PM Modi takes oath as member of 18th Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took oath as member of the 18th Lok Sabha. Modi returned to power for a third consecutive term earlier this month. Modi and his Council of Ministers took oath on June 9. This is the third term of Modi as a member of the […]
Supporters of foreign terrorists will be trialled under EAO: DGP

Jammu: Locals who are found supporting foreign terrorists will be dealt with under the Enemy Agents Ordinance (EAO), which is much harsher than Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police RR Swain said on Sunday. The Jammu region will be cleared of all foreign terrorists within the next few months, he […]
Terrorism breathing its last in J-K: Manoj Sinha
Reasi/Jammu: Terrorism is breathing its last in Jammu and Kashmir and the recent acts of terror are signs of the “enemy’s desperation”, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. “We must hunt down the terrorists and their aides harbouring them,” Sinha said at the passing out parade of the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s 16th Basic […]
Indus Water Treaty: Pak delegation in Jammu along with neutral experts to inspect two power projects
Jammu: A Pakistani delegation arrived here on Sunday evening as part of Neutral Expert proceedings to inspect two hydroelectric power projects in Jammu and Kashmir under the Indus Water Treaty, officials said. This is the first visit by a Pakistani delegation to Jammu and Kashmir in more than five years under the dispute settlement mechanism […]
Mortar shall defused near IB in Kathua
Jammu: A 51-mm mortar shell was found and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday, officials said. The rusted mortar shell was noticed by a villager in his fields at Paharpur village near Haria chak police border post area, the officials said. They said […]
Shah suggests creation of large ponds in northeast, use of ISRO data for flood control
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said at least 50 large ponds should be created in the northeast to divert water of the Brahmaputra to help tackle floods and develop agriculture, irrigation and tourism. Chairing a review meeting on preparedness for flood management during the monsoon, Shah also emphasised on optimum use […]
NEET-UG row: CBI takes over probe; Bihar police arrests five more for alleged paper leak
New Delhi/Patna: The investigation into the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG gained momentum on Sunday with the CBI filing an FIR and dispatching teams to states and the Economic Offences Unit of the Bihar Police arresting five persons in a paper leak case, taking the total arrests to 18. The National Testing […]
He didn’t live to see his son’s first birthday: grieving father remembers Kashmir’s braveheart cop

Srinagar, Jun 23 (PTI) Eight months on, his son’s dying words, calm and reassuring even as he took his last breath, still reverberate. “I am hit…Please don’t panic,” DSP Humayun Bhat told his father, retired Jammu and Kashmir Inspector General of Police Ghulam Hasan Bhat, over the phone. That was September 13 last year. Humayun […]
Anti-infiltration operation: Terrorist’s body recovered in Uri, Baramulla

Srinagar, Jun 23 (PTI) Security forces on Sunday recovered body of a terrorist killed in an anti-infiltration operation along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. “One terrorist has been killed in the ongoing anti-infiltration Operation that was launched on 22 Jun in the Uri Sector; Operations are continuing,” Srinagar-based Chinar […]
Probe into alleged irregularities in NEET-UG handed over to CBI: Education Ministry

New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI) The Centre on Saturday night announced that the probe into alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET will be handed over to the CBI for a comprehensive investigation. The development came amid a flurry of decisions over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including the removal of National Testing Agency […]