Amarnath Yatra: Devotees queue up at designated bank branches for registration
Jammu, Apr 15 (PTI) The offline registration for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra began with enthusiastic pilgrims making a beeline outside the designated bank branches here on Tuesday, hoping to get an opportunity to be part of the first batch to visit the revered shrine. The 38-day pilgrimage is scheduled to begin on July 3 […]
10 people injured as passenger vehicle overturns in Rajouri
Jammu, Apr 15: At least ten people were injured after a minibus they were travelling in met with an accident in Ghambir Mughlan area of Manjakote in Rajouri on Tuesday. Officials said that the driver of a minibus bearing registration number JK02Q2158 lost control due to which the vehicle turned turtle at Ghambir Mughlan area. […]
Elderly lawyer shoots himself dead in Kishtwar
JAMMU, Apr 15(PTI): An elderly lawyer allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his licensed gun in Kishtwar district , police officials said on Tuesday. Ghulam Nabi Zargar shot himself at his residence in the Alyarabad locality of Kishtwar town around 11 pm on Monday, the officials said. According to preliminary investigation, the octogenarian was […]
Trump administration freezes USD 2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University
Boston, Apr 15 (AP) The federal government says it’s freezing more than USD 2.2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard Friday, the administration called for broad government and leadership reforms, […]
GPS spoofing: Every mission was achieved as planned, says IAF
New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) After sources in the military establishment suggested that Indian Air Force’s transport aircraft carrying relief materials to earthquake-hit Myanmar late last month faced “GPS spoofing”, the IAF has said its crew are well capable to handle such situations, and “every mission was achieved as planned”. GPS (global positioning system) spoofing […]
Terrorists, security forces exchange fire in Poonch
JAMMU, Apr 15 (PTI): A brief exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The gunfire rattled the Lasana village of Surankote Monday night when security forces launched a search operation following information about the presence of terrorists, the officials […]
Use diplomatic might to remove negative travel advisories for JK: Omar to MEA
New Delhi: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the Ministry of External Affairs should influence western countries to withdraw advisories asking their citizens not to visit Jammu and Kashmir, saying it will be the biggest proof that the situation has changed for better in the region. He said his government would be working with […]
