Pakistan hands over BSF jawan to India after 21 days, celebration at his home
Amritsar: India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged each other’s border force personnel who had been apprehended along the International Borders (IB) during the recent tensions between the two countries, officials said. Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw was handed over to Indian authorities at the Attari-Wagah border point in Amritsar, 21 days after […]
MHA allows NGOs whose FCRA registration validity expired to pay compounding penalty
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday allowed NGOs whose FCRA registration validity has expired to pay compounding penalty and fees from the FCRA bank account held with the SBI through the FCRA online portal. In a public notice, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it administers the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, […]
Safety of our people is government’s topmost priority: Dy CM
Visits border areas in Rajouri, assures enhanced safety measures for residents RAJOURI: Following the recent cross border shelling, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, undertook an extensive visit to the border areas in Nowshera subdivision of Rajouri district. During his visit, the Deputy Chief Minister visited the damaged houses, inspected the loss due to shelling, met […]
Police arrests seven drug peddlers across Kashmir valley
Srinagar: Police achieved significant success by arresting seven drug peddlers in separate actions in Anantnag, Baramulla and Kulgam and recovered heroin-like contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that in Anantnag, two drug peddlers identified as Mohammad Irfan son of Mohammad Jehangir Khan resident of Ghaziabad, UP and a lady […]
Northern Army Commander briefs CM on security situation along border, LoC
SRINAGAR, MAY 14: The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday to apprise him of the prevailing security scenario and recent developments along the Line of Control (LoC) and other border areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Lt. Gen. Sharma was accompanied by Lt. Gen. Prashant Srivastava, […]
Govt appoints 122 Junior Assistants to address clerical staff shortage in RDD
SRINAGAR, MAY 14: In a major Human Resource boost to the rural sector, the Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed 122 Junior Assistants (UT/Divisional/District Cadre) in the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RDD&PR) department, addressing a critical shortage of clerical staff that had plagued the field offices since 2021. The appointments, finalized through the Jammu […]
Top army commanders call on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR, MAY 14: Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) Northern Command, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, today and briefed him on latest developments and different aspects pertaining to prevailing security scenario. He was accompanied by Lt Gen Prashant Srivastava, GoC 15 Corps.
Educational institutions reopen in border districts of JK
BARAMULLA, May 14 (PTI): Educational institutions in the border districts of Kashmir Valley, except those in close proximity to the Line of Control, reopened on Wednesday. Schools and colleges in the border districts of Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora have reopened after a week of closure in the wake of hostilities between India and Pakistan. Schools […]
CM visits shelling affected areas, promises help to rebuild houses
Srinagar, May 14 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday assured every possible help to rebuild homes of people affected by Pakistani shelling near the Line of Control and said “the pain of my people is deeply personal”. Abdullah visited the shelling affected areas of Uri, including Salamabad, Lagama, Bandi and Gingal […]
CDS Anil Chauhan, tri-services chiefs brief Prez Murmu on Operation Sindoor
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan along with the chiefs of the three services on Wednesday briefed President Droupadi Murmu about Operation Sindoor. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to destroy terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which […]
