Category: Jammu and Kashmir

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The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved Rs 176 crore project to boost fish production and to overcome challenges like outdated infrastructure, inbreeding depression and limited variety of aquaculture species, an official said on Tuesday.

A wreath-laying ceremony by CRPF was organised at the Martyrs Memorial at Lethpora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district in honour of the bravehearts who laid down their lives in the service of the nation on February 14, 2019.

A wreath-laying ceremony by CRPF was organised at the Martyrs Memorial in Lethpora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday in honour of the bravehearts who laid down their lives on February 14, 2019.

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday appointed a new Lieutenant Governor for Ladakh amid growing voices from the union territory seeking statehood and special status under the sixth schedule of the Constitution.

Addressing a gathering at the first segment of the investiture ceremony at the Badamibagh cantonment in J&K's Srinagar city, Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi, GOC-in-C of northern command said that Kashmir is witnessing a concerning rise in narco-terrorism.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has a real Herculean task to perform as it starts one of its most challenging field exercises to free encroached state and 'Kahcharie' (grazing land) lands from encroachers.

The officials said that several houses at Nai Basti village in the Thathri area of Doda district started developing cracks due to a land sink. The situation was accentuated by a landslide triggered by recent rains.

The authorities on Wednesday retrieved 40 Kanals of prime state land in Srinagar which was encroached upon by the owners of Nedous Hotel on the Maulana Azad Road in Srinagar.

"After receiving information about the avalanche, a massive rescue operation was launched. Bodies of two persons killed by the avalanche were recovered while four persons were rescued alive.

The Congress leader along with many fellow marchers started the Bharat Jodo Yatra on September 7 last year and hoisted the National Flag on Sunday at Lal Chowk here after completing the 3,970-km walk.

NIA sources said the building where the Hurriyat Conference office is located is partly owned by separatist leader Nayeem Khan, who is presently lodged in Tihar Jail in Delhi in connection with a terror financing case.

The police in Baramulla district said, "A Norwegian tourist named Oeyvind Aamot arrived in Gulmarg today and went for skiing. He lost his way and got stuck in the Khar Nallah forests in Drang area.

Official parades and other celebrations connected with the country's 74th Republic Day passed off peacefully throughout J&K on Thursday without any untoward incident being reported from anywhere so far.

Despite these arrangements, people moved freely in markets and on streets and the ubiquitous presence of the security forces did not evoke any fear among the pedestrians in Srinagar and other places.

Six people were injured in two explosions in Jammu on Saturday. Mukesh Singh, ADGP (Jammu Zone) said six people were injured in two blasts that occurred in two vehicles in Narwal area of Jammu city.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of National Conference, Farooq Abdullah on Thursday travelled to Lakhanpur in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district to receive Rahul Gandhi during the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The two terrorists, who were killed in a gunfight with the security forces on Tuesday outside district court in Central Kashmir's Budgam district, have been identified, officials said.

A total of 172 stranded workers were rescued and brought to a safe area in an army avalanche rescue operation at Sarbal in Sonmarg area of Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, the Army said on Sunday.

Three soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were killed on Wednesday after they slipped into a deep gorge in Machil sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Kupwara district.

"These detained persons are being questioned by police and other agencies. They have made some important disclosures which will help in further progress of the investigation," sources said.

During the current year, 85 cases have been registered against 161 persons in the district. 33 people involved in narcotics smuggling have been detained and lodged in different jails under PSA (PIT-NDPS Act).

In a coordinated action, the government is taking stern measures against the drug-peddlers to tackle Pakistan-sponsored narco-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. After booking them under stringent laws, the authorities have now decided to seize their immovable properties.

A major infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Poonch district was foiled by the Indian Army, resulting in the elimination of 2 terrorists, defence officials said on Sunday.

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have started reappearing on the scene as speculations are rife that Assembly elections are likely to be held in the Union Territory either in April or September.

Accoding to the MHA, TRF has been recruiting youth into militancy through online media for furtherance of terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The outfit has also been involved in carrying out propaganda on terror activities.