Zil Haj moon sighted, Eid-ul-Adha on June 29: Grand Mufti Nasir ul Islam
Srinagar, June 19: Grand Mufti Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Nasir-ul- Islam Monday announced that the Eid-Ul- Adha will be celebrated on June 29 in J&K as the Zil Haj moon has been sighted. The Grand Mufti that the Zil Hajj moon has been sighted on Monday evening following which the Eid-ul- Adha will be celebrated […]
Lt Governor chairs high level meeting to review preparedness for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra
SRINAGAR, JUNE 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high level meeting today to take stock of the preparedness of departments and concerned agencies for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. The meeting was attended by Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary, Jal Shakti Department; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, CEO, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board; Lt General Rajiv Ghai, GOC […]
Girls outshine boys as 79.89% students pass 10th Standard Exams conducted by JKBOSE
Srinagar, June 19: The much-awaited result of 10th class standard was announced on Monday by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education and overall 79.89 percent students have been declared successful. Like recent 12th class results, the girls outshined boys with an overall pass percentage of 81.68 percent compared to 78.23 percent by their male […]
Northern Army commander inspects ongoing preparations for Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar, Jun 19: Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, Northern Army Commander, reviewed the ongoing preparations for annual Amarnath Yatra, commencing from July 1 for duration of two months. “The Army Commander inspected the arrangements on both the routes, where he was briefed on the multi-tiered security arrangements to include night domination through night vision devices, snipers, […]
IPS officer Ravi Sinha appointed RAW chief
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha was on Monday appointed as the chief of the country’s external spy agency RAW, succeeding Samant Kumar Goel who will complete his four-year tenure on June 30, an official order said. Sinha, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, is […]
Jammu and Kashmir completes 5-year central rule
Srinagar, Jun 19 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Monday completed five years without an elected government. On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into two Union territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti resigned from the post […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 1,910
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) India logged 63 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have dipped to 1,910 from 1,925, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll was recorded at 5,31,896, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally stood at 4.49 crore (4,49,93,543) while […]
Wanted in India, Khalistan Tiger Force chief shot dead in Canada
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Canada-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, one of the most-wanted terrorists in India who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in the north American country, officials here said on Monday. A resident of Bharsinghpur village in […]
Burglary attempt made on a bank in Dhargalon Poonch
Srinagar, Jun 19: A burglary attempt has been made on Grameen Bank in Dhargalon in Mendhar of Poonch on intervening Sunday and Monday night, sources said. They said that some unknown persons have broken a wall of the Bank last night. “Once the staff arrived for their routine duties today morning, they noticed a hole […]
Five people detained in connection with murder case over land dispute in Thanamandi
Srinagar, Jun 19: Five persons were detained in connection with a murder case over land dispute in Thanamandi in Rajouri district, sources said. They said that wife of a man Shafiq Ahmed of Sora Pul Thanamandi has been alleging murder of her husband by some villagers including PRIs over land dispute. Taking cognisance of the […]