Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to J-K, security forces conduct search for possible cross-border tunnels

Samba/Jammu, Feb 17 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a joint search on Saturday for any possible cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Samba district, amid heightened security in the Union territory ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit next week, officials said. In the past decades, […]
Sachin visits bat-manufacturing unit in Kashmir, pleased with quality of willow

Srinagar, Feb 17 (PTI) A cricket bat manufacturer in the Sangam area here was in for a pleasant surprise when Sachin Tendulkar and his family visited his manufacturing unit on Saturday. Tendulkar, accompanied by wife Anjali and daughter Sara, stopped by at a unit in Charsoo on the Srinagar-Jammu highway and interacted with the workers […]
Azad hints at not contesting Lok Sabha polls, says will campaign for DPAP leaders

Jammu, Feb 17 (PTI) Senior political leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday indicated that he would not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as he would be campaigning for the candidates of his newly formed Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) candidates. Azad, who has refrained from contesting Lok Sabha elections after his defeat […]
MeT issues ‘yellow warning’ amid wet spell forecast in J&K

Srinagar, Feb 17: As Jammu and Kashmir braces up for an extended wet spell beginning this evening, night temperature on Saturday witnessed a jump with only Gulmarg recording below freezing level. Also, the weatherman issued a yellow warning for isolated heavy rain and snow over higher reaches and disruption of traffic on higher passes from […]
Banihal-Sangaldan section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link to open on February 20

New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) The Indian Railways will start train services on the Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan section, a 48.1-kilometre-long significant segment of the country’s most ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project, on February 20. “We will get a step closure to realise our dream to connect Srinagar with Kanyakumari,” a source in the railways told PTI. “The […]
BJP’s two-day national council meeting begins today

New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) A two-day meeting of nearly 11,500 BJP delegates drawn from across the country begins here on Saturday, as the party’s top brass led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets set to outline its campaign themes for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. From its elected panchayat heads to district presidents and […]
PM Modi to inaugurate, lay foundation of projects worth over Rs 3,161 crore in JK

Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate or lay the foundation of 209 projects worth over Rs 3,161 crore in Jammu and Kashmir on February 20, the Union territory administration said on Friday. These projects will upgrade infrastructure, strengthen service delivery systems, general employment opportunities and spur progress and prosperity in the Union territory. The […]
Security heightened in Kashmir ahead of PM Modi’s Jammu visit
Srinagar: Security has been heightened ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu next week. A police officer said that the security arrangements across Jammu and Kashmir have been tightened to ensure there is no untoward incident ahead of February 20 when the Prime Minister arrives. “Besides upgradation of vigil on the borders, the […]
Law panel recommends comprehensive law to deal with NRIs, OCIs marrying Indian citizens
New Delhi: Describing as a “worrisome trend” the “rising” cases of fraudulent marriages between NRIs and Indian citizens, the Law Commission has recommended a comprehensive law to deal with the situation and compulsory registration of such alliances. While presenting the report “Law on Matrimonial Issues Relating to Non-Resident Indians and Overseas Citizens of India” to […]
Kargil monastery fire: Police dispel rumours, say kids inadvertently spilt oil from lamp
Kargil: Police here on Friday said some children had inadvertently spilt oil from a lamp at a Buddhist monastery and urged people to maintain communal harmony and not pay heed to rumours stemming from a video of the purported incident. In a statement, police said a recent video showing children purportedly spilling oil from the […]