Amid thick fog security forces launch fresh searches along IB in Kathua
Jammu, Nov 14 (PTI) Amid a thick layer of fog covering the border areas in Kathua district, security forces on Thursday launched a search operation along the border with Pakistan as a preventive measure, officials said. The operation came in the wake of threat perceptions related to possible infiltration or weapon drops via drones in […]
CM Omar Abdullah calls on President Murmu
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday. A picture of Abdullah and Murmu exchanging greetings was posted on the official X handle of the President’s office. “Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar […]
PDP appoints Mehboob Beg as chief spokesperson, Waheed Parra as legislature party leader
Srinagar, Nov 14: Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday appointed senior leader Mehboob Beg as chief spokesperson, while MLA Pulwama Waheed Parra was nominated as legislature party leader during a meeting chaired by party chief Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar. MLA Tral Rafiq Naik has been appointed as deputy leader, while MLA Kupwara Mir Fayaz has been […]
Govt sets up public relation-cum-outreach cell in Srinagar
Srinagar, Nov 14: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led government has set up a public relation-cum-outreach cell at his Gupkar residence in a bid to reach out to the public to address their grievances. Advisor to the chief minister, Nasir Aslam Wani said the aim is to provide a space to the people to reach to the […]
SC dismisses plea to mandate doctors to specify drugs’ side effects to patients
NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to mandate medical professionals to specify to patients all kinds of possible risks and side effects associated with a drug being prescribed. The apex court was hearing a plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s May 15 order which had […]
Police attaches property of terror associate in north Kashmir’s Sopore
Sopore, Nov 14: Sopore police on Thursday attached property worth Rs 1 crore, belonging to a terror associate under UAPA, in Bomai area of Sopore, officials said. In a statement issued here a police spokesperson said that the attachment has been made in case FIR No. 26/2024, registered under Sections 18, 20, 23, 38 and […]
Fire breaks out in school in Srinagar’s Rajbagh
Srinagar, Nov 14: Fire broke out in a school in Srinagar’s Rajbagh area creating panic among students and staff, while fire tenders have reached to the spot. An official said that fire broke out at Muslim Public high school in Rajbagh today morning. He said that soon after, fire tenders reached to the post to […]
Police seized narcotic substances valued in crores, two held
Srinagar, Nov 14: Police on Thursday seized narcotics valued in crores and arrested two accused persons in Srinagar, a police spokesman said. He said that during nakaa checking at Tengpora flood channel in Batamaloo, a police team detained two individuals identified as Love Kumar from Shahdara Kastura Nagar, Delhi and Vipin Kumar from Sultanpuri, Delhi. […]
Delhi airport puts in place low visibility procedures amid bad weather
NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (PTI): Low visibility procedures were put in place at the Delhi airport for flight operations on Thursday morning due to bad weather conditions. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is the country’s busiest airport and handles around 1,400 flight movements daily. “Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport. All […]
PM Modi pays homage to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary
NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary on Thursday. Nehru was born on this date in 1889 in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad (now Prayagraj). He was one of the leading faces of the country’s freedom struggle. He breathed his last on May […]
