BSF to undertake mega IED detection drive along India-Pakistan border in Punjab
New Delhi: The BSF will undertake an anti-IED sweep along hundreds of kilometres of the India-Pakistan border in Punjab following the first-time recovery of such bombs leading to one jawan being injured, official sources said on Thursday. The force also recently shifted the jurisdiction of about 20.3 kilometres from the total 553 kilometres under its […]
Scuffle in Assembly complex: AAP protests against PDP, BJP
Jammu: AAP on Thursday held demonstrations against the PDP and the BJP over a scuffle involving its MLA Mehraj Malik with legislators of the saffron party in the assembly complex in Jammu. Led by Malik and carrying placards against the BJP and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), AAP activists demanded action against those who perpetrated […]
SC to hear pleas challenging validity of Waqf Amendment Act on Apr 16
New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear on April 16 as many as 10 petitions, including the one filed by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. According to the apex court website, besides the CJI, Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV […]
Govt focussed on resolving issues of retired employees: Jitendra Singh
Guwahati: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday that resolving problems faced by retired employees and utilising their experience for nation-building are priority areas for the government. He said that new rules have been framed with regard to pension disbursement, including for families of deceased employees, in tune with contemporary times. “The employees contribute their […]
Lt Guv orders dismissal of two employees
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor on Thursday dismissed two employees one each of the Police Department (Assistant Wireless Operator) and Public Works (R&B) Department (Senior Assistant) in terms of Article 311 of the Constitution of India for their deep involvement in anti-national activities, an official spokesman said. He said that the activities of these below mentioned employees […]
Property of proclaimed offender attached in Poonch
Poonch/Jammu: Police on Thursday attached a land parcel belonging to a proclaimed offender in Poonch district, officials said. The six-kanal land belonging to Mohd Bashir in Bagyal Dara village of Haveli tehsil was attached in accordance with the directions of a court, they said. Bashir was involved in a case registered at Poonch police station […]
26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Rana successfully extradited, arrested: NIA
New Delhi: Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was brought to India after being “successfully extradited” from the US and was formally arrested, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced on Thursday. The 64-year-old Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin landed in Delhi in a special plane from Los Angeles Thursday […]
Govt won’t allow mining at the cost of environment: Deputy CM
Asks executing agencies to clear penalties first to get incessant material supply JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Thursday chaired a high level meeting to review the mining issues related to NHAI projects besides assessing progress on National Highway projects being executed across J&K. The meeting was attended by senior officers including Commissioner Secretary […]
Police conduct searches in UAPA cases in Srinagar, Pulwama
Srinagar: Police on Thursday conducted searches at several places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Pulwama districts as part of its efforts to dismantle the remnants of the secessionist and terrorist ecosystem in the Union Territory. “Srinagar police conducted searches after obtaining a warrant from an NIA (National Investigation Agency) court as part of ongoing […]
Search operations resume in Udhampur, Kishtwar
Jammu: Security forces on Thursday resumed search operations after night-long cordons in Udhampur and Kishtwar districts, officials said. The night-long cordons were places after brief encounters between security forces and terrorists in Jopher-Marta belt of Udhampur district and Chatroo belt of Kishtwar district on Wednesday following the establishment of contact with terrorists, they said. Search […]
