Tag: J&K
The Centre will directly handle the functioning of police as well as law and order in the newly-created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through the Lieutenant Governor in the region while land related issues will be taken care of by the elected government, an official said on Sunday.....
Accusing the Centre of forcing "demographic change" and "settler colonies" in Kashmir in "violation of all international laws" and UN resolutions, All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairperson Syed Ali Geelani has urged Jammu and Kashmir's people to "resist at this critical juncture".....
In a major decision in the first meeting with a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir after removal of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday assured them of providing security as well as a Rs 2 lakh life insurance cover to each panch and sarpanch in the newly-created Union Territory.....
At least six non-local labourers were killed and another one seriously injured in a sudden attack by militants on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. All the killed were from West Bengal's Murshidabad, police sources said.....
The Kashmir issue, which lay low during the informal Mahabalipuram summit, reared its head on Thursday, with China protesting India's "unilateral move" to create the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, which it said challenges "China's sovereignty".....
The Jammu and Kashmir Bank, which has the largest number of branches in J&K and Ladakh union territories, has decided to fully implement the RBI guidelines seeking a three-month long moratorium on term loans.....
An alarming spurt in the number of COVID-19 positive cases occurred in J&K on Saturday as five more tested positive for the dreaded virus, taking the total to 33.....
On a day the Indian Army killed three terrorists while foiling an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in J&K's Poonch district on Monday.....
An Army jawan was killed and two others injured on Sunday in unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, sources said.....
The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued over 18.52 Lakh Domicile Certificates against over 21.99 lakh applications received till Monday. ....