Tag: Jammu and Kashmir

J-K: Massive fire breaks out in Ramnagar forest division

Upon receiving the information, forest department personnel swung into action to contain the fire.

June 3, 2024

J-K: Rajouri forest fire disrupts normal life, locals complain of suffocation

These fires, which began yesterday, disrupted normal life, covering the region in thick smoke and causing widespread distress among the local population.

May 30, 2024

Forest fire incidents on rise in J-K’s Rajouri Forest Division this summer, 8 incidents reported so far, says official

According to Balwant Singh, Assistant Director, Forest Protection Force, Rajouri, 8 incidents of forest fire have been reported to date from the area.

May 29, 2024

Article 370 wasn’t agenda of people, record turnout in Kashmir in LS polls has sent message to the world: PM Modi

Modi government abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, months after it came to office for the second successive term.

May 28, 2024

PM Modi congratulates voters in J-K’s Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency for record turnout

In this year's elections, the other two parliamentary constituencies in the valley - Srinagar (38.49 per cent), Baramulla (59.1 per cent)- have also recorded voter turnouts that are the highest in several decades.

May 27, 2024

“Those who indulged in J-K killings will be strongly responded,” says Anurag Thakur

Speaking on the same, former deputy chief minister of the erstwhile state, Kavinder Gupta said that the attack was aimed at disturbing and hurting tourism in Jammu and Kashmir.

May 19, 2024

Light intensity earthquake occurs in J&K

A statement by the local MET office said that an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 8.35 a.m. today.

May 18, 2024

Rise in voter turnout shows success of abrogation of Article 370: Amit Shah

Amit Shah also pointed out that, compared to the usual three per cent of voter turnout among displaced Kashmiri Pandits, more than 40 percent of them voted in the Lok Sabha elections in Srinagar.

May 17, 2024

J-K: Away from native soil, Kashmiri Pandits vote in homecoming hope

Amid polling for Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, migrant Kashmir voters were pictured queuing up outside a special polling booth in Jammu's Barnai village to cast their votes for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

May 13, 2024

“PoJK was, is and always will be part of India”: EAM Jaishankar amid ongoing protests in Muzaffarabad

The PoJK government deployed Rangers and police following clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators in Mirpur.

May 13, 2024