Missing BSF jawan traced to home in Bihar, to face departmental inquiry
Mendhar/Jammu: Two days after he was reported to be missing from his post near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was traced to his home in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. The jawan was reported missing from the forward post in Bharani in Balakote […]
Artists find hope at Kashmir’s lone private art gallery
Srinagar: Mahatta Art Gallery, formerly a photo studio, is Srinagar’s only private art gallery and one of the very few refuges for the budding artists of Kashmir to display their works in the heart of the summer capital. Once a workshop for developing photographs clicked by the photographers at Mahatta, the building — standing on […]
Kathua family accuses Punjab Police of roughing up members; investigation started
Kathua/Jammu: A family in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday accused Punjab Police of forcibly entering their house and roughing up members without any provocation. Police took cognizance of the incident and took up an investigation after the victim’s family met the Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Shivdeep Singh and briefed him about […]
Alpine grasslands of Bhaderwah emerges as favourite destination for picnickers

Bhaderwah/Jammu, Sep 10 (PTI) The high-altitude Jaie Valley meadows near the picturesque Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district has emerged as a favourite destination for picnickers this season, officials said. A record four lakh tourists, including 1.20 lakh students, visited the valley — which lies at an altitude of 7,850 feet, 30 kilometres from […]
Terror and its ecosystem destroyed everyone, Tourism united all: Lt Guv

Kupwara, Sep 10: Stating that the authorities are committed to make Jammu and Kashmir a global tourism destination, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that terror and its ecosystem had destroyed everyone while as tourism is uniting all and one. The LG stated this while inaugurating the Bungus Tourism and Adventure festival at Bungus […]
PM Modi hands over G20 ceremonial gavel to Brazilian president

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) Marking the ceremonial transfer of the G20 presidency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday handed over the gavel to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who hailed India for giving voice to topics of interests of emerging economies. At the concluding session, Modi handed over the gavel and offered […]
US President Biden leaves for Vietnam after concluding India visit

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) US President Joe Biden left for Vietnam after he and several other G20 leaders paid homage at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat here on Sunday morning. On his first visit to India as the US President, Biden arrived in the national capital on Friday to attend the two-day G20 summit and […]
G20 leaders arrive at Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received G20 leaders at the rain-drenched Rajghat where they will pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, IMF head Kristalina Georgieva, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong were amongst the first to reach the […]
200 hours of non-stop negotiations, 15 drafts led to consensus on Ukraine: India’s Sherpa

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) It took over 200 hours of non-stop negotiations by a team of Indian diplomats to deliver a consensus on the G20 declaration that was adopted at the Leaders’ Summit here, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Sunday. The team of diplomats, including joint secretaries Eenam Gambhir and K Nagraj […]
Significant victory: G20 adopts New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders Declaration, a significant victory for India’s G20 presidency that came amid increasing tensions and divergent views over the Ukraine conflict. The announcement about the consensus on the declaration and its subsequent adoption came hours after India circulated a new […]