Div Com Kashmir reviews management of vehicular movement through Zojila Pass

Emphasizes on close coordination & synergy among agencies to regulate traffic according to weather conditions

Srinagar, Dec 13 (GNS): In view of plummeting temperatures and frosty condition of road connecting UT of Ladakh with UT of J&K through Zojila Pass, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Friday convened a meeting of concerned officers & agencies regarding the opening and closure of the Pass.

Addressing the meeting, Divisional Commissioner exhor...

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Congress- NC alliance will lead positive outcomes in the upcoming assembly elections: Pawan Khera

Arshad Farooq

Srinagar, Sep 17 (KINS): Pawan Khera, media advisor for the Indian National Congress, has criticized the Union Home Minister’s assertions that “terrorism has been eradicated, highlighting an increase in terrorist activities, particularly in the Jammu region”.

Speaking at a press conference in Baramulla , Khera, accompanied by senior Congress leader Salman Anees Soz and the party’s candidate for North Kashmir, stated, “Terrorist activities have escalated despite claims of ...

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J&K Assembly polls: NC retains old guard, BJP introduces new faces

Arjumand Shah

Srinagar, Aug 28 (KINS): The National Conference (NC) has largely retained its old guard, while the BJP has introduced mostly new faces in the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nomination process for the Assembly elections, covering 24 constituencies in the first of three phased polls in Jammu and Kashmir, concluded on Tuesday. A total of 279 candidates have filed their nomination papers across 24 constituencies—16 in Kashmir and 8 in the Jammu region....

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NC-Congress Alliance deal sealed in J&K: NC to contest 51 seats, Congress 32 in upcoming Assembly Elections

Arshad Farooq

Srinagar, Aug 26 (KINS): In a significant development ahead of the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir elections, the National Conference (NC) and the Indian National Congress have formalized a seat-sharing agreement aimed at enhancing their electoral prospects.

Under the agreement, the National Conference will contest 51 of the 90 available seats, while the Congress will field candidates in 32 constituencies. Additionally, five seats will feature friendly contests between the two...

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Shifting Terror Theatre to Jammu: Its Aims and Objectives

By: Dr. Ramees Raja Beig

From Mid-2023 there was a surge in terror attacks in Jammu which was considered to be a safe place and declared terror-free by the Jammu and Kashmir Police many times. The geographical landscape of Jammu is harsher than Kashmir because of the vast and thick forests which lies between the LOC.

Understanding the timelineof major attacks in Jammu region

July 16, 2024: Four Army soldiers were killed in action in Doda, July 8, 2024: Five Army personnel were kille...

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Review of Sadaf Wani’s City as Memory: A Short Biography of Srinagar

Sadaf Wani is a Kashmiri writer and a senior communications professional authored her latest book, City as Memory: A Short Biography of Srinagar. In this book, she draws on her childhood experiences of the mid-90s, captivated by unrestrained insurgencies, upheavals, and augmenting militarization, and the early 2000s, soaked with a series of violent acts in response to civil protests. Wani shares the reminiscences of her personal acquaintances with the locality and the serious scholarship of ...

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Assembly Election in J&K by 30 Sep, Statehood next : Amit Shah

New DELHI, May 26: Union Home Minister Amit Shah after completion of successful Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has said that the Assembly Elections in the region will be held before September 30 as per Supreme Court orders.

He further added that once the Assembly Elections are over, the Government will start the process of restoring statehood to the Union Territory.

The erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into two Union Territories of J...

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Boat capsizes in Jhelum River at Gandbal, death toll mounts to six

Srinagar, 16 April: 26 individuals, including school children, were aboard a boat that capsized while crossing the Jhelum River from Gandabal Soiteng to Batawara. Tragically, six bodies have been recovered, while the 20 individuals are missing.

The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in the Gandbal Nowgam area, according to officials. A rescue operation is currently underway, with teams from the State Disaster Response Force mobilized to assist.

The Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir,...

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Leopard on Prowl in Ganderbal, Wildlife Dept. Making All-Out Efforts to Capture Beast

Srinagar 03 Apr (CNS): To capture a leopard, which has been prowling in central Kashmir Ganderbal district’s Fatehpora Kujjar area, a wide-scale search operation was carried out by the wildlife department on Wednesday.

Locals told the news agency CNS that the big cat was spotted in Fetehpora Kujjar following which the wildlife department was informed about the leopard’s roaming, auguring ill for the area and its residents.

“The wildlife department has been making all-out efforts to cat...

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Statehood of J-K will be restored, Ladakh to remain UT: Centre tells Supreme Court

New Delhi/Agencies/ August 29: The Central Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that “the status of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory is only temporary and it will be restored to statehood, but Ladakh would remain a Union Territory”.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said a positive statement would be made soon. The response of the Solicitor General came on a query posed by a five-Judge Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and J...

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