cold wave continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday as Kargil in Ladakh region froze at minus 14.5 degrees, recording the lowest minimum temperature this season. “Present cold wave conditions are likely to continue till December 22,” a Met Department official said. Leh recorded minus 11 as the night’s lowest temperature. The mercury dipped …
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December 18, 2017 -
Overnight rains break dry cold spell in J&K
Overnight rains on Monday broke the dry, cold wave conditions in Jammu and Kashmir as the weather office forecast more rain and snow in the next two days. The rains both in the Jammu region and the Kashmir Valley raised the minimum temperatures and broke the dry cold spell prevailing in the state for a fortnight, a …
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December 11, 2017 -
J-K Separatist leader Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Sunday while leading a protest march. Malik, who had gone underground for two days, emerged in uptown Maisuma locality leading a group of protesters and began walking towards the UN Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) in the city. …
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December 10, 2017 -
14 passengers injured in J-K road accident
Fourteen people were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. Police said here that a bus, travelling from Loran village to Poonch town, went out of the driver’s control at Chandak. “The bus skidded off the road injuring 14 passengers. The injured have been shifted to the …
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December 9, 2017 -
Kargil to become solar power hub of Kashmir
Legislative Council chairman Haji Anayat Ali on Wednesday said that the J&K Government is keen to harness the hydroelectric and solar energy potential of Kargil district to make the area self-sufficient in terms of power production. The chairman stated this while inaugurating the 1.5 MW Biaras Small Hydro Power Project at Drass in the district. …
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November 22, 2017 -
Uri: One militant killed in encounter with security forces
Security forces on Sunday killed a militant in an encounter in Uri sector of near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir. According to media reports, three to four militant are still engaged in gunfight with the security forces in the area. The encounter is still underway. A search operation was launched by the …
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September 24, 2017 -
J&K govt to organise ‘Wagah-type parade’ to boost tourism
Jammu and Kashmir government said today that it will soon organise a “Wagah-type parade” in the Suchetgarh sector along the international border here to boost tourism in the state. Minister for Public Health Engineering (PHE) Sham Lal Choudhary told reporters here that frequent firing on the boundary was a reality but in Suchetgarh sector it …
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September 21, 2017