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Lt Guv participates in ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’

Says government is committed to brighten the lives of people

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha participated in the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ at Flora Nagbani Panchayat, Tuesday. The Lt Governor highlighted the vision and aim of ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ to achieve saturation of government schemes. He said the outreach campaign is witnessing enthusiastic response from the public, especially women, youth and farmers. Women and […]

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Srinagar shivers at minus 1.4°C as cold conditions intensify

Srinagar: The mercury continued to witness downward trend in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as it settled below freezing point in the Valley barring Kokernag. A meteorological temperature department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against 0.7°C on the previous night and it was 0.5°C below normal for this time of […]

 Press Trust of India

No infiltration along international border in Jammu in past year: BSF-IG

Jammu: Inspector General (IG) of the BSF D K Boora affirmed on Tuesday that the force successfully maintained peace along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu frontier and said no infiltration was reported along the border with Pakistan in the past year. He said there has been a significant decrease in the number of […]

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CS calls for upgradation of Roads to new tourist destinations

Reviews the working of the Public Works Department

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Tuesday held in depth review of the Public Works Department (PWD) and the different schemes of infrastructure building under implementation herein the UT. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, PWD Engineer-in-Chief; Director Finance, R&B besides other concerned. During this meeting Dulloo observed that the road infrastructure is vital for […]

 Press Trust of India

Modi govt ensured country has only one flag, one Constitution: Amit Shah

New Delhi: The government has ensured the country has just one flag and Constitution, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. He asserted that the concept of “one flag, one prime minister, one Constitution” was not a political […]

 Press Trust of India

NIA plea for death penalty to Yasin Malik listed in Feb

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday listed for hearing on February 14 a plea by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. The court directed that Malik, who had pleaded guilty to the charges, shall join the court proceedings virtually. Noting that […]

 Press Trust of India

Over 294 kidnapping cases daily in country in 2022: NCRB

New Delhi: More than 1 lakh kidnapping and abduction cases were registered across India in 2022, an average of over 294 daily or more than 12 every hour, with the maximum FIRs being lodged in Uttar, according to the NCRB. In 2022, the average rate of crime per lakh population for the country was 7.8, […]

 Press Trust of India

NIA raids in seven districts in JK in terror conspiracy case

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out raids at several locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the terror conspiracy hatched and operationalised by offshoots of the banned Pakistan-backed terrorist organisations, the investigating agency said. The searches led to the seizure of several digital devices containing large volumes of incriminating data […]

 Press Trust of India

Carbon emissions in India to increase by 8.2 per cent in 2023: Study

Carbon emissions in India to increase by 8.2 per cent in 2023: Study

New Delhi: Carbon emissions in India are projected to increase in India by 8.2 per cent in 2023, and by 4 per cent in China, according to an international research. Global emissions from coal, oil and gas are all projected to increase by 1.1, 1.5 and 0.5 per cent, respectively, even as they are predicted […]

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Couple chargesheeted for duping lecturer in Jammu

Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against a couple for allegedly cheating a lecturer of Rs 6 lakh on the promise of arranging a plot of land from the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), an official said. The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Jammu filed the […]