Army Commander reviews security situation in Siachen
Srinagar: General Officer Commanding of strategic Fire & Fury Corps Lt General Y K Joshi visited the forward locations in Siachen glacier in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation and operational preparedness, a defence spokesman said Tuesday. “Lt Gen Joshi visited forward locations in the Siachen sector on March 4, […]
Advisor Ganai visits Pandit Colony Sheikhpora
Felicitates community on Shivratri festival
Budgam: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Tuesday visited Pandit Colony at Sheikhpora, Budgam to felicitate the residents on Mahashivratri festival. The Advisor was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan and Deputy Commissioner Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar besides other senior officials. Ganai extending his greetings to the community said that the festival […]
Three drug peddlers, associate apprehended
Sopore: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three drug peddlers and an associate in two different nakas at Laiser Crossing and Parrypora Rafiabad Crossing. Police officials told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that a naka was laid at Laiser Crossing during which one person namely Yasir Mushtaq Lone, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Lone of Patoosa Rafiabad alongwith […]
Srinagar Ring Road: Rs 1.34 Cr distributed to Sumbal land owners
Bandipora: Additional Deputy Commissioner Zahoor Ahmad Mir Tuesday held a Revenue camp in Sumbal to settle various land related cases and disbursed an amount of Rs 1.34 crore as land compensation for land acquisition of ambitious Srinagar Ring Road project. The camp was attended by Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sumbal Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari, Tehsildar and other revenue […]
PM-SYM scheme launched in Kulgam
Kulgam: ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan Dhan’ (PM-SYM), a pension scheme for unorganized workers in District Kulgam was on Tuesday launched at Dak Banglow Chowalgam Kulgam. The scheme was launched by department of Labour Kulgam in co-ordination with District Administration Kulgam. The programme was organized under the overall supervision and directions of District Development Commissioner […]
PM sacrificed national interest, not Congress: Former defence minister A K Antony
New Delhi: Former defence minister A K Antony on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of sacrificing national interests and urged him “not to politicise” the armed forces. The Congress leader also accused the prime minister of “ignoring” the report of a committee that had said there were irregularities in the selection of L-1 in […]
Amit Shah’s visit expected to galvanise BJP in Telangana
Hyderabad: BJP’s preparations for the coming Lok Sabha elections would get a boost in Telangana with party Chief Amit Shah scheduled to address a meeting of activists at Nizamabad on Wednesday. Shah will attend the cluster meeting of BJP functionaries from Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Medak (Lok Sabha constituencies), BJP MLC N Ramachander Rao told […]
Cong lowering morale of security forces for petty political gains: BJP
New Delhi: Accusing the Congress of trying to lower the morale of security forces for “petty political gains”, the BJP on Tuesday said comments by the opposition party’s leaders on the Balakot air strike are part of a “conspiracy” that has the blessings of Rahul Gandhi. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad seized on Congress leader […]
Pak SC turns down Sharif’s appeal for early hearing in graft case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed on behalf of ousted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for an early hearing of his petition seeking bail on medical grounds and to have his sentence suspended in the Al-Azizia corruption case. The apex court said on Monday that the case against the Islamabad High Court’s […]
China hikes defence budget by 7.5 per cent to USD 117.6 billion
Beijing: China, the world’s second largest military spender after the US, Tuesday announced a 7.5 per cent increase in its defence budget for this year, hiking it to a whopping USD 177.61 billion, over three times that of India. The 2019 defence budget will be 1.19 trillion yuan (about USD 177.61 billion), according to a […]
