Pahalgam attack anniversary: Army warns of decisive action if humanity’s limits are crossed
Srinagar, Apr 21: A day before the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Army on Tuesday warned that any transgression of humanitarian limits would invite a “decisive response”, asserting that the nation stands united in its resolve against terrorism. In a post on social media platform X, the Additional Directorate General of […]
Police attach property of drug peddler in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, Apr 20 (PTI): An alleged drug peddler’s property worth Rs 10 lakh was attached by the police in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. “As part of a crackdown on narcotics-related activities, police in Shopian have attached an immovable property valued at Rs 10 lakh belonging to Showkat Ahmad Dar, a resident of Dachoo […]
Udhampur accident: Death toll reaches 21
Jammu, Apr 20 (PTI) A passenger bus rolled down a hillside in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, leaving 21 people dead and 29 others injured, officials said. The bus crushed an auto-rickshaw before landing upside down on the road below. Officials said those travelling in the auto-rickshaw sustained injuries. An Army convoy passing […]
CM reviews progress of 2.7-km-long Sungal tunnel on Jammu-Poonch Highway
Jammu, April 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday reviewed the ongoing work on the 2.79-kilometre-long Sungal tunnel project on the Jammu–Poonch Highway, which is scheduled to be completed later this year. “On his way to Nowshera, the chief minister today inspected the ongoing work on the Sungal Tunnel project and […]
Kashmir commuters suffer as transporters protest Smart City bus expansion
Srinagar, Apr 20 (PTI) Commuters across the Kashmir Valley faced a harrowing time on Monday as private buses and inter-district cabs stayed off roads in protest against the government’s proposal to expand Smart City bus services in other districts. The All Jammu and Kashmir Transporters’ Welfare Association on Saturday called for a Valley-wide ‘chakka jam’ […]
CM Omar Abdullah hits out at BJP over ‘unfulfilled’ statehood promise
JAMMU, Apr 20 (PTI): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday hit out at the BJP-led central government over what he termed as its “unfulfilled promise” of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, and said there was “no clear answer” from it on the issue. The chief minister also targeted the BJP over the issue of […]
Udhampur bus accident: LG, CM express grief over loss of lives
Jammu, Apr 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the road accident in Udhampur district and assured all possible assistance to the families of the deceased. They also directed authorities concerned to provide immediate relief and necessary support to those […]
President Murmu condoles loss of lives in Udhampur bus accident
New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir and prayed for the swift recovery of the injured. At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus rolled down a hill in J-K’s Udhampur district this […]
Oil prices, stocks climb as US-Iran standoff keeps Strait of Hormuz in limbo
Hong Kong, Apr 20 (AP) Oil prices climbed more than 5 per cent while Asian shares also advanced Monday as a standoff between Iran and the US prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz. The Persian Gulf waterway was closed again after Iran reversed a decision to reopen the strait and President Donald Trump […]
Bus rolls down hill in Udhampur, 15 dead and 20 others inured
Jammu, Apr 20 (PTI) At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus rolled down a hill in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, officials said. The accident took place when the bus was negotiating a blind curve near Kagort village in Ram Nagar area around 10 am. Locals […]