PDD daily wager dies in south Kashmir’s Achabal area after falling down from electric pole

Srinagar, Jun 21: A 32 year-old daily wager was killed after he fell from an electric pole during some repair Work in Imoh Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. Officials said that a daily wager identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Lone (32) son of Nazir Ahmad Lone resident of Hiller Kokernag fell from […]
Three detained for questioning during anti-terror operation in Samba

Samba/Jammu, Jun 21 (PTI) Three people were detained for questioning during an anti-terrorist operation by police in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The operation was launched in Barodi village of the Bari Brahmana area this morning. Three people were taken into custody for questioning. One of them failed to lodge […]
Rajnath Singh briefed by top military brass on border security, arrangements for Amarnath

Jammu, Jun 21 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was briefed by top Army brass on Saturday on the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir with a focus on border areas, anti-terrorist operations and the Amarnath Yatra scheduled to start next month, officials said. Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, […]
No option but to go to Supreme Court if statehood is delayed: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar, Jun 21: National Conference president and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Saturday reiterated the demand for early restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that further delays may compel the party to approach the Supreme Court. Speaking to reporters in Pahalgam, Farooq Abdullah said that it has been eight months since the Jammu […]
International Yoga Day celebrated at UN with special guided meditation session

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 21 (PTI): Yoga offers a time-tested path to live more peacefully at a time when stress and mental health challenges are on the rise, India’s envoy to the UN has said at a special guided meditation session here to mark International Yoga Day. Eminent physician, author and wellness guru Deepak Chopra led […]
Admin fully ready to ferry students returning from Iran back home: Official

SRINAGAR, Jun 21 (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir government is fully prepared to help students returning from Iran reach their homes with a fleet of deluxe buses pressed into service to pick them up from their arrival points, an official said . The responsibility for organising and overseeing the transit has been entrusted to minister […]
Any terror attack on Indian soil will prove heavy on Pak: Rajnath Singh

UDHAMPUR, Jun 21 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday warned Pakistan that any future terror attack on Indian soil will have serious consequences on the country as Operation Sindoor is not over yet and India is ready to take any action against the menace. Addressing troops of Udhampur-based northern command here after joining them […]
Yoga marks beginning of inner peace becoming global policy: PM Modi

VISAKHAPATNAM (ANDHRA PRADESH), Jun 21 (PTI): Yoga leads people on a journey towards oneness with the world while the International Yoga Day marks the beginning of the ancient practice for humanity where inner peace becomes global policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Addressing the 11th International Yoga day participants here, Modi said when […]
Operation Sindoor proof that New India will no longer be victim of terrorism: Rajnath Singh

Udhampur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that Operation Sindoor is proof that New India is assertive, resolute and will no longer be a victim of terrorism. Singh, who arrived here on a two-day visit on Friday, will attend International Yoga Day events on Saturday, and interact with the armed forces personnel at the […]
Srinagar swelters under hottest June day since ’05
Srinagar: Heatwave continued in Kashmir as Srinagar witnessed the hottest June day in two decades on Friday, forcing a change in school timing across the valley, an official said. Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 35.5 degrees Celsius on Friday — 6.3 degrees above the normal, the official said. The hottest-ever June temperature in Srinagar […]