Northern Army Commander reviews security preparedness in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 22 (PTI) Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma on Wednesday reviewed the ongoing operations and preparedness of the force in north Kashmir. “Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, #ArmyCdrNC visited North #Kashmir to assess the operational preparedness of troops and review ongoing operations in the Rafiabad-Sopore Sector,” the Army’s Northern Command said in a […]
Wangchuk wants thermometer for experiments to improve jail barracks, says wife Angmo
NEW DELHI, Jan 21 (PTI): Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has asked for a thermometer in the Jodhpur jail to conduct some experiments on eco-responsive architecture to make jail barracks better, his wife and HIAL co-founder Gitanjali J Angmo said on Wednesday. In a post on X, Angmo said she met Wanghuk on Tuesday, and finally […]
CS seeks time bound action plan for comprehensive MSME assessment
JAMMU, JAN 21: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today reviewed the implementation of the MSME Health Clinic under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme during a meeting with senior officers of the Industries & Commerce Department and other stakeholders. The review focused on progress achieved, outreach to enterprises, and mechanisms for early identification and […]
CM Omar Abdullah chairs pre-budget consultation meetings with key departments
JAMMU, JAN 21: For the second consecutive day, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today held pre-budget consultations with several key departments to assess priorities, sectoral needs and development imperatives for the upcoming Budget Session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, scheduled to begin on February 2. The Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of […]
People vote with faith that elected representatives will raise their concerns: Om Birla
Lucknow, Jan 21 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said that people repose deep faith in the electoral process with the expectation that their elected representatives will take their problems, difficulties and challenges to the legislature and work towards resolving them. Addressing the concluding session of the 86th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference […]
Census-linked house listing operations to begin in J-K from June 1
Jammu, Jan 21 (PTI) House Listing Operations (HLO) will be conducted across Jammu and Kashmir from June 1 to 30 as part of the upcoming census exercise, with self-enumeration commencing 15 days prior, officials said on Wednesday. The schedule was decided by the Union Territory Level Census Coordination Committee, which met here on Tuesday under […]
Cabinet approves continuation of Atal Pension Yojana till 2030-31
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of government’s flagship Atal Pension Yojana (APY) up to financial year 2030-31 along with extension of funding support for promotional and developmental activities and gap funding. APY was launched on May 9, 2015 with the objective of providing old-age income security to workers […]
Gulmarg coldest at minus 5°C as cold conditions persist across Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 21: Cold conditions continued across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as several places recorded sub-zero minimum temperatures, according to data. Gulmarg, the famous ski resort in north Kashmir, recorded the lowest temperature in the region at minus 5 degrees Celsius, while Sonamarg and Shopian also settled at minus 5.5 degrees Celsius each. Pulwama […]
Trump says US will wipe out Iran if it assassinates him
Washington, Jan 21 (AP) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US will wipe out Iran if the country assassinates him. “I have very firm instructions — anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth,” Trump said in an interview on NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight”. Iran on Tuesday warned Trump […]
JK’s unity non-negotiable; bifurcation demand not in Jammu’s interest: Omar Abdullah
Jammu, Jan 21 (PTI) Terming the unity of Jammu and Kashmir as “non-negotiable”, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the calls for fresh bifurcation by some BJP leaders were misguided and would ultimately harm the interests of the Jammu region. He said as long as the plough-bearing flag of the National […]