PM Modi in Jammu Kashmir: PM Modi will visit Kashmir at a time when separatists called Bandhs and strikes are a thing of the past. Stone pelting that had assumed menacing proportions before the abrogation of Article 370 has completely vanished.
Fortunately, there have been no casualties or injuries reported thus far, as all occupants of the hotel were safely evacuated. The situation is being closely monitored, and rescue operations are ongoing at the time of filing this report.
This would be Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to the Kashmir Valley after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. PM Modi is likely to address an election rally in Anantnag.
People's Conference will not field any candidate in the Jammu region and will decide on two other seats in Kashmir at an appropriate time. Polling dates for the Lok Sabha elections are yet to be announced.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also claimed that the Kashmiri Pandits, whom his government had resettled in the Valley with government jobs, are now pleading that they be allowed to move back to Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir news: NIA also seized cash in the Handwara narco-terrorism case, involving two proscribed terrorist outfits- Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.
An official said the investigation revealed that there was a well-organised drug syndicate involving Farooq Ahmad Naikoo, who was operating from Dubai, Mohd Rafiq Najar, Mubashir Mushtaq Fafoo, Ainaz Ahmad Sayam, along with Chechi, Jungal and Din.
The identities of the skiers, all believed to be foreigners, are not yet known.
Jammu and Kashmir: Sources have revealed that the investigative agency's actions are aimed at uncovering any illicit activities linked to the project's contracting process.
The special courts will be set up in the twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar, and Anantnag, Pulwama and Baramulla districts of the Kashmir valley.
PM Modi in Jammu Kashmir: Baig, who participated in Prime Minister Modi's rally, said, "His speech was a masterpiece. Today, he spoke in detail about development. People are benefiting from it, and their lives are changing."
Jammu and Kashmir news: PM Modi dedicated various rail projects in Jammu and Kashmir including a new rail line between Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan and the newly-electrified Baramulla-Srinagar-Banihal-Sangaldan section.
Modi will inaugurate are the railway line between Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan (48 km) and the newly electrified Baramulla-Srinagar-Banihal-Sangaldan section (185.66 km).
Terror groups have been using highly encrypted YSMS services, a technology that merges smart-phones and radio sets for covert communication purposes.
Meanwhile, the Srinagar-Leh Highway was closed for vehicles after heavy snowfall blanketed the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that he would be "held up at one place" if he contests the Lok Sabha elections. He also asked his party workers to gear up for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, likely to take place this year.
BSF, Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a joint search today for any possible cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Samba district, amid heightened security in the Union territory ahead of PM Modi's visit next week, officials said.
Several fire tenders were rushed to the scene to douse the flames. No one was injured in the incident but the wooden structure at the hostel suffered damages.
Farooq Abdullah also said elections in both states will be held with the Parliamentary elections. As far as seat sharing is concerned, NC will contest alone and there's no doubt about it.
The Enforcement Directorate initiated the money laundering investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for offences under various sections of the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act and Indian Penal Code.
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