Gadkari to visit Zojila, Z-Morh tunnels today

SONAMARG: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari will review and inspect work on Zojila and Z – Morh tunnels today. The minister is on a two day visit to the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. During his visit the Minister will review the progress on Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2 at […]

People need not worry about situation along LoC: Army Officer

Srinagar: The people of Kashmir do not have to worry about the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) as the Army is fully geared up to deal with any eventuality, a senior Army officer said on Monday. “The situation (along the LoC) is pretty good. We are fully geared up with our deployment and […]

JK will reap benefits of Article 370 abrogation slowly, silently: Athawale

Jammu: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Monday said the abrogation of Article 370 by the BJP-led government was in the interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir who would reap its benefits ‘slowly and silently’. He also opposed any dialogue with the Taliban which took over Afghanistan […]

CS reviews progress of mega developmental projects in JK

Urges for timely completion of all projects

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday chaired a meeting to review the progress of various mega developmental projects in Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare, Forest Ecology & Environment, Industries & Commerce, Higher Education, and Tourism, besides Divisional Commissioners Kashmir/ Jammu and […]

Eastern Ladakh Row: China installs new shelters for troops near LAC

New Delhi: China has put in place new modular container-based accommodations for its troops in several high-altitude forward areas on its side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in response to Indian deployment in the region, people familiar with the developments said on Monday. The shelters were installed in locations near […]

Places with better healthcare infrastructure will attract more tourists: PM

New Delhi: Asserting that healthcare has a very strong relationship with tourism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said places where more people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and which have a better healthcare infrastructure will attract more tourists, especially in the wake of the pandemic. In his address after the launch of the Ayushman […]

Infiltration bid foiled: Four soldiers injured during exchange of fire

Srinagar: Four soldiers were injured as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Monday. The Army launched a counter-infiltration operation along the LoC in the Uri sector in north Kashmir on Saturday after noticing suspicious movement, they said. “Four soldiers were injured in […]

JK reports 117 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 117 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. They said that 55 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 62 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case count to 329125. There was no death due […]

Union I&B Minister concludes visit to Ganderbal

GANDERBAL: Two-day visit of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur to Ganderbal concluded Monday. On day two, the minister reviewed developmental scenario of district, interacted with PRIs including DDCs, BDCs, ULBs, and sports delegation at Conference Hall Mini Secretariat Ganderbal. During the meeting, Deputy Commissioner, Krittika Jyotsna […]