Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath cave

Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) Braving heavy rains, a fresh batch of over 4,900 pilgrims left the base camp here on Wednesday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. Jammu is witnessing heavy rains since early morning. While 2,566 pilgrims, headed for Pahalgam, left in a convoy of 107 vehicles for the valley, another convoy […]
Two forest dept employees fired at in Pulwama

Srinagar, Jul 19 (PTI) Two forest department employees were fired at by unknown gunmen in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday. The two employees — Jahangir Ahmad Chechi, and Imran Yousuf — noticed suspicious activity at Sonabanjar forest area near Bagandar Bridge while patrolling during the night, they said. […]
Four foreign terrorists killed in Poonch

Army says major terror strike thwarted
Poonch/Jammu: Four heavily-armed foreign terrorists were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in Poonch district on Tuesday, the Army said, asserting that the successful operation scuttled possible terror strikes in the region. The killing of four terrorists comes a day after security forces foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control […]
Security forces bust terrorist hideout in Poonch, one detained
Poonch/Jammu: Security forces have busted a terrorist hideout and nabbed a person during their search operation in Poonch district, official sources said on Tuesday. Three grenades and other materials have been seized from the hideout, they said. The search operation was being conducted by the Army and the special operations group in the Kala Jhula […]
Three more districts in Kashmir to get cinema halls: Lt Guv Sinha
Srinagar: Three new cinemas will come up in Bandipora, Ganderbal and Kulgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir in September, taking the total number of districts in the valley to have film theatres to seven, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. “Cinema halls are opening in small cities also after 30 years. Some days back, […]
Govt calls all-party meeting ahead of monsoon session of Parliament
New Delhi: The government has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to deliberate on a host of issues related to Parliament’s monsoon session, which will begin from July 20. It’s a customary get-together on the eve of a session’s start as various parties put across their issues at the meeting attended by senior government ministers. […]
PM Modi likely to address annual high-level UNGA session in September
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the UN General Assembly in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN here. The high-level General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly will begin September 19, 2023, with Brazil as the […]
New meticulously designed IT Towers to come up in JK: Lt Guv
Says move will create more jobs and fuel tech growth
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that new IT Towers meticulously designed are coming up in J&K. He said that the move will create more jobs and fuel tech growth. Chairing a review-cum-consultation meeting on Cyber Security, capacity building of knowledge based industries and reforms in School Education sector, at Raj Bhawan he said […]
Appointment to posts in judiciary: SC reserves verdict on whether ‘rules of the game’ can be changed mid-way
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on whether “the rules of the game” for appointment to various posts in the judiciary can be changed mid-way through the selection process. A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Hrishikesh Roy, P S Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal and Manoj Misra […]
Minority killing case: SIA raids 10 locations in south Kashmir
Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at 10 places in three districts of South Kashmir related to killing of a Bank ATM guard in February in Pulwama village. According to a statement the SIA raided residential houses of three active terrorists of LeT namely Danish Hamid Thoker @ Khalid, Ubaid Padder […]