The first cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here on Friday decided to set up a cabinet sub-committee to engage with all stakeholders on the issue of rationalisation of reservation for government jobs that is being demanded by the unemployed youth.
The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday raised an alarm as 158 transformers were damaged in the past four days across the Kashmir valley due to the use of banned heating equipment.
Allegations of torture of four civilians by the Army have surfaced in the Chas area of Kishtwar where a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the special forces of the Indian Army was recently killed and three soldiers injured in a terrorist attack.
The Crime Branch of J&K Police on Thursday filed a charge-sheet against 13 officers in the Rs.19.20 crore food scam wherein rations weighing 4,39,503 quintals meant for BPL and AAY families was allegedly misappropriated.
Reasi’s District Magistrate, Vishesh Mahajan on Thursday conducted a comprehensive security review of critical railway infrastructure in the district, including bridges, tunnels, and labour camps.
At least 149 senior IAS, IPS and other officers hours before the ECI announced assembly elections in the Union Territory (UT) causing suspicion among political parties.
It is learnt that the meeting was attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Pratik Sharma and heads of various security agencies.
The arrests have been made in different parts of the Kathua district.
He said the region has seen a period marked by peace, prosperity, and optimism and the Lok Sabha elections saw an unprecedented voter turnout of 58 per cent.
The Lt Governor said, “Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in J&K has grown to be a people’s movement”.
