3 drown, 4 rescued as flash floods hit several areas across Jammu
JAMMU, Jun 26 (PTI): Three persons, including two children, died while four others were rescued as flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and heavy rains were reported from different areas of Rajouri, Poonch, Doda and Kathua districts in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. Shaqafat Ali (14) and his cousin, Safeena Kousar (11), drowned due […]
Amarnath Yatra 2025 set to commence on July 3, comprehensive security, safety measures in place: LG Manoj Sinha
Srinagar, Jun 26: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced on Thursday that the annual Amarnath Yatra will commence on July 3, with the administration fully prepared to ensure the safety of pilgrims, logistics, healthcare, and environmental management. Addressing the media ahead of the pilgrimage, Sinha highlighted the extensive arrangements made by the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board […]
Operation Sindhu: 272 Indians, 3 Nepalese nationals evacuated from Iran
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) India has evacuated 272 Indian and three Nepalese nationals from Iran following the conflict with Israel, officials said on Thursday. A special flight carrying them arrived in Delhi a little past midnight from the Iranian city of Mashhad. “#OperationSindhu update 272 Indian and 3 Nepalese nationals were evacuated from Iran […]
Rajnath refuses to sign SCO document for not focusing on challenge of cross-border terrorism
Qingdao, Jun 26 (PTI) The perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism must be held accountable, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Thursday, even as he chose not to sign a communique by the bloc for not explicitly addressing India’s concerns over Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism. The SCO operates under […]
ACB arrests Mineral Supervisor of G&M dept for accepting bribe
Srinagar, Jun 26: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said to have trapped and arrested a Mineral Supervisor of Geology and Mining department for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 15,000. As per a statement, Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging that Basharat Habib, Mineral Supervisor in the […]
Modi govt striking narco-cartels ruthlessly: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Drugs are the biggest scourge for the youth and the Modi government is striking narco-cartels ruthlessly and bringing back the addicted youth to normal life with empathy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. Shah said this while extending greetings to the warriors and allies in the battle for […]
Four JeM terrorists trapped in Udhampur, search operation underway
Jammu, Jun 26 (PTI) Four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists being tracked for a year are trapped in a forested area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district with security forces attempting to neutralise them in rain and fog, officials said on Thursday. The encounter broke out when a joint search party of the army and police launched a […]
Encounter between terrorists, security forces breaks out in Udhampur
JAMMU, Jun 26 (PTI): An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote forested area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, the Army said. The encounter took place during a joint operation by the Army and police in Bihali area of Basantgarh. “Contact has been established with terrorists. The operation […]
CBSE Class-10 board exams twice a year from 2026
New Delhi, June 25 (PTI) From 2026, Class-10 students will be able to take CBSE board exams twice in an academic session but it will be mandatory for them to appear for the first phase in February, officials said on Wednesday. The second phase scheduled in May will be optional for students who wish to […]
LG Sinha calls Emergency ‘most inhuman act’ of Indian democratic history
SRINAGAR, Jun 25 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the imposition of Emergency in 1975 was “murder” of the Constitution, and called it the ”most inhuman act” of Indian democratic history”. “Imposition of Emergency on 25th June 1975 was murder of Constitution. On #SamvidhanHatyaDiwas, I pay tribute to millions of […]
