March 15, 2017

JAMMU | MAR 15 (PTK): Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today urged the people to refrain from throwing garbage in the irrigation canals and water bodies, besides directing the concerned officers to take…

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik and separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in different money laundering and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) cases. The two…

Srinagar, March 15: Seats of six members of the Legislative Council of the State of Jammu & Kashmir, elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the state, are due to fall vacant following the retirement of the officials by…

As per available information, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and States Police have registered cases to investigate the alleged links of individuals with ISIS and 75 individuals (Kerala-21, Telangana -16, Karnataka – 9, Maharashtra…

So much has been written about the leadership qualities of MS Dhoni, that it is difficult to find new words, phrases and idioms to praise his captaincy. Whether it is international cricket, IPL cricket or the on-going Vijay Hazare trophy;…

A Sukhoi fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan on Wednesday, but both pilots are safe, the Indian Air Force said. The accident occurred around 2.30 p.m. after the Sukhoi aircraft took off from Uttarlai Air Force base in Rajasthan, an IAF…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is planning to declare the strategic Gilgit-Baltistan region as the fifth province, a move that may raise concerns in India as it borders the disputed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Pakistan's minister for…

Jammu, March 15: A new social media trend #ByeByeJKBank has taken over in the State where anguished citizens and bank customers are determined to teach a lesson to J&K Bank for its shady internal organisation and processes that raise…

A new video reportedly released by Zakir Moosa, commander of Hizbul Mujahideen shows a militant who appears to be 'teaching' than otherwise making threats. The man states that the purpose of making this video is to educate the viewers. The…

Srinagar: A 7 years old girl child from Batpora area of Haihama in Kupwara died on Wednesday after she was hit by a bullet during an encounter between government forces and militants. Kaneeza (7) daughter of Khushi Mohammad Chichi was…

Jammu -- In a bizarre tragic incident, Adil, 28 R/o Anantnag received severe burns from an electric shock when he was withdrawing money from an ATM located in Raghunath Bazar, Jammu. Reportedly, the ATM malfunctioned due to an internal…

Jammu, Mar 15: A total of nine people injured after a Matador collided with a truck in Udhampur at around 7:20 this morning. The matador bearing registration number JK14C-8119 was on its way from Majalta to Manwal hit a Udhampur to…

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that EVMs were tampered with in Punjab, resulting in 20-25 per cent of AAP votes getting transferred to the SAD-BJP alliance and thus propping up the Congress to power. The Aam…

Jammu and Kashmir Govt. orders transfers and postings of 53 doctors with immediate effect.

Admiral Vladimir Korolev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, is visiting India heading a four-member delegation that ends on March 18. The visit aims to consolidate bilateral naval relations between India and Russia and explore new…

The daughter of Jammu's royalty proved to be 'Lady Luck' for Cpt. Amarinder Singh's family with congress waving the green flag in Punjab elections this year. While, UP elections saw congress bite dust, Punjab scripted an unexpected win in…

The National Conference (NC) and Congress finally forged an alliance on Tuesday to contest in the Jammu and Kashmir by-elections alongside rival Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) The announcement was made a day after the NC and…

Union Law Department has appointed Justice R Sudhakar as the acting  Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir after the retirement of Chief Justice N Paul  Vasanthakumar. According to the notification in exercise of the powers conferred by…

Despite protest being held at nook and corner of the state against JKPSC and state Govt. the commission today went ahead to clarify that the exam will be conducted on said day. Wednesday morning, JKPSC issued a notification stating there…