PM to arrive in Srinagar today on two-day visit

Srinagar, June 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here on Thursday to take part in international Yoga Day celebrations — his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after taking charge at the Centre for the third term. The prime minister will participate in ‘Empowering Youth, Transforming J&K’ event at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference […]
SC notice to govt, NTA on pleas for cancelling NEET-UG 2024

New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday sought responses from the Centre, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others on petitions seeking the cancelation of NEET-UG 2024, and a court-monitored probe into the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam. A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti also sought responses […]
PM Modi to lead 10th International Yoga Day celebrations in Srinagar

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will mark this year’s International Day of Yoga on June 21 in Srinagar during which he will address the gathering and also participate in a yoga session, his office said on Wednesday. Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir on June 20 and 21, 2024, a statement issued by the […]
Over 7,000 people to join PM Modi in Srinagar on 10th Yoga Day: J-K LG

Srinagar: More than 7,000 people from different walks of life will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to celebrate the 10th International Yoga Day on the banks of the famous Dal lake in Jammu and Kashmir. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha told PTI that it is an honour for the entire Kashmir valley to have […]
Govt raises paddy MSP by Rs 117 to Rs 2,300 per quintal for 2024-25
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by 5.35 per cent to Rs 2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season, a move that comes ahead of key state assembly polls. The Rs 117 per quintal hike in paddy support price comes despite the government grappling with […]
Police arrest terror associate in Reasi pilgrim bus attack case
Jammu: Police arrested a man on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in harbouring and helping terrorists who carried out the June 9 attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. Nine people, including seven pilgrims from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, were killed and 41 more injured when the […]
2 killed in encounter in Baramulla, 2 security personnel injured
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed and two security personnel injured in an encounter that broke out on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Watergam area of Baramulla in the morning on information about the presence of terrorists there, they said. The officials said the […]
Man arrested for snatching SPO’s rifle in Doda, weapon seized
Bhadarwah/Jammu: A man was arrested for snatching the rifle of a special police officer (SPO) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday, officials said. The weapon has been recovered. A joint team of the police and the Army launched a search operation to trace Mohd Rafi who snatched the AK-47 rifle of the SPO […]
Cylinder blast in jail in Kupwara; 7 hurt
Srinagar: At least seven inmates were wounded in a gas cylinder blast inside a jail in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday, authorities said. The blast took place inside the kitchen of the district Jail in the north Kashmir district, said an official. The injured, seven in all, were rushed to a hospital, which […]
Whenever PM Modi targets us, BJP loses votes: Sharad Pawar
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said he wanted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to criticise him more, as whenever Modi targets him and his party, the BJP loses votes. Pawar, a prominent leader of the Opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra, was speaking during an interaction with farmers in Katewadi area of […]