Pakistan’s nuclear weapons should be brought under IAEA watch: Rajnath
SRINAGAR, May 15 (PTI): Pakistan’s nuclear weapons should be brought under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency as they are not safe in such a rogue nation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. The defence minister’s comments came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India would not tolerate “nuclear blackmail” by […]
Civil Aviation Min Naidu visits JK, reviews security at Srinagar, Jammu airports
SRINAGAR, May 15 (PTI): Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday reviewed the security arrangements at Srinagar and Jammu airports as he visited the Union Territory for the first time after the conflict between India and Pakistan. Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir were among the airports that were shut temporarily for civilian […]
SC directs Centre to set up special POCSO courts on priority basis
NEW DELHI, May 15 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to set up on “top priority basis” dedicated POCSO courts to exclusively deal with cases of sexual offences against children. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale said due to the inadequacy of the number of exclusive courts […]
Schools reopen in border districts of Jammu region
JAMMU, May 15 (PTI): Schools in five border districts of Jammu region reopened on Thursday after an eight-day closure following heightened Indo-Pak tensions. The reopening brought a sense of relief to students, teachers, and parents across the region. “The schools in five border districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch reopened today after restoration […]
Army chief visits forward areas in Baramulla
SRINAGAR, May 15 (PTI): Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, on his visit to the forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday, lauded troops for dominating the Line of Control during Operation Sindoor. He asked them to always remain prepared to respond to any challenge with decisive force. In an X post, the […]
Operation Sindoor biggest ever response to terrorism: Rajnath Singh in Srinagar
Srinagar, May 15: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that ‘Operation Sindoor’ is the biggest ever response against terrorism and that terrorists killed innocents on the basis of ‘dharam’ and action against them was based on their ‘karam’. Soon after arriving in Srinagar, Rajnath Singh drove to Badami Bagh cantonment where he addressed the […]
Update: 3 terrorists killed in encounter at Tral in Pulwama
SRINAGAR, May 15 (PTI): Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nader Tral area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district after receiving specific inputs about the presence of terrorists […]
Pak signals willingness to engage on Indus Waters Treaty with India
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) Weeks after India placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan has signalled its willingness to discuss New Delhi’s long-standing concerns about the treaty, sources said. According to the sources, Pakistan’s Water Resources Secretary Syed Ali Murtaza has responded to the […]
SC to hear pleas challenging Waqf law provisions on May 20 for passing interim orders
NEW DELHI, May 15 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will take up on May 20 the issue of considering interim relief on pleas challenging validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for those […]
Search operation underway in Reasi after reports of suspicious movement
JAMMU, May 15 (PTI): Security forces launched a search operation following reports of suspected movement in a forest area of Reasi district, officials said. Acting on information that a woman spotted two suspected persons in Bhaga area of the district Wednesday night, a joint search operation was launched in the forest belt, they said. The […]
