Jagdeep Dhankhar elected 14th Vice President of India
New Delhi: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the 14th Vice President of India on Saturday as he defeated joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva. Dhankhar, a former governor of West Bengal, secured 528 votes while 80-year-old Alva got 182. The numbers were stacked in favour of Dhankhar as the ruling BJP enjoys an absolute […]
PM Modi meets Dhankhar
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met vice president-elect Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday evening to congratulate him on his win. BJP president J P Nadda also met Dhankhar at the residence of Union minister Pralhad Joshi here. The meetings came soon after Dhankhar was declared winner in the vice presidential election with 528 votes in […]
China warns US not to stir up bigger crisis over Taiwan
Beijing: China on Saturday warned the US not to stir up a bigger crisis over Taiwan, as it stepped up its military drills and warplane incursions in the Taiwan Straits for the third day following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei, which Beijing feels has challenged its claims of sovereignty over the self-ruled island. […]
Army chief visits forward areas along LoC in JK
Jammu: Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Saturday visited the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the operational preparedness, an official said. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) reached Jammu on a two-day visit on Friday and was briefed about the […]
Ramban blast case solved, two JKGF operatives held: Police
Ramban/Jammu: With the arrest of two operatives of the terrorist group Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF), police on Saturday claimed to have solved a blast case outside a police post in Ramban district within 72 hours. Two police personnel suffered minor injuries when unidentified terrorists hurled an explosive device on the police post at […]
No fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine
Jammu: No fresh batch of pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Saturday, officials said amid a decline in the footfall of the devotees. On August 2, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had appealed to the Amarnath pilgrims to visit […]
Communal harmony on display: Muslims help transport idols to hill top temple in Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah: Setting an example of communal harmony, Muslim residents of Kursari Panchayat in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda joined hands with Hindus in moving giant idols to an ancient temple here. Six idols, each weighing between 500 kg and 700 kg and made of granite, were bought from Rajasthan to be installed at the recently renovated […]
Dalai Lama honoured with Ladakh’s highest civilian award
Leh: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was honoured with the ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ award — the highest civilian honour of Ladakh — for his immense contribution to humanity, especially towards the union territory, an official said on Saturday. The sixth award was conferred by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh which celebrated the ‘dPal […]
BSF seizes two Pakistani fishing boats in Gujarat’s Kutch
Ahmedabad: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday seized two Pakistani fishing boats from a creek area close to the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat’s Kutch district. With this, the BSF has seized nine boats and apprehended a Pakistani fisherman in the last three days, an official release said. On Saturday morning, BSF’s Bhuj patrol team […]
Pak hands over body of Poonch boy who died of drowning
Jammu: Pakistani authorities on Saturday handed over the body of an Indian boy who drowned in a river in Poonch and was swept across the border by strong currents, officials said. Zaffar Ahmad, 17, of Kalai village was taking a bath in the river on July 31 when he drowned. He could not be traced […]
