Army Chief to visit Jammu today, will chair joint security review meet

Jammu, July 20: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi will be visiting Jammu today to chair the joint security review meeting and to take stock of the security situation on the Line of Control (LoC) and the hinterland. He will chair a joint security review meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Police and other […]
Another batch of pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath cave

JAMMU, July 20 (PTI) : A fresh batch of 3,471 pilgrims, including 654 women, left a base camp here for the Amarnath shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. The 23rd batch of pilgrims, which also included 93 sadhus and 34 sadhvis, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp […]
Ensure greater synergy to dismantle terror networks: Shah tells security officials

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed on greater synergy among security and law enforcement agencies to dismantle terror networks and their supporting ecosystem to address the evolving security threat scenario of the country. Charing a high-level meeting, he directed heads of security agencies and other intelligence and law enforcement organisations to […]
PM regularly reviewing security situation in Jammu region: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Amid a rise in terror incidents in the Jammu region over the past few few weeks, Union Minister Jitendra Singh Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is regularly reviewing the security situation and a new strategy has been adopted to neutralise terrorists. Singh said village defence guards (VDGs), which have played a crucial role […]
CS reviews progress on governance project ‘JK Samadhan’
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Friday reviewed progress on JK Samadhan initiative, a key good governance project launched by the UT administration in partnership with the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N). The review meeting focused on assessing the current status and future steps of the initiative. The meeting was attended by […]
NEET-UG case: CBI arrests RIMS MBBS student who ‘solved’ papers
New Delhi: The CBI Friday arrested a first-year MBBS student of Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for allegedly being part of a ‘solver module’ working with an engineer who had stolen the NEET-UG question papers, officials said. Surabhi Kumari was taken into custody after two days of detailed questioning by the CBI, the […]
NGT team slams SMC over ‘hazardous’ waste management at Achan landfill site
Srinagar: The expert team formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed “serious concern” over the “mishandling” of solid waste management in Srinagar soon after visiting the Achan landfill site, sources said. The team, led by the Regional Director of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Dr. Nerender Sharma, inspected the landfill site on […]
Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies
Frankfurt: A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage […]
Austrian-made bullpup assault rifle recovered from slain infiltrators in Keran
Srinagar: A huge cache of arms and ammunition, including a Steyr AUG – an Austrian-made bullpup assault rifle – was recovered from the slain terrorists in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district. An army official said that they recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including a Steyr AUG (an Austrian-made […]
Non-payment of dues: KPDCL disconnects hundreds of connections across Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday said that it has intensified its drive against non-payment of electricity bills and remotely disconnected thousands of smart-metered consumers. Similarly, in flat-rated areas, those consumers who haven’t paid their pending dues for months together are being physically disconnected, till they clear their bills with KPDCL. A […]