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No threat to Amarnath yatra, all security measures being ensured: J&K DGP

Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Friday said there is no threat to th upcoming Amarmath yatra and all necessary security measures are being undertaken

Nearly 440,000 vaccinated against coronavirus so far in Jammu and Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir administration said nearly 440,000 people have so far been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the Union Territory with no reported case of extreme adverse events

J-K ramping up capacity to administer 300,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses daily

Jammu and Kashmir is ramping up capacity to administer three lakh Covid vaccine doses per day and store 5 million in cold chain

J-K's Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation to develop 850 MW project

The J&K Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday approved the incorporation of the Joint Venture Company (JVC) under the name Ratle Hydro-electric Power Corporation to implement the 850 MW Ratle Hydro-Electric Project (HEP) on river Chenab at Drabshala in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

21 IAS officers among 34 top officials transferred in J-K admin reshuffle

In a major reshuffle, 21 Indian Administrative Service officers were among 34 top officials transferred in the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday night, officials said

J-K Police most efficient and trained police force in country: Lt governor

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the Jammu and Kashmir Police is the most efficient and trained police force in the country and it has always remained at the forefront of maintaining law and order

Double efforts for branding, marketing of agri products: Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha called upon stakeholders to double the efforts for the branding and marketing of local agriculture products

Jammu and Kashmir Covid-19 update: 99 new cases; 3 deaths recorded

Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 99 new COVID-19 cases taking the infection tally to 1,27,535 while three more deaths due to the virus were reported in the last 24 hours

'PIA' marked aeroplane-shaped balloon seized in J-K's Hiranagar sector

An aeroplane-shaped balloon with 'PIA' written on it was found in Sotra Chak village of Hiranagar sector on Tuesday evening, Jammu and Kashmir Police said

627 persons detained in Jammu-Kashmir since August 2019: Govt in Lok Sabha

Union Home Ministry on Tuesday told Lok Sabha that since August 2019, 627 persons including separatists, overground workers, stone pelters were detained at various points of time in Jammu and Kashmir

Terrorist outfit Al-Badr's chief killed in encounter at Kashmir's Baramulla

The chief of terrorist outfit Al-Badr was killed in an encounter at Tujjar Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday evening, officials said.

PM's claim of revocating of J&K's special status misleading: Saifuddin Soz

Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Tuesday termed as "misleading" the claim made allegedly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Jammu and Kashmir's special status was revoked for the benefit of the people there. "It is really unfortunate that PM Modi has made a deceptive statement at Kolkata the other day that the abrogation of Article 370 was done by the central government in favour of the people of J&K, Soz said in a statement here. How can PM Modi take the people of J&K for granted who are actually deeply distressed on the illegal abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution," he added. The Congress leader said the "most evil aspect" of the abrogation of the special constitutional provisions was that the Union government enacted "this wrong act all by itself, although the people of Jammu and Kashmir happen to be the first party to the agreement. He said the world knows that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are "deeply angry" about the "one-sided unconstitutional ...

BJP resolves to form govt in J-K on its own in next Assembly polls

The BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Sunday adopted a resolution to form next government in the union territory of its own whenever the Assembly elections are held. It also resolved to adhere to the positive politics for the welfare of the public and to "expose the negative politics of other parties" in the Union Territory as it accused them of "exploiting the people by making false and anti-national statements". "We resolved to strengthen the party in Jammu and so that the next government that is elected, will be of BJP. We also resolved that the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir will be from BJP," the party's J&K unit president Ravinder Raina said at the end of its two-day working committee meet here. "For fulling this goal, we will go from home to home and take our activities to grassroot level," he said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had in February in Lok Sabha gave an assurance that the Centre will grant full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at an appropriate time.

National Conference's Abdullah pitches for thaw in Indo-Pakistan relations

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are praying that the recent agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire holds as it will bring them some relief

ED summons Mehbooba Mufti on March 15 in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for questioning on March 15 in a money laundering case, officials said. The 60-year-old PDP leader, who was released last year after more than a year in detention, has been served notice to appear at the ED headquarters in the national capital. The case has been filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, officials said. No more details about the case were available immediately.

US again condemns terrorists seeking to infiltrate Line of control

The US has reiterated its condemnation of terrorists infiltrating the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that it was "very closely" following the developments there

J-K among top five states/UTs in forest cover increase: Manoj Sinha

With an increase of 348 square kilometres of forest cover, Jammu and Kashmir ranks among the country's top five states and union territories in terms of increase in forest cover

US welcomes steps taken to return J-K to economic and political normalcy

The US on Wednesday welcomed the steps taken by New Delhi to return the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to full economic and political normalcy consistent with India's democratic values

India had highest number of Internet shutdowns at 109 in 2020: report

This is the third consecutive year India has topped the global charts on this score, a new report by digital rights and privacy organisation Access Now has found

Want peaceful resolution on all disputes with India, including J&K: Pak

The decision on the ceasefire, effective since Wednesday midnight, was taken at a meeting between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan