Conductor dies, driver injured as dumper crashes into truck in Udhampur
Udhampur, Apr 24: A conductor died and a driver was injured when two vehicles crashed into each other on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district last night, officials said. Officials said that a dumper crashed into a truck inside Chanani-Nashri tunnel in Udhampur last night. He said in the incident conductor of the dumper died […]
NIA attaches house of Hizbul Mujahideen supremo’s son
Srinagar, Apr 24 (PTI) Authorities on Monday attached a house belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s son in the city’s Ram Bagh area, officials said. The house, registered in the revenue records in the name of Syed Ahmad Shakeel, was attached by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on court orders under the Unlawful Activities […]
Magnitude 7.1 quake hits remote Pacific, no tsunami threat
Wellington, Apr 24 (AP) A magnitude 7.1 quake struck in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Monday but did not appear to generate a tsunami. The quake struck near the Kermadec Islands about 900 kilometres (560 miles) northeast of New Zealand’s North Island at a depth of 49 kilometers (30 miles), according to the […]
Lt Governor addresses Laghu Udyog Bharati’s ‘North Zone MSME Conclave & Investors Meet’
JAMMU, APR 23: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed ‘North Zone MSME Conclave & Investors Meet’ organised by Laghu Udyog Bharati, today. The Lt Governor shared the key initiatives of J&K administration to facilitate the MSMEs in the UT and to harness its unlimited potential. “Under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, […]
Film stars rejoice as Twitter reinstates legacy blue tick
Mumbai, Apr 23 (PTI) Film personalities, including Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prakash Raj, on Sunday welcomed Twitter’s move of restoring verification badges on high-profile celebrity accounts, days after the microblogging platform culled the legacy blue check marks. Indian celebrities such as Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and […]
Eastern Ladakh row: India, China hold 18th round of military talks
New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) India and China held a fresh round of high-level military talks on Sunday with a focus on resolving the remaining issues in eastern Ladakh as the border row enters the fourth year, people familiar with the matter said. The 18th round of military talks took place ahead of Chinese Defence Minister Li […]
Poonch attack: Cordon-and-search operation enters day 2, top officials visit site
Poonch/Jammu, Apr 22 (PTI) A cordon-and-search operation backed up by drones and sniffer dogs to trace the terrorists who killed five Army personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch entered the second day on Saturday. Top security officials, including Border Security Force (BSF) Director General S L Thaosen and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mukesh […]
BSF DG visits LoC in Rajouri, Poonch; reviews security
Jammu, Apr 22 (PTI) The director general of Border Security Force (BSF) S L Thaosen on Saturday visited forward areas and reviewed security situation and challenges along the Line of Control (LoC) in twin border districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The DG also had security-related discussions with Director General of Police Dilbag Singh […]
Jammu’s first shelter for urban homeless housing over 50 people
Jammu, Apr 22 (PTI) The first shelter for the homeless in Jammu is housing more than 50 people, mostly women, who had been living in inhuman conditions on footpaths or under flyovers for years. In addition to a roof over their heads, they are provided three meals a day, medical check-ups and other basic facilities. […]
SC seeks reply from J&K on jailed Dutch national’s plea for proper medical treatment
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to a plea filed by a Dutch national, lodged in a jail in Jammu and suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, seeking direction to the authorities for providing him proper medical treatment for his ailment at a specialised hospital. […]