Lt Guv releases Satish Vimal’s Book ‘Bansuri Shakhoon Par’

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha released a book of Urdu poetry “Bansuri Shakhoon Par” by noted writer Sh Satish Vimal at Raj Bhawan, Thursday. The Lt Governor also released three translated books of Satish Vimal’s original works by Mushtaque Barq, Ashraf Raavi and Towseef  Raza. The Lt Governor congratulated Satish Vimal and all those associated […]

Women dupes 12 men in Budgam

Marries them and flees with gold, cash and valuables

Srinagar: In a shocking incident, a group of men along with their lawyer gathered in Srinagar’s press enclave and held a protest against a woman alleging that the single woman married nearly a dozen men and ran away with their belongings including cash and gold. At least six men, all claiming to be the husbands […]

National Conference on apple being held in Shopian

Move aims at finding ways to redress problems faced by the industry

Srinagar: For the very first time, a national-level conference on apples is being held in south Kashmir’s Shopian district to find out ways for redressal of the problems faced by the fruit industry. The conference is being organised by the Apple Farmers’ Federation of India (AFFI) in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Kisaan Tehreek. The […]

India has shown it’s possible for harmony to exist amid diversity: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India as the world’s largest democracy has demonstrated that it is possible for harmony to exist amid diversity and underscored the natural expectation of adjustments in the international system and institutions to give the country its rightful place. Modi told French newspaper Les Echos in an […]

HC sets aside 13-year-old judgment in corruption case

Sentences accused to six months in jail

Jammu: The law finally caught up with a former government official facing corruption charges after 26 years with the Jammu and Kashmir High Court setting aside his 2010 acquittal by a trial court. Justice MA Chowdhary convicted the accused, sentenced him to six months in jail and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on him, […]

CRPF personnel deployed in large numbers to secure Amarnath Yatra: DIG

Pulwama: CRPF personnel have been deployed in large numbers to secure the ongoing Amarnath Yatra as the paramilitary force is equipped with the latest gadgets to augment the security grid in Kashmir, a senior officer of the force said. “We are deployed for your service 24/7, 365 days (a year), whether there is yatra or […]

Saina Nehwal pays obeisance at Amarnath cave Shrine

Srinagar: Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal undertook the Amarnath Yatra to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine housing the naturally-formed ice-lingam of lord Shiva in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Thursday. The badminton player is currently staying at the picturesque tourist resort of Sonamarg, in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, which falls on the way […]

Amid security, another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath cave

Jammu: A fresh batch of over 9,200 pilgrims, the largest so far, left the base camp here in the early hours of Thursday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. While 6,035 pilgrims left in a convoy of 194 vehicles for Pahalgam, another convoy of 112 vehicles carrying 3,206 pilgrims left for the Baltal […]

MHA permits foreign tourists to visit Hanle for Ladakh Nomadic Festival

Leh: The Ministry of Home Affairs has granted permission to foreign tourists to visit and stay at Hanle, Changthang, specifically for the upcoming Ladakh Nomadic Festival scheduled to be held from July 15-16. In a statement chairman LAHDC Advocate Tashi Gyalson expressed heartfelt gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Lt Governor, Ladakh, Brigadier […]