PM Modi greets people on Navroz
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Navroz on Wednesday. Navroz marks the traditional new year of Parsis and is a festival of Iranian origin. Modi said on X, “Navroz Mubarak! On this blessed day, I wish for everyone’s joy and wellbeing. May the coming year be […]
Amid forecast for wet spell from March 21, night temp rises in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 20: Amid forecast for rains and snow on March 21-22, night temperature recorded a rise at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. While generally dry weather has been forecast during the next 24 hours, a meteorological department official here said that there is possibility of light to moderate rain/snow at many […]
Lt Governor addresses the inaugural ceremony of ‘Goonj-2024’ at Jammu University
JAMMU, MAR 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today addressed the inaugural ceremony of ‘Goonj-2024’ a multi-genre mega festival hosted by University of Jammu. Goonj-2024 has been curated to celebrate vibrant and diverse culture, offers educational institutions to highlight their strengths, promote collaboration and contribute to strengthen the educational landscape in J&K UT. The Lt Governor […]
Two persons held under PSA in Poonch
Jammu, Mar 19 (PTI) Two people, allegedly involved in several criminal cases, have been arrested as part of the administration’s effort to maintain law and order, police said here on Tuesday. Talib Hussain and Sharaz Ahmad Mir were arrested on Monday. They have been charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA) that allows detention without […]
Man crushed to death by train in Samba, probe on
Samba/Jammu, Mar 19 (PTI) A 39-year-old man died after being run over by a goods train in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. It is yet to be ascertained if the victim committed suicide or was hit by the goods trains while crossing the railway tracks, they said. The deceased has […]
AN-32 aircraft deployed to airlift critical casualties from Leh to Chandigarh: IAF
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Indian Air Force’s AN-32 aircraft were deployed to airlift “critical casualties” from Leh to Chandigarh recently, officials said on Tuesday. The airlift was done as part of ‘Operation Sadbhavna’. The IAF also posted photos of an AN-32 aircraft on X. “As part of Op #Sadbhavana, #IAF An-32 aircraft were deployed […]
BSF Special DG reviews operational preparedness along LoC in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
Srinagar, Mar 19 (PTI) Border Security Force (BSF) Special Director General Y B Khurania reviewed the operational preparedness of the personnel deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the force said on Tuesday. “Y B Khurania IPS, Special Director General, SDG HQ BSF (Western Command), visited forward areas of […]
New black hole map depicts “largest-ever volume of universe”
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Scientists have mapped about 1.3 million of active supermassive black holes in three dimensions, depicting the “largest-ever volume of the universe”. As the gravitational pull of these black holes living at the centres of galaxies “gobbles up” nearby gas, the process generates extremely bright disks – called quasars – and […]
Two held with 90 Kgs of poppy straw in Pahalgam, south Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 19: Two persons were apprehended with a whopping ninty kilograms of poppy-straw in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district, an official said on Tuesday. The official said that on receipt of reliable inputs, police laid a naka during which it intercepted a duo in possession of ninety kilograms of poppy-straw. Identifying the duo as […]
India committed to combating piracy, terrorism in Indian Ocean region: PM Modi
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that India is committed to protecting freedom of navigation and combating piracy and terrorism in the Indian Ocean region after Bulgarian President Rumen Radev thanked him for Indian Navy rescuing his country’s ship and crew. Radev had posted on X, “My sincere gratitude […]
