J&K set to confer UT Artisan Awards in Handicrafts & Handloom sector
SRINAGAR, NOV 24: The Handicrafts and Handloom Department is all set to confer the annual UT Artisan Awards for the year 2024 amongst the selected craft-persons, who have kept the famed handicrafts legacy alive in Jammu & Kashmir. Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, who is also Minister In-Charge Industries & Commerce, shall distribute the […]
Lieutenant Governor visits JKP’s Commando Training Centre at Sunjwan, Jammu
Jammu, Nov 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday visited the Commando Training Centre (CTC) of Jammu Kashmir Police at Sunjwan, Jammu. The Lieutenant Governor reviewed the training programme on various specialized modules and other activities conducted during the training courses. He was briefed on the operational preparedness, specialised counter-terror and tactical training to the […]
Cinema icon Dharmendra dies at 89: Police
MUMBAI, Nov 24 (PTI): Dharmendra, the star who wrote himself into showbiz legend in a 65-year career spanning 300 films ranging from “Satyakam’ to “Sholay”, died here on Monday, police said here. He was 89. There was no confirmation from the family. The actor, who would have turned 90 on December 8, was not keeping […]
Synergy is armed forces’ strength, Op Sindoor its apt example: Gen Dwivedi
Mumbai, Nov 24 (PTI) Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday said the strength of armed forces lies in synergy and Operation Sindoor is an apt example of this. He was speaking during the commissioning of INS Mahe, the first of the Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, in Mumbai. In the age of multi-domain […]
Man hailing from Bihar dies in Sgr By-pass road mishap
Srinagar, Nov 24: A 45-year-old man from Bihar died after being hit by a vehicle at Nowgam Bypass near Peaks automobiles on Sunday late night, officials said. An official said that a man was injured in a road accident after being stuck by a vehicle near Peaks automobile’s Nowgam Srinagar. He said the man was […]
Justice Surya Kant takes oath as 53rd CJI
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (PTI): Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark verdicts, including on abrogation of Article 370 removing Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on Monday. He succeeds Justice B R Gavai. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Justice Kant at […]
Police attaches property of ‘drug peddler’ in Budgam
Srinagar, Nov 23 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday attached immovable property worth approximately Rs 35 lakh, belonging to a drug peddler, in the Budgam district, officials said. A police spokesperson said the property — a double-storey house in the Magam area — belongs to Hilal Ahmad Mir alias Hilal Galwan, who is […]
Two landlords booked for violating tenant verification guidelines in Jammu
Jammu, Nov 23 (PTI) Two landlords have been booked for allegedly failing to provide details of their tenants for their verification here on Sunday, police said. According to a police spokesperson, R S Pura police station received information that two house owners had accommodated tenants in their premises without ensuring their mandatory police verification. He […]
First limestone block auction to be launched in Jammu
JAMMU, Nov 23 (PTI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy will lead the first-ever auction of limestone mineral blocks, which will be formally launched here on Monday with a roadshow, an official said. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary are also scheduled to attend the event, reflecting strong Centre-state […]
UNSC reforms no longer an option, but a necessity: PM Modi at IBSA meet
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the reform of the UN Security Council was no longer an option, but a necessity and asserted that the India-Brazil-South Africa troika should send a clear message for changes to institutions of global governance. Addressing the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) leaders summit here, Modi said […]