Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, on Saturday called for expediting the speed of ongoing hydroelectric power projects in the Kishtwar district, saying that these plants will generate an estimated capacity of 8000 MW thus enabling J&K emerge as the biggest power hub of North India.
We will achieve the goal of ‘Terror-Free Jammu and Kashmir’ at the earliest: Home Minister
Nalli, an 'A++ category terrorist' and a close aide of top terrorists Burhan Wani and Riyaz Naikoo, evaded forces for over a decade. He was involved in several attacks at civilians and security forces.
In a major success, five terrorists were killed on Thursday in an encounter in South Kashmir's Kadder village of Behibagh Kulgam District. Two security forces personnel were injured in the operation.
An encounter has started between security forces and terrorists in the Kadder area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district, the police said on Thursday.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid on Wednesday criticised the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, saying the latter has been criminalised for standing up against injustice, while terming the arrest a "direct attack on free speech and right to protest peacefully".
While Constitution Day was celebrated on Tuesday across the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, People's Conference leader Mehbooba Mufti said that the erosion of constitutional values and rule of law is extremely concerning.
A video has gone viral across Jammu and Kashmir in which a woman in Himachal Pradesh, who identified herself as the wife of a local sarpanch, is seen bullying two Kashmiri woollen garment sellers and asking them to chant “Jai Shri Ram.”
Similar is the position in the UT of Ladakh where the tribal people are struggling for the Sixth Schedule, protecting the land, jobs and their unique culture.
The court expressed dismay over the deficiencies identified at the Gaushala in Seri Khud (Nagrota) by Court Commissioner Zia-ul-Qamar and Dr. Priyanka Malhotra, Veterinary Surgeon with JMC.
