Resolving border issue: India, China should find a mutually acceptable solutions: Wang Yi
Beijing: Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Jakarta has said that both countries should find a mutually acceptable solution to the border problem without letting “specific issues” define the overall relationship. India has been locked in a military standoff with China at eastern Ladakh for more […]
Police officers asked to step up efforts to eradicate terror networks in Rajouri, Poonch
Rajouri/Jammu: A senior police officer on Saturday called for efforts to be stepped up to eliminate terror networks in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, a spokesperson said. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rajouri-Poonch Range) Mohammad Haseeb Mughal chaired a high-level meeting, convened to conduct a comprehensive review of the ongoing anti-terror operations and […]
Gen Pande visits forward areas along LoC
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande visited the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to review the operational preparedness, officials said on Saturday. The Army also tweeted pictures from his visit and interaction with some of the troops deployed in the forward areas. “General Manoj Pande COAS visited […]
Over 7,000 pilgrims leave for twin base camps from Jammu
Jammu: A fresh batch of over 7,000 pilgrims left Jammu city early Saturday for the twin base camps in the Valley to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, officials said. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks — the traditional 48-km […]
MeT forecasts cloudy weather with light spell of rain in JK
Srinagar: The weather office here has forecast generally cloudy skies with possibility of a spell of rain at some places of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that from 16-20, mainly dry weather was expected during most part of the day but a brief spell of rain/thundershower at scattered places […]
Kashmiri carpet makers’ heap praise on Modi for global ‘advertisement’
Srinagar: With his one little gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lit up hopes of hundreds of carpets makers of Kashmir, who believe his gifting a silk rug to a French dignitary will give a much needed boost to the local industry. Modi’s gifting a hand-made Kashmiri silk carpet to the president of the French […]
Two girls drown in flash floods in Kathua
Jammu: Two girls drowned and two were rescued after being caught in a flash flood while crossing a mountain stream in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Saturday, police said. The girls were returning home after attending school in the remote Nangala-Machaddi area, Billawar SHO Jatinder Singh told PTI. The accident occurred around 4.30 pm […]
CUET-UG results: Over 22 k with 100 percentile score in second edition
New Delhi: Over 22,000 candidates scored 100 percentile in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG in various subjects, the maximum of them in English followed by Biology and Economics, in results declared on Saturday. The National Testing Agency announced the results for CUET-UG, the second-largest entrance exam in the country. Over 11.11 lakh candidates had […]
PM returns after visits to France, UAE
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday returned after “successful” visits to France and the United Arab Emirates. In France, the prime minister was the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade, which saw participation of a tri-service Indian armed forces contingent led by a military band to mark the 25th anniversary of […]
Mortar shell found near LoC in Poonch
Jammu: A mortar shell was found lying in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, a police official said. The mortar shell was noticed by some villagers at Gali-Sawjian and subsequently, a joint team of police and Army was rushed to secure the scene, the official said. He said a […]
