No inputs of threat to Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra: DGP

Srinagar: DGP Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said there are no inputs of a possible threat to Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and that adequate security will be provided to the march when it reaches the Union territory. “The Yatra will enter Jammu from Punjab in a day or two. For a few days, the march […]

Kashmir experiences sub-zero night temperature: MeT

Predicts high intensity precipitation from Jan 22

Srinagar: The minimum temperature settled below the freezing point in Kashmir as the weather stayed dry, even as the Meteorological Department has forecast rains and snow from the mid-week, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.7 degrees Celsius on Monday night — down from minus 1.9 degrees Celsius the night before, […]

Two terrorists killed in Budgam encounter

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists were killed in a brief encounter with security personnel near the court complex in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday, police said. “On a specific input about the movement of terrorists through Budgam, a joint area domination party of the Army and Police tried to stop one suspected vehicle near the […]

LeT leader Abdul Rehman Makki designated as global terrorist

United Nations: In a major diplomatic victory for India, Abdul Rehman Makki was designated a global terrorist by the UN after China lifted its hold on a joint India-US proposal to blacklist the deputy chief of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The UN Security Council’s 1267 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee added 68-year-old Makki […]

India welcomes UN action again Makki

New Delhi: India on Tuesday welcomed the UN Security Council decision to declare Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist and said threats from terrorism in the region remain high and sanctions by the UNSC are an effective tool to curb such threats. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi also said India […]

CS tells DC’s to focus on sanitation, employment generation

NEW DELHI: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday took a detailed review of the government initiatives of rural sanitation and employment generation for youth across the districts of J&K. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, RDD; Commissioner Secretary, Revenue; Secretary Law; Deputy Commissioners and Directors of Rural Development and Rural Sanitation. Some of […]

Two ex-DAP leaders join Congress in Jammu

Jammu: In another setback to the Ghulam Nabi Azad led Democratic Azad Party (DAP), two of its former leaders on Tuesday joined the Congress along with 58 other political activists here. Former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Nizamuddin Khatana, his son and former vice chairman of Gujjar and Bakerwal Welfare Board Gulzar Ahmad Khatana and […]

Police to verify identity of inhabitants living in close proximity of IB in Samba

Jammu: Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, the Jammu and Kashmir Police will carry out verification of inhabitants living in close proximity of the International Border in Samba district and ensure that no outsider movement goes unchecked, officials said on Tuesday. A direction to this effect was conveyed by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Samba, […]

Lt Guv hands over appointment letter to widow of a slain Kashmiri Pandit

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday handed over the appointment letter to Sweety Bhat wife of Kashmiri Pandit Puran Krishan Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmir’s Shopian district last year. The job letter was handed over to the window of Puran Krishnan at Jammu Raj Bhavan, the Lt Guv’s office tweeted. […]