Jammu, April 11 (IANS) The Indian Army’s White Knight Corps on Saturday launched a 100‑day anti‑drug campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, in alignment with the UT administration’s efforts under the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’.Defence ministry spokesperson Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said in a statement that in alignment with the efforts of State functionaries under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, Chief of Staff (COS) White Knight Corps launched a three-month-long series of high-impact activit…
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Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) Amid allegations by the family that the person killed in an encounter in J&K’s Ganderbal district on March 31 was an innocent civilian, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.An order issued by the J&K Home Department said that the Ganderbal District Magistrate has been asked to complete the probe into the encounter in Arhama village of the district in seven days and submit the report. After a search and cordon operation…
Jammu, March 30 (IANS) The J&K government on Monday ordered transfers and postings of several IAS and JKAS officers, assigning new departments and additional charges.An order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said that the UT government ordered a series of transfers and postings of IAS and JKAS officers in the interest of administration, with immediate effect.As per Government Order No. 501-JK(GAD) of 2026 dated March 30, several key departments, including Food, Civil Sup…
Jammu, March 22 (IANS) A huge rush of pilgrims reached the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine base camp, Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday, and they are now proceeding towards the shrine as the Navratri festival picks up momentum. Office of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) said on Sunday that a massive rush of devotees is being witnessed at Katra, the base camp of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, as over 30,000 pilgrims have departed for their onward journey to the hol…
Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Authorities on Monday imposed restrictions across the Kashmir Valley to maintain law and order as all educational institutions were ordered to remain closed for two days.These restrictions have been imposed to ensure that miscreants and anti-national elements are prevented from exploiting the sentiments of the people in the aftermath of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, officials said.With a sizeable population of Shia Muslims in many areas of Srinagar city, authorities are en…
Jammu, Jan 7 (IANS) Leaders of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti on Wednesday described the cancellation of MBBS admissions at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College as a victory, expressing gratitude to Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, while the PDP called it another action against minorities in the country.Addressing a press conference, the Samiti leadership said the remarks made against the L-G during the course of protests should not be taken otherwise, asserting that they were part of…
Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday rebuffed the senior National Conference (NC) leader and MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on the reservation issue in government jobs and professional colleges in J&K.In his strongest reaction to the MP’s statements on reservation, Abdullah said: “I am not afraid of anyone’s threats, nor will I take any wrong decision under pressure. I don’t know what you think of yourself.”The Chief Minister said matters like the reservatio…