China-Pak expert Gen Raja Subramani assumes charge as CDS
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan takes charge as new Navy chief New Delhi: Gen NS Raja Subramani, widely known as an expert on Pakistan and China, on Sunday took charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff with a primary mandate to implement the ambitious military theaterisation plan and bolster tri-services synergy. He succeeded Gen Anil […]
NC facing serious internal divisions, claims LoP Sunil Sharma
Predicts Political Instability in JK Srinagar: Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Sunday claimed that the Omar Abdullah-led government was facing serious internal divisions and alleged that attempts were underway to prevent political instability within the ruling establishment. The remarks signalled a sharp political escalation between […]
Kashmir’s Eid Livestock Trade Crosses Rs 384 Crore Despite Sales Slump
Nearly 1.92 lakh sheep brought to Valley in 1,200 trucks; dealers cite rising costs, cautious spending and changing buying trends Srinagar: Kashmir’s Eid-ul-Adha livestock trade generated an estimated business of Rs 384 crore, with nearly 1.92 lakh sheep and goats arriving in the Valley in around 1,200 trucks during the fortnight preceding the festival, […]
PoK youth crosses LoC after social media romance, apprehended by Army
Srinagar: Driven by love that blossomed on social media, a 22-year-old youth from across the border, Zeeshan Mir, crossed the heavily fortified Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Uri sector, only to be apprehended by alert Army troops, officials said here on Sunday. According to officials privy to the ongoing investigation, Mir was deeply […]
Army foils exfiltration bid in Uri, apprehends 3 persons
Srinagar: The Army foiled an alleged exfiltration bid by apprehending three persons in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector, while in a separate incident, troops detained an man from PoK after he crossed the LoC, officials said on Sunday. The Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said a joint operation by the Army and police was launched in the […]
CM calls MLAs meet on June 3
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has convened a meeting of ruling National Conference MLAs and the independents supporting the government to discuss the “matters of collective importance” on June 3. Abdullah, in the invitation letter to the legislators, said the meeting will discuss and deliberate upon the matters of collective importance and issues concerning public […]
‘Nasha Mukt JK Abhyaan’: 341 kg narcotics seized, assets worth Rs 200 cr attached in 50 days
Jammu: Touted as the biggest crackdown on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, the first 50 days of the ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan’ have seen the arrest of over 1,000 peddlers, confiscation of 341 kg of narcotics, and attachment and demolition of properties worth more than Rs 200 crore, officials said. Launched by Lt Governor Manoj […]
Govt cuts windfall tax on petrol, diesel, ATF exports
New Delhi: The government has halved windfall gains tax on export of petrol to Rs 1.5 litre, while reducing the levy on diesel to Rs 13.5/litre and aviation turbine fuel to Rs 9.5/litre effective June 1. The finance ministry in a notification said road and infrastructure cess will be nil on export of petrol and […]
Tracks that shape our future
Railways extending its presence in the Kashmir region have already started to show good results. The rail lines have always meant more than transport. Wherever tracks go, growth follows. They are the cheapest, most reliable, and least weather-dependent way to move people and goods. That is why every region with rail sees markets expand, schools […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir, Banish the ‘liquid deaths’ now The recurring mass murder by methanol-laced spurious liquor recently claiming 18 precious lives is a catastrophic systemic failure not a mere tragedy. National Crime Records Bureau statistics paint a horrifying picture of thousands choked to death by bootleg rings. Yet our enforcement remains dangerously flaccid. To permanently erase […]