Army chief visits forward areas in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande visited some of the most difficult and inhospitable forward locations in eastern Ladakh and reviewed India’s overall military preparedness during his three-day tour of the region amid the lingering border row with China, officials said on Saturday. They said the Chief of Army Staff interacted with the troops […]
Rahul Bhat’ killing: Protest at Kashmiri Pandit camp in Sheikhpora continues
Employees demand relocation
Sheikhpora: Fear and anger were writ large on the faces of Kashmiri Pandit employees and their family members as they continued their protest on Saturday at the Sheikhpora transit camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district against the killing of Rahul Bhat and demanding their relocation to safer places outside Kashmir Valley. A posse of […]
HM Shah briefed about concerns of Kashmiri Pandit employees: BJP leader
Jammu: With the BJP facing the ire of Kashmiri migrant employees serving in the valley after their colleague was killed by terrorists, the party’s J-K unit chief Ravinder Raina on Saturday said he has briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah about their “concerns and problems”. Raina said he had also spoken to Lt Governor Manoj […]
Centre firm on commitment to ensure durable road network in JK: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the Centre’s firm commitment is to ensure a durable road network for Jammu and Kashmir to ensure its rapid growth and development. He said roads are the lifelines of a developing nation that brings benefits in various sectors like education, health, marketing of agricultural produce and also […]
Army jawan dies by suicide in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: An Army jawan died by suicide in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Ravi Kumar (25), a resident of Haryana. He was on guard duty at Neel top post in Banihal on Friday evening when he shot himself with his service rifle, a police […]
India prohibits wheat exports with immediate effect
New Delhi: India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of measures to control rising domestic prices, according to official notification. However, the export shipments for which irrevocable letters of credit (LoC) have been issued on or before the date of this notification will be allowed, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) […]
Over 100 trapped civilians rescued in Kishtwar
Jammu: The Army on Saturday said over 100 civilians trapped in a remote village due to the washing away of a footbridge were rescued while work is in progress to construct a new bridge to enable regular movement across the river. The wooden bridge over a river at Chisoti village in Machail area was washed […]
Ladakh reports three fresh COVID-19 cases
Leh: Ladakh’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 28,256 on Saturday as three more people tested positive for the viral disease, officials said. Of the fresh cases, two were detected in Leh and one in Kargil, they said. The death toll remained unchanged at 228. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil. […]
Two LeT terrorists behind killing gunned down: Police
Srinagar: Security forces killed on Friday two Pakistani terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba who were behind the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit government employee in his office in Jammu and Kashmir a day ago. Security forces trapped the two terrorists, who had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir recently and managed to escape from an anti-terror […]
Plea against delimitation commission
SC seeks Centre, J-K admin and ECI replies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre, Jammu, and Kashmir administration, and Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea of two Kashmir residents challenging the government’s decision to constitute the delimitation commission for redrawing the assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in the Union Territory. A bench of Justices […]
