First week of Monsoon session washed out
Opposition-Govt at loggerheads over NEET paper leak issue New Delhi: The first week of the Monsoon session of Parliament was washed out as the government and the opposition continued to be at loggerheads over the demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation before a debate on NEET paper leak issue in both Houses. Hitting […]
Oppn running away from debate in Parliament: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday said the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership is making efforts to resolve students’ issues by strengthening the system with “utmost sensitivity” but the opposition is trying to “cunningly” create “chaos and conflict”. Hitting out at the opposition, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi also accused the Congress […]
China infringing upon India’s sovereignty: MEA
Says there are Chinese projects on territories in J&K that belong to India New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday accused China of infringing upon India’s sovereignty, asserting that Beijing is “illegally occupying” Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, while raising firm objections against Chinese projects in these regions. […]
Centre should take initiative to end Delhi student protests: CM Omar
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday asserted that the student protesters are entitled to make their demands and it is for the Centre to see whether they want the youth protest in Delhi to continue or not. He was referring to the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) statement about the demand for the Union education […]
Two stranded in swollen river rescued in Kathua
Jammu: Two persons stranded in the swollen Bhini river in Kathua district were rescued by police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Friday, officials said. The two had gone near the river in the Billawar area in the morning. The water level rose suddenly following flash floods, leaving them trapped midstream, they said. […]
Jammu rivers flowing above danger mark; avoid water bodies warns NDRF
Jammu: The Chenab River at Akhnoor and the Tawi in Jammu, along with other rivers in the region, were flowing above the danger mark on Wednesday following incessant rainfall in the area, prompting authorities to issue safety advisories. According to the latest flood monitoring data, the Chenab River at Akhnoor touched the danger mark at […]
Dy CM, NC MP escape separate mudslide incidents on Jammu-Poonch National Highway
Rajouri/Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and National Conference MP Mian Altaf escaped unhurt in two separate mudslide incidents along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway amid incessant rains on Wednesday, officials said. Deputy CM Choudhary and MP Altaf were travelling to the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch to oversee relief and rescue operations in the […]
Two women among four drug peddlers detained under PIT-NDPS Act in Reasi
Jammu: Four alleged drug peddlers, including two women, were detained under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Reasi district, police said on Tuesday. The three persons from Jammu and one from Amritsar, Punjab, are “habitual offenders” who were repeatedly involved in illicit drug trafficking activities, a […]
Flash floods, landslides wreak havoc in Poonch-Rajouri belt; 11 dead, several missing
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) At least 11 people were killed and seven others went missing as torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, prompting a multi-agency rescue operation. The worst devastation was reported from Surankote tehsil in Poonch district, where […]