VHP reiterates demand to repeal articles 370 and 35-A
Jammu, Jun 30 (PTI) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad Sunday reiterated its demand for revocation of articles 370 and 35-A of the Constitution at the end of its two-day central managing committee meet here. The right-wing outfit also raised sought early delimitation of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly constituencies, besides an expeditious step for rehabilitation of […]
CRPF establishes help desks for Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 30 (PTI) As part of its ‘Madadgaar’ initiative, the CRPF established two help desks here Sunday to assist pilgrims intending to pay obeisance at the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The first batch of 2,234 pilgrims Sunday left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for Kashmir for […]
Multi-tier security grid in place for Amarnath Yatra 2019
Srinagar/Jammu, Jun 30 (PTI) The first batch of 2,234 pilgrims for this year’s Amarnath Yatra arrived here Sunday amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880 metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas is scheduled to begin on Monday. Over 1.5 lakh pilgrims from across the country have so far […]
Governor inaugurates the Jehangir Chowk-Alochi Bagh portion of Jehangir Chowk- Rambagh flyover
SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: Governor Satya Pal Malik inaugurated the Jehangir Chowk-Alochi Bagh limb of the Jehangir Chowk- Rambagh flyover here today. Sh. Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Sh. K. Skandan- Advisors to Governor; Sh. Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation; Sh. Sheikh Imran, Deputy Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation; Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Umang Narula, […]
Patnitop set to regain lost glory, cable car ready for commercial operations
Jammu, Jun 30 (PTI) Thanks to a cable car project, the picturesque Patnitop tourist resort is all set to regain the glory and hustle-bustle it lost after it fell off the the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway route due to construction of the Chenani-Nashri tunnel. The 2.8-km eco-friendly project, which was planned about 15 years ago to boost […]
Large quantity of suspected heroin smuggled from Pak seized at Attari border
Amritsar, Jun 30 (PTI) The Customs Department has seized large quantity of suspected heroin concealed inside a truck carrying salt which crossed over to Indian territory from Pakistan through the Integrated Check Post at the Attari-Wagah International Border, officials Sunday said. They said a truck carrying consignment of salt arrived at Attari here Saturday and upon […]
Taliban say latest round of talks with US ‘critical’
Islamabad, Jun 30 (AP) A Taliban spokesman says the seventh and latest round of peace talks with the U.S. is “critical,” as the militant group meets with Washington’s envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Mideastern state of Qatar, where it maintains a political office. Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press Sunday that both sides are looking for […]
German woman goes missing in Kerala; probe on
Thiruvananthapuam, Jun 30 (PTI) A German woman, who had come here in March, has gone missing from here, police said Sunday. The foreigner, in her 30s, is identified as Liza, they said. A senior police source told PTI that they received a complaint in this regard last week and an investigation was on. “Police have received […]
Zaira Wasim announces ‘disassociation’ from films
Srinagar, Jun 30 (PTI) National Award-winning actor Zaira Wasim on Sunday announced her “disassociation” from the field of acting, saying she was not happy with the line of work as it interfered with her faith and religion. In a detailed post on her Facebook page, which she later shared across all social media platforms, the Kashmiri-born […]
Man, his son held for raping and killing two sisters
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 30 (PTI) A man and his son, who were absconding since 2014, were arrested for allegedly raping and killing two sisters in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday. Inam and his son Isar were hiding at a village in Ambala in Haryana and were arrested on Saturday, Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar […]
