Lieutenant Governor’s Sainik Sahayta Kendra Established for Soldiers’ Grievance Redressal

SRINAGAR, JUL 17: The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir has accorded sanction for the establishment of the Lieutenant Governor’s Sainik Sahayta Kendra (LGSSK), a dedicated institutional mechanism to assist and address civilian grievances of serving soldiers from the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. The Kendra, constituted under Government Order No. 933-JK(GAD) […]
EOW carries out searches in Srinagar, Budgam in case against revenue officials, others

Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) The Economic Offences Wing carried out searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Budgam districts on Thursday in connection with a case against seven people, including two revenue department officials, for alleged corruption and cheating. “Search warrants have been obtained from a court and searches are underway at […]
Cong to launch ‘Chalo Delhi’ campaign with statehood restoration demand on July 21

Jammu, Jul 17 (PTI) The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit has announced a series of protests, including the ‘Chalo Delhi’ campaign, from this week and has plans to “symbolically gherao” Parliament as part of its intensified push for statehood restoration. The party claimed on Thursday that it was “impossible” to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood […]
CM Omar Abdullah lauds progress at AIIMS Jammu, commends quality of health-care delivery

JAMMU, JUL 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited AIIMS Jammu to review its functioning and expressed satisfaction over the remarkable progress made by the institution in a short span of time. He was accompanied by Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani. The Chief Minister was received by Executive Director and CEO of […]
Amarnath Yatra crosses 2.50 lakh mark: Officials

BALTAL/PAHALGAM, JUL 17: Today, on 17th July, 5,110 pilgrims have performed the holy darshan of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine till 2 pm, officials said. The cumulative number of yatris to have performed Darshans at the Holy Cave thus reached 2.51 lakh in first 15 days of Yatra since its commencement on 3rd July this year. […]
AI plane crash: Pilots’ grouping FIP flags concerns over AAIB initial report, wants subject experts in probe

Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday asked the government to reassess possible technical misinterpretation or mechanical faults in Air India’s Boeing 787-8 plane that crashed last month and sought inclusion of subject matter experts in the probe. Flagging concerns about Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report into the […]
Amarnath Yatra: Woman pilgrim dies, 3 others injured in landslide

Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) A woman pilgrim died while three others sustained injuries on Wednesday in a landslide incident along the Baltal route of the Amarnath Yatra in Ganderbal district, officials said. Four pilgrims were washed downhill by a landslide at Railpathri along the Baltal axis to the holy cave on Wednesday evening, the officials […]
Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu due to heavy rain forecast

JAMMU, Jul 17 (PTI): The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from here on Thursday following a weather advisory warning of heavy rain in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This comes a day after a woman pilgrim died and three sustained injuries in a landslide along the Baltal route of the yatra in Ganderbal […]
Amarnath Yatra suspended for a day from Pahalgam and Baltal: Govt

Srinagar, Jul 17: The Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended for 17.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps. Heavy continuous rains over last two days have necessitated restoration work to be carried out on tracks along both the routes. Border Roads Organization has made heavy deployment of its men and machinery on the tracks to […]
Indian State’s authority is fully re-established in JK: Lt Guv

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that one of his key achievements in Jammu and Kashmir is that the Indian State’s authority is fully re-established here. “Though there is always scope to do more I have tried to serve to the best of my capability—strengthening peace, economy, and livelihoods in the UT,” he […]