Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in nine phases between November 17 and December 11, J-K Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra said on Sunday.   In November, the polls will be held on 17, 20, 24, 27 and 29, and on 1, 4, 8 and 11 in December. Votes will be cast using ballot paper and the counting process will also take place on the same day, said Kabra.   On Saturday, Kabra announced the dates for the municipal polls, which will take place in the state after 13 years. The announcement came days after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Nat ... Read More

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik requested all political parties to participate in the upcoming electoral exercise- Panchayat polls and municipal elections in the state. Speaking to ANI, Malik said, “I would like to request them to participate in the election. Elections are neither for Delhi nor me but for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.” Earlier today, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shaleen Kabra announced that the municipal elections in the state will take place in four phases between October 8 and October 16, and counting will be on held October 20. The date ... Read More

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rayees Mohammad Bhat has ordered transfer and posting of 2 Inspectors and 7 Sub Inspectors (SIs) with immediate effect. According to the order, Inspector Sanjeev Chib, SHO Police Station Chenani has been transferred and posted as SHO Police Station Udhampur, while Inspector Umesh Nag has been transferred from DPL and posted as SHO Police Station Kud. SI Narinder Singh, SHO Police Station Latti has been transferred and posted as SHO Police Station Majalta, while SI Sanjeet Sharma, Incharge Police Post Tikri has been transferred and posted as SHO ... Read More

Five terrorists have been shot dead by security forces in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam. Three were shot dead this morning during a cordon and search operation, while the two others were killed during the encounter that followed.   Train services between Baramulla and Qazigund were stopped, the police said.   The security forces launched a search operation on getting intelligence inputs that some terrorists have been hiding at Chowgam in the south Kashmir district, 72 km from Srinagar.     The terrorists opened fired at the ... Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the sale of Saridon, exempting the painkiller from last week’s government order banning manufacture and distribution of 328 fixed-dose combination drugs for human use.   FDCs are two or more drugs combined in a fixed ratio into a single dosage form.   Doctors and public health experts in India and abroad have warned that increasing use of antibiotic combinations in India may be contributing to antibiotic resistance.   India is a particular concern as the market share of combination drugs versus single drugs is ... Read More

Fuel prices are skyrocketing since the past few days and it once again witnessed the hike on Monday.   The rising prices of petrol and diesel every day have burnt a hole in the pockets of consumers. In New Delhi, petrol is now being sold at Rs 82.06 per litre (increased by Rs 0.15 per litre), while the price of diesel has been hiked by Rs 0.6 per litre to Rs 73.78 per litre.   On the other hand, the price of petrol rose to Rs 89.44 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel is being sold at Rs 78.33 per litre.   The continuous hike in the fuel price is being wi ... Read More