BSF launches special surveillance project to plug gaps on Pak, Bangla borders
Jodhpur: The Border Security Force (BSF) has initiated a special electronic surveillance project to secure over 600 “vulnerable patches” along the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders, covering areas where physical fencing is not feasible, the force chief said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference on the occasion of the 60th Raising Day of the force, […]
Police, BSF conduct joint patrolling along India-Pakistan border in Samba
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Border Security Force on Friday conducted a joint patrolling exercise near the International Border in Samba district to strengthen the border grid, an official said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba, Virinder Singh Manhas and the commandants of BSF’s 65th and 159th battalions participated in the intensive patrolling […]
Vacations for schools in Valley, winter zone areas of Jammu division to begin next week
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday announced winter vacations for schools in the Valley and winter zone areas of Jammu division from December 10. Minister for School Education SakinaItoo announced the decision on X, sharing an order by the school education department. According to the order, the winter vacation for students up to […]
Take strong action against JeM chief MasoodAzhar: India to Pakistan
New Delhi: India on Friday demanded strong action from Pakistan against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief MasoodAzhar, after a report emerged that he delivered a speech recently at a public gathering in Bahawalpur. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson RandhirJaiswal said if the report is correct, then it has exposed Pakistan’s “duplicity” in containing terrorist activities. “We demand […]
Check, verify docs of candidates selected for govt job in 6 months: SC to police
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed police officials of all the state governments to check and verify documents pertaining to the character, antecedents, nationality, genuineness produced by the candidates selected for government jobs within six months from the date of their appointment. In an order passed on December 5, a bench of Justices J […]
Development of NE neglected by previous govt: PM Modi
Says region neglected due to fewer votes, seats New Delhi: Asserting that previous governments weighed development to votes, Prime Minister NarendraModi on Friday said the progress of the northeast was not given much emphasis earlier due to fewer population and votes in the region. Inaugurating the AshtalakshmiMahotsav here to celebrate the vibrancy of the northeast, […]
Undertrial can’t be subjugated to indefinite incarceration: SC
Says speedy trial a fundamental right New Delhi: Speedy conclusion of trial is a fundamental right and an undertrial cannot be subjugated to indefinite incarceration, the Supreme Court said on Friday. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and PankajMithal therefore granted bail to a man, who was in custody for about 4.2 years in a […]
Delhi WMCC meeting-China, India agree to take measures to further ease border situation: Beijing
Beijing: India and China agreed to take measures to further ease the situation at the borders while continuing to implement the October agreement to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh comprehensively, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said a day after talks in New Delhi. China and India held the 32nd meeting of the Working Mechanism for […]
Army personnel dies of cardiac arrest during search operation
Srinagar: An army personnel died of cardiac arrest during a search operation in the upper areas of Srinagar on Friday, officials said. The search operation was going on in the forest area of Harwan here in the aftermath of an encounter in the nearby Dachigam on Tuesday in which Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Junaid Ahmed Bhat […]
Dry spell: Kashmir grapples with declining water levels
Srinagar: The Kashmir valley is facing a concerning decline in water levels across its rivers, springs, and other water bodies due to the ongoing dry spell and insufficient precipitation. Experts and officials are raising alarms about the potential long-term impacts on drinking water, irrigation, and the valley’s overall ecosystem. While the officials report a stable […]
