LG Sinha reviews preparations for Amarnath Yatra beginning July 3
Srinagar, Jun 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday reviewed preparations for the upcoming Shri Amarnathji Yatra, scheduled to begin on July 3. “Today, chaired a high-level review meeting on preparations for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 and directed all departments and security agencies to ensure timely completion of arrangements from […]
5-member panel to probe reasons behind Gulmarg cable car malfunction
Srinagar, Jun 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday formed a five-member committee to inquire into circumstances that led to the malfunctioning of Gulmarg cable car services last month. The General Administration Department (GAD) appointed the Managing Director of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Mahmood Shah, as chairman of the committee, which has been […]
Houses of two drug peddlers demolished in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 10 (PTI) Authorities on Wednesday demolished two residential houses allegedly belonging to drug peddlers here as part of an ongoing crackdown against narcotics trafficking and illegal assets linked to the drug trade, officials said. The houses of Falla Gujjar and Bashir Ahmad at Chak Waziru in Bishnah area on the outskirts of Jammu […]
Kathua fire guts two dozen hutments, forest blaze sparks mine blasts in Rajouri
JAMMU, Jun 10 (PTI): A massive fire reduced nearly two dozen hutments to ashes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early Wednesday, leaving several migrant workers homeless and causing extensive damage to household belongings, officials said. The fire broke out in a cluster of temporary dwellings adjacent to a scrapyard at Maggar Khad in the […]
PM has promised to keep word on statehood restoration: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR, Jun 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he would fulfil his promise of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Wednesday. He said they are waiting for the Centre to fulfil its promise. “Prime Minister has recently told Omar […]
Rusted mortar shell found in Jammu; neutralised
JAMMU, Jun 10 (PTI): A rusted mortar shell was found in a border village here on Wednesday and subsequently neutralised in a controlled explosion, officials said. The shell was noticed by labourers who were filling the plinth of a house in Kothey Sanian village of Bishnah on the outskirts of Jammu, with soil, they said. […]
World leaders greet Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected PM
SINGAPORE/JOHANNESBURG, Jun 10 (PTI): World Leaders on Wednesday greeted Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected prime minister, praising his leadership and dedication to public service. Narendra Modi reached the milestone of becoming India’s longest-serving prime minister on Wednesday, with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days in office, surpassing the record of the first prime […]
Police dismisses SPO after his involvement surfaces in NDPS case
Srinagar, June 10: Police has disengaged a Special Police Officer (SPO) from service with immediate effect following his involvement in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials said on Wednesday. The SPO, identified as Khalid Nazir Khan, a resident of Katipora, Tangmarg, was found in suspicious condition during a […]
Two soldiers killed in accidental grenade blast in Uri
Srinagar, Jun 10 (PTI) Two soldiers died in an accidental grenade blast in Uri sector of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. A hand grenade exploded accidentally during routine handing over of equipment at a camp in Kamalkote in Uri, resulting in injuries to two jawans, the officials said. They said […]
Twin initiatives to ensure impregnable border: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Jun 10: (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government’s Land Port Management System (LPMS) and Smart Border initiatives will together create an impregnable and secure border, curbing illegal activities. Addressing the launch of the LPMS, a centralised digital platform to modernise and streamline operations across the country’s land ports, the home […]