SRINAGAR, Sept 19: Mohammad Shafi Pandit, the first Muslim IAS officer from Kashmir, passed away on Thursday. He was 80.Pandit was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi after he was detected with cancer about a month ago, his family said. Pandit was the first Muslim from Kashmir to qualify the civil services examinations in…
Jammu, Aug 16: Assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir will be held in three phases and counting will be done on October 4, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced in a press conference on Friday. Voting for J&K elections will be held on September 18, 25 and October 1.Kumar made a stark observation over the acceptance…
Indian Army’s Colonel Manpreet Singh, who lost his life in a confrontation with terrorists in Jammu Kashmir’s Anantnag district last September, has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra on this Independence Day.Three Army personnel were honored with the Kirti Chakra in total, including Rifleman Ravi Kumar and Major M Naidu.Colonel Manpreet Singh was leading the…
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Nitish Kumar and Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) of Police Shakti Kumar Pathak and Ajeet Singh are among the six police personnel who have been awarded the Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occassion of Independence Day.
Dr Bharti GuptaOver the years, various separatist movements have emerged in J&K, advocating for either greater autonomy or outright independence from India. These movements amplified feelings of distinct identity and separation. Separatism in Kashmir had contributed to a psychological disconnect between a chunk of people in the region and the rest of India before the…
Jammu, 25th July 2024 – The Akhil Bhartiya Poorva Sainik Sewa Parishad (ABPSSP) organized a “Kargil Shourya Yatra” today to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the victory of Indian forces over Pakistani forces in the Kargil War. The rally, held in Jammu city, saw an overwhelming participation of over 2500 people, including 250 ex-servicemen in…
Jammu, July 23 : The Centre has allocated Rs 42,277.74 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget for 2024-25, a nominal hike of 1.2 per cent from the Rs 41,751.44 crore given to the Union Territory in the last fiscal. In the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha…
Pushing women empowerment to greater heights, Colonel Anshu Jamwal belonging to union territory of Jammu Kashmir , becomes first woman officer to head air defense regiment of Indian army. Who Is Colonel Anshu Jamwal? Colonel Anshu Jamwal comes from Rahya village from Jammu. She was officially appointed from Officers Training academy Chennai on March 18,…
26 years ago, on 19 June 1998, Terrorists attacked a marriage (Baaraat) and killed more than 25 Hindus in Chapnari village of district Doda. A clear attempt of ethnic cleansing of Hindus from erstwhile Doda district. Erstwhile Doda – Chapnari (Champnari) is situated 10 km from Doda, along the poorly maintained and winding mountain road…
Srinagar, June 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Srinagar on June 20 and take part in the Yoga Day event on June 21. PM Modi who endorses Yoga to be inculcated in day-to-day life has said it has united millions around the world in the pursuit of holistic wellbeing. The official theme for International…
