Breakthrough achieved on under-construction 10.2 km railway tunnel

Banihal/Jammu: The digging work was completed Tuesday on a 10.2 km tunnel connecting Sumbar and Dharam villages on the 111-km under-construction Banihal-Katra Railway link, an official said. The breakthrough on T-48 Tunnel was executed by conducting a blast under the supervision of Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Railways S P Mahi, the official said. […]

Security situation in Kashmir has improved: Lt Guv

Says erstwhile rulers had terrible record

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday hit out at the critics of the government on killings of non-muslims in the union territory saying the record of previous rulers was bad enough to “blacken their faces.” “There have been some incidents (of killings) in the past three days. If I repeat the statistics of the […]

Peace, tranquillity in border areas remains basis for normal ties with China: EAM

Eastern Ladakh Row

New Delhi: Peace and tranquillity in the border areas clearly remains the basis for normal relations between India and China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday amid the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh. Jaishankar said the last few years have been a period of “serious challenge”, both for the relationship and for […]

There can be no safe havens for corrupt, terrorists, drug cartels: PM Modi

90th General Assembly of Interpol

Seeks global response to check them New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there can be no safe havens for the corrupt, terrorists, drug cartels, poaching gangs and organised crime, and called for a global response to tackle these dangers. He said a safe and secure world is “our shared responsibility” and when […]

J&K parts receive fresh snowfall, rains lash plains

MeT says no forecast of major wet spell, weather to improve from Thursday

Srinagar: The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Tuesday while the rains lashed plains in the afternoon, bringing the mercury down in the Valley. Reports said that the world famous ski-resort, Gulmarg, Sinthan Top, Mughal road, Zojilla and other places experienced fresh snowfall today. Affarwat hills in Gulmarg received 2 inches […]

CS launches online HR Management System for JK employees

Says system would ensure equitable treatment to all employees

SRINAGAR: As a significant reform encompassing different dimensions of Human Resource Management of the employees working for J&K government, the Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Tuesday launched Jammu & Kashmir Human Resource Management System (JK-HRMS). The launch was attended by all Administrative Secretaries and Deputy Commissioners in physical and virtual mode. On the occasion […]

SIA conducts raid at social media user’s home in Budgam

Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday conducted a raid at the house of a social media handler in Budgam district for allegedly publishing criminal content at the behest of terrorists and secessionists, police said. The suspect has been glamorising terrorists and expressing active support to the anti-national elements by sharing […]