Jammu

“The project has helped apple farmers in transporting apples to different parts of the country. Besides, providing connectivity and easing passenger flow towards Kashmir, it has also helped in transporting commodities like cement to the valley”: Vaishnaw New Delhi Dec, 05: Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project (total length 272 Km) has been recently commissioned, thus […]

Srinagar, Dec 5 (KNC): The Higher Education Department has issued fresh instructions to all universities and autonomous colleges across Jammu and Kashmir, directing them to strictly adhere to the Uniform Academic Calendar and refrain from conducting any examinations during the notified vacation periods.   According to the comminique issued by Dr. Sheikh Ajaz Bashir, Director […]

Srinagar, Dec 5 (KNC): The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday launched fresh raids at two locations in connection with the ongoing investigation into the recently unearthed doctors’ terror module, officials said.   A top official told news agency Kashmir News Corner — KNC that an SIA team carried out a search at the residence […]

Says water level of streams, rivers expected to fall, may impact drinking water supply, hydroelectric power generation Srinagar, Dec 04 (KNO): Weatherman on Thursday said no major change in weather is expected over the next 10 days across Jammu and Kashmir.   Independent weather forecaster Faizan Atif Keng told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), […]

Open Merit share to rise by 10%; Decision to be sent to LG for approval Jammu, Dec 03 (KNO): The Jammu & Kashmir cabinet on Wednesday greenlit a proposal to slash quotas in the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Reserved Backward Area (RBA) categories to enhance the share of Open Merit (OM) by 10 percent. […]

Jammu, Dec 3: Praising the contribution of Village Defence Guards (VDGs), Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday said the force would not hesitate to induct them in regular force for exceptional contribution in counter-terrorism operations. He urged VDGs to remain vigilant and actively cooperate with police and security forces in […]

Jammu, Dec 03: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat,IPS today in a unique initiative held interaction at R S Pura with the VDG members of R S Pura and Arnia border Sectors. DGP J&K was accompanied by top BSF and police officers including IGP Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti,IPS,DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, Shiv Kumar Sharma,IPS,DIG […]

Jammu, Dec 2: In a major setback to the CBI, a special court on Tuesday set free Shafat Ahmed Shangloo who was arrested by the agency a day before in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiyya Sayeed, the daughter of the then home minister Mufi Mohammed Sayeed. The court refused to grant Shangloo’s custody […]

Says era of stone pelting, Pak sponsored strikes, unchecked terrorism has ended; Recalls Sardar Patel’s Role in National Integration; whether it was Hyderabad or J&K, he wrote a new history; He was never in favour of taking Kashmir to UN, had made it clear not an inch of J&K will be given to Pakistan   […]

Srinagar, Dec 1: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday said that it conducted searches at several locations in Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh as part of its investigations in the Delhi car bomb blast case. In a handout to GNS, the NIA said that various digital devices and other incriminating materials were seized […]