Category: SRINAGAR

Former chief minister and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said that enforcing the uniform civil code (UCC) is not possible in India.

J&K Lt governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that since he took over as Union Territory’s head of administration, 400 government services have been made available online to public under the public services guarantee act. 

Mehbooba told the media on Wednesday that the census of 2011 had stated that there are only 19,047 homeless in J&K while the Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha said that so far 1.45 lakh landless people had been provided 5 Marlas each to build their homes.

Jammu and Kashmir's Additional Director General Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar on Wednesday visited Shopian and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir to conduct security review meetings, officials said.

“Faisal Wani and Zeeshan Mushtaq were spotted by ground party in inhospitable glacier where the helicopter had no landing field and a low hover operation was resorted to,” a defence official said.

Officials said that 7,900 Yatris had 'Darshan' inside the cave shrine on Saturday while more Yatris left north Kashmir Baltal and south Kashmir Pahalgam base camps for the holy cave this morning.

Talking to the media at south Kashmir Pahalgam base camp on Saturday, Brigadier Amandeep Malti, sector commander of 1 Rashtriya Rifles, said that additional facilities have been ensured this year for the smooth and peaceful Amarnath pilgrimage.

The locals immensely contribute to the successful completion of this Himalayan pilgrimage as their knowledge and experience of the mountainous terrain often saves lives and makes the journey comfortable.

One terrorist was killed and a policeman was injured in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Hoowra village in South Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said on Tuesday.

According to sources, Shah will also meet senior politicians and pay a courtesy call on veteran leader Dr. Karan Singh at his 'Taleh Manzil' residence in the high-security Gupkar Road of Srinagar.

He is scheduled to meet delegations of public and political groups at the Raj Bhawan after which he will attend the Vitasta cultural function at the Sher-e-Kashmir international convention centre (SKICC) by the banks of Dal Lake.

An infiltration bid was foiled and four infiltrators were killed in a joint operation of police and the Army in the Macchal sector in North Kashmir's Kupwara district, the Army said on Friday.

Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said on Saturday that continuous infiltration attempts on the Line of Control (LoC) are "part of the plan by enemies of the country to keep terrorism alive".

"Five foreign terrorists killed in encounter. Search in the (Jumagund) area is going on," Jammu and Kashmir Police quoting Inspector General Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar tweeted.

In a statement, Defence Ministry spokesman, Lt. Col. Devender Anand said: "The apprehended individuals have been identified as Shakar Din, Rashid and Shafir.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have rescued at least 250 tourists, who were stuck in the Affarwat mountains after the Gulmarg Gondola car operations in North Kashmir's Baramulla district developed a technical fault, officials said on Friday.

Talking to reporters, Omar said, "We also have some self-respect and we won't beg before anybody to hold the elections here. Election is people's right and the Election Commission must answer this question," he said.

Barely within 24 hours after a desperate appeal for help was made by the family of a cancer patient in J&K's Pulwama district, crowd funding generated Rs 80 lakhs and more was pouring into the family's bank account.

Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha told the third G20 working group meeting on tourism in Srinagar on Tuesday that it is a matter of great pride for the 13 million citizens of the UT that we are hosting a meeting which is deliberating on global architecture for sustainable tourism.

Largest number of G20 delegates have registered for the three-day working group's meeting in J&K's Srinagar city although some countries are not coming for logistic reasons, the Union tourism secretary, Arvind Singh told reporters.

Roads lined up with G20 logos, smart city messages, painted sidewalks and freshly macadamised roads marked the road from Srinagar international airport to Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention (SKICC) Centre, the venue of G20 meeting in Srinagar city.

"The event will send a message across the globe about Kashmir's beauty and hospitality which ultimately will result in more tourist arrivals. We are hopeful that the successful G20 event will help give a big push to J&K's economy," the Lt Governor said.

Earlier, a defence spokesman said, "There was an exchange of fire between militants and own troops. The Pakistan side tried to fly a quadcopter over the incident site, but on being fired at by the Indian side it quickly withdrew. A search operation is underway in the area".

A policeman was injured when militants attacked security forces in J&K's Anantnag district on Thursday, police sources said. Police sources said that militants fired some shots towards a 'Naka' (checking) party of the security forces in Bijbehara town of Anantnag.

"It is a 7.57 m high horseshoe-shaped single-tube, 2-lane tunnel, which will pass under the Zojila Pass in the Himalayas between Ganderbal in Kashmir and Drass town in Kargil district of Ladakh.