Two Punjab residents injured in Srinagar gas cylinder blast

Srinagar, Sep 3: A man and his mother were injured in a gas cylinder blast in Elahi Bagh area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, officials said. An official said that the blast occurred this morning, leaving two Punjab residents injured. He said that soon after the incident the duo was shifted a nearby hospital for […]
Research should be encouraged in education system: President Murmu

Pune, Sep 3 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday stressed the need to encourage research in the education system, and said research scholars in India are capable of finding solutions to the problems not only faced by the country but by the world. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 gives impetus to research, she noted. […]
Rusted mortar shell destroyed in Samba

Samba/Jammu, Sep 3 (PTI) The Border Security Force on Tuesday destroyed a rusted mortar shell found in a border village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. BSF troops noticed the mortar shell in an open field during patrolling at Chachwal village in the Ghagwal sector around 8 am, they said. The mortar […]
MeT predicts improvement in weather in JK from today afternoon

Srinagar, Sep 3: The weatherman on Tuesday predicted improvement in weather in next few days even as it forecast a spell of light to moderate rain at scattered places on September 6-7 in Jammu and Kashmir. There has been considerable rainfall at few places in Jammu and Kashmir during last 24 hours till 0830 a.m. […]
Govt constitutes 23rd Law Commission

New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) The government has notified the constitution of the 23rd Law Commission for a period of three years, with a provision to appoint serving Supreme Court and high court judges as its chairperson and members. The panel advises the government on complex legal issues. Once it is constituted, the government initiates […]
Assembly Elections: ECI lays down guidelines for print, electronic and social media for JK

Bans display of any election matter during 48 hours before conclusion of polling JAMMU: In order to uphold the sanctity of the electoral process, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has laid down various guidelines for the print, electronic and social media ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024. These guidelines have been […]
Soldier dies due to bullet injury at military installation in Jammu
Army rules out terror angle Jammu: An army personnel suffered a fatal bullet injury at a military station here on Monday, a defence spokesman said, ruling out any terror angle after the firing sparked an alert and a massive house-to-house search in the area. According to officials, Naik Kuldeep Singh of Punjab was on guard […]
BJP working hard to establish its govt in JK: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday advocated for a BJP-led government in Jammu and Kashmir to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to integrating the Union Territory into India’s growth story, and said they are working hard to form their government here. Singh criticised the Congress and the National Conference (NC) for “exploiting Article […]
Two women killed in landslide on Vaishno Devi track
Lt Guv Sinha expresses grief over loss of lives Katra/Jammu: Two women pilgrims from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh died while a five-year-old girl was grievously injured in a landslide on the new track to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district on Monday, officials said. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief […]
How can houses be demolished without following procedure prescribed by law: SC
New Delhi: With several state administrations flattening the houses of those involved in criminal cases with bulldozers, the Supreme Court on Monday questioned how can anybody’s house be demolished just because he is an accused. The court said it will lay down the guidelines on the issue that would be enforceable across the country. “How […]