Defaced currency notes in J&K: SC grants last opportunity to Centre to file response

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday granted a last opportunity to the Centre to file its response on a PIL seeking CBI probe into the RBI exchanging defaced currency notes worth Rs 30 crore allegedly belonging to a Kashmiri separatist group. While noting enough time had been given to the Union […]
Air pollution: SC questions Delhi govt over trucks entering national capital

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Delhi government over the entry of trucks in the national capital, currently reeling under severe air pollution. “It is very difficult for us to assume that entry of trucks in Delhi has been stopped,” observed a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and […]
Northern Army Commander reviews ‘Asmi’ machine pistols

Jammu, Nov 22 (PTI) Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Friday reviewed the newly inducted ‘Asmi’ machine pistols. The Indian Army earlier this month inducted 550 indigenously developed Asmi machine pistols into the Northern Command which oversees operations in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. This is the first batch of the […]
Two media persons booked for ‘false’ reporting in Sopore

Srinagar, Nov 22 (PTI) Two media persons in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district have been booked for alleged false reporting, police said. A police official said the media persons were booked by police in Sopore township of the north Kashmir district. Giving details, the official said that on Wednesday, Sopore Police Station received a reliable […]
Sgr records season’s coldest night at minus 1.2 degree Celsius

Srinagar, Nov 22: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 1.2 degree Celsius. As per the details, the minimum temperatures improved slightly in J&K parts while the season’s coldest night as recorded in Srinagar where the mercury settled at minus 1.2 degree Celsius. At Qazigund, the mercury […]
CM assures equitable development of Poonch

Reviews development works, pledges prompt solutions POONCH: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah conducted a comprehensive review of developmental works in Poonch district on Thursday, marking his first visit to the district since assuming office. The review meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister SurinderChoudhary, Cabinet Ministers SakeenaMasood, Javed Ahmad Rana, Javid Ahmad Dar, and Satish Sharma, […]
Govt to distribute textbooks immediately after annual exams: Edu Minister
Srinagar: Education Minister SakinaItoo Thursday said that the students of government schools will receive free textbooks immediately after the culmination of annual exams. She further said that there will be no delay in distributing the textbooks to students. “When we changed the academic session for the students up to 9th standard, I have already instructed […]
NIA raids multiple locations in Jammu region to probe terrorist infiltration cases
Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at several locations across the Jammu region, including Reasi, Udhampur and Ramban, in connection with its probe into terrorist infiltration cases, official sources said. The searches are being conducted following the registration of cases involving the infiltration of Pakistani terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Most parts of Kashmir Valley reel under sub-zero temperature
Srinagar: Most places in Kashmir reeled under sub-zero night temperature as the winter chill gripped the Valley due to the recent snowfall in the higher reaches, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar and other places in Kashmir experienced sub-zero minimum temperature for the second straight night as the mercury settled below the freezing point, officials said. […]
JDA demolishes Kashmir migrants’ shops in Jammu
Move sparks protests, condemnations Jammu: The Jammu Development Authority has demolished a dozen shops belonging to displaced Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu city, allegedly without issuing notices, sparking protests from various sections that demanded action against the officials. The demolition drive was launched on Wednesday, targeting shops built by displaced Kashmiri Pandits near the Muthi camp […]