Ahead of Eid festival authorities in Sopore ban use of firecrackers
Srinagar, Mar 30: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, authorities in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have ordered ban on sale and use of firecrackers, considering “growing concern over environmental pollution, public safety and health hazards”. According to an order by Additional District Magistrate, any person found violating the directive within the sub-district Sopore shall be […]
Chennai bound domestic flight suffers tyre burst, lands safely
Chennai, Mar 30 (PTI) A Chennai-bound flight from Jaipur, before the scheduled landing, experienced a tyre burst on Sunday morning and authorities facilitated an emergency landing here for the aircraft, airport officials said. All the passengers and the crew are safe and they deplaned safely upon landing, they said. Before landing, the pilot detected the […]
Lt Guv attends 8th edition of Purvanchal Festival ‘Maati’ in Delhi
JAMMU, Mar 29:: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the 8th edition of Purvanchal Festival “Maati”, in Delhi Saturday. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor extended his felicitations to the Maati Trust and everyone associated with the prestigious event for providing an excellent platform to share ideas, culture and arts of Purvanchal. He said the last […]
No weapon snatched by terrorists during Kathua encounter: Police
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said there was no snatching of weapons by terrorists during the two-day-long gunfight in a remote forested area in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. All unaccounted weapons and other belongings of the four slain policemen have been recovered, a police spokesperson said. Four […]
Congress stages protest against rising terrorism in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) The Congress took out a protest march here on Saturday against the Central government’s alleged failure to check rising terrorism in Jammu region. The protest march from Panjtirthi to Parade Chowk was held this evening, a day after four policemen lost their lives in a two-day long encounter with the terrorists […]
Saudi Arabia, Gulf nations declare Eid-ul-fitr on Sunday
Srinagar, Mar 29: Saudi Arabia has declared that Sunday, March 30, 2025, will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr after observers spotted the Shawwal crescent earlier this evening. Eid is celebrated on Shawwal 1, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Islamic months last 29 or 30 days, depending on when […]
IIM-Jammu awarded BGA accreditation
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu, was awarded the prestigious Business Graduates Association (BGA) accreditation for five years, an official said on Saturday. The IIM, Jammu, has the distinction of being the first third-generation IIM to receive an international accreditation. “This international recognition, endorsed by the BGA Accreditation Advisory Board, […]
Senior Army officer reviews security situation in Udhampur
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) A senior Army officer visited Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district to review the security situation, amid an ongoing operation against infiltrating terrorists in nearby Kathua district, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited the district’s Basantgarh area, which falls on the route […]
Govt orders change in school timing in Kashmir zone from Apr 1
Srinagar, Mar 29: The Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Saturday ordered change in school timing for Kashmir division with effect from April-01. DSEK in a order said that the schools within Srinagar municipal limits shall have a school time of 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in all government and private schools. It also said […]
Afghanistan rocked by two successive quakes
NEW DELHI, Mar 29 (PTI) Afghanistan was rocked by two successive earthquakes of more than four magnitude on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology said here. The first earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan at 4:51 am India Standard Time was of 4.3 magnitude. This was followed by a second more powerful tremor of 4.7 magnitude […]