Police attaches Chandigarh property in drug trafficking case
JAMMU, May 9 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Police has attached a property worth nearly Rs 93 lakh in Chandigarh during an investigation into a narcotics trafficking case that initially began with the recovery of a small quantity of heroin, officials said. The case originated on January 14 this year when a police team of Bagh-e-Bahu […]
Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as first BJP CM of West Bengal
KOLKATA, May 9 (PTI): BJP legislature party leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday, heading the first BJP government in the state. Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari at a grand ceremony held at the Brigade Parade Grounds here in the presence […]
J&K Bank to launch major recruitment Drive, expand Branch network: MD & CEO
Srinagar, May 9: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Amitava Chatterjee said that the bank will undertake a major recruitment drive this year and expand its branch network in underserved areas as the bank seeks to improve customer services and strengthen its presence across the Union Territory. The MD said […]
PM Modi pays homage to Tagore, terms him ‘timeless voice of India’s civilisational soul’
New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid rich tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary and said he made a mark as an exceptional philosopher, educationist, artist and a “timeless voice of India’s civilisational soul”. Tagore’s birth anniversary is celebrated on ‘Pochishe Boishakh’ or the 25th of […]
NC on ventilator, cabinet expansion will split party: Sunil Sharma
Srinagar, May 9: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Sharma on Saturday alleged that the National Conference (NC) is “on a ventilator” due to an internal “disease” and warned that any “expansion” would lead to a vertical split in the party. The senior BJP leader claimed that only […]
Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani to be India’s next Chief of Defence Staff
New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani will be India’s new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and his key task is set to be to implement the ambitious theaterisation plan that seeks to ensure tri-services synergy. He will succeed Gen Anil Chauhan whose tenure will come to an end on May 30. […]
Cops solve murder of 18-year-old in Kathua, accused arrested
Jammu, May 9 (PTI) Police have solved the murder case of an 18-year-old youth in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district within 24 hours and arrested the accused, officials said. They said the weapon of offence, a cricket bat, was also seized from the arrested accused. “On May 6, Kathua police station received information that two […]
2025 Leh violence: Judicial inquiry nears completion, 93 witnesses examined
Leh/Jammu, May 9 (PTI) Joint Secretary of the Judicial Inquiry Commission probing the Leh violence in September, Rigzin Spalgon, said 93 witnesses have been examined until the third session of the inquiry. He expressed hope that the ongoing session would likely be the final phase of the probe. The three-member commission, headed by former Supreme […]
Mild quake hits Kishtwar
Jammu, May 8 (PTI) An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 jolted Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, officials said. According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), tremors were felt at 9.57 am in the hilly district. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the surface at latitude 33.289 degrees north and longitude […]
CM Omar Abdullah expresses grief over drowning incident in Hajin
SRINAGAR, MAY 8: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed profound grief over the tragic drowning incident in Hajin area of Bandipora district, in which three young boys lost their lives on Friday. The three youths, all residents of Chandergeer Hajin, drowned in River Jhelum at Check Chandergeer area of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. […]