Amarnath Yatra-2025: Lieutenant Governor visits Baltal Base Camp; reviews arrangements
GANDERBAL, JUL 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today visited the Baltal Base Camp and reviewed the arrangements for the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. The Lieutenant Governor chaired a meeting with the Camp Director, officials of District administration, Police and security agencies and discussed the measures taken to facilitate the smooth movement of pilgrims. He […]
Abdullah questions EC’s ‘delay’ in filling vacant JK Rajya Sabha and assembly seats
Srinagar, Jul 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has voiced concern over the “undue delay” in filling Rajya Sabha seats and conducting bye-elections to two assembly seats in the Union territory. The Union territory, with four seats in Rajya Sabha, has been unrepresented in the Upper House of Parliament since February 15, […]
Police in Jammu detains several Congress activists amid march for statehood
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Tariq Hameed Karra was among scores of activists detained on Sunday by police during their march for statehood here. This was the second time in as many days that police did not allow Congress to hold a rally, held under the banner ‘Hamari Riyasat […]
Terrorists exchange fire with security forces in Kishtwar
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) An exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in a forest in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The brief gunfight occurred when the police, assisted by the Indian Army, launched a cordon and search operation in the Khankoo forest located between Dachhan […]
Omar Abdullah seeks centre’s intervention in securing release of abducted Indian in Niger
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday sought the Centre’s intervention in seeking release of a resident of Ramban district, who was allegedly abducted by terrorists in the West African country of Niger a few days ago. Abdullah’s request to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar comes a day after […]
Three fraudsters booked for duping job seekers in JK
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch has registered three separate cases against fraudsters for allegedly duping several job seekers of nearly Rs 1.50 crore, a senior officer said. Senior Superintendent Police, Crime branch Jammu , Benam Tosh said the FIRs were registered against the accused on the basis of separate […]
Another batch of over 4,000 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) The 20th batch of 4,388 pilgrims, including 900 women, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Sunday to offer prayers at the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The 38-day annual yatra commenced on July 3 from the twin routes of Nunwan-Pahalgam […]
Children exposed to heat wave worldwide may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling: Report
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report. Climate related stressors such as heat, wildfires, storms, floods, droughts, diseases and […]
All-party meet ahead of Monsoon session:Opposition flags Trump’s remarks, SIR in Bihar
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) An all-party meeting convened by the government on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament saw the opposition raising various issues, including voter roll revision in Bihar, the Pahalgam terror attack and US President Donald Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ claims. The government sought cooperation from opposition parties for the smooth conduct […]
Committed to uproot terrorism from J&K: Lt Guv
Srinagar, Jul 20: Reiterating the government’s unwavering commitment to uproot terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that the administration is not striving to “buy peace,” but to establish a lasting and just peace in the region. He asserted that while no innocent will be touched, the guilty will not […]
