Dense fog likely across north in next few days
Cold conditions persist in Delhi, Punjab and UP New Delhi: Most regions across northern India experienced severe cold conditions on Monday, though minimum temperatures hovered below normal. Fog disrupted visibility in Delhi, albeit for a brief stretch, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting dense to very dense […]
Hindu organisations hold protest against violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
Kishtwar/Jammu: Several Hindu organisations, besides the BJP, on Monday staged a protest in Kishtwar district against alleged incidents of assault, arson, loot and killings of members of the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh. Several shops and business establishments remained shut over a bandh called by the Sanatan Dharm Sabha. Led by Sanatan Dharm Sabha president […]
Search operation widened to track down terrorists hiding in forest belt in Udhampur
Jammu: Security forces widened the area of the search operation to track down terrorists hiding in the forest belt of Udhampur district on Monday, officials said. The cordon and search operation, which entered its second day, was launched in the Majalta forests after two terrorists reportedly took food from a house before escaping into the […]
Snowfall blocks two roads providing alternative link to Kashmir; 3 people rescued
Rajouri/Jammu, Dec 21 (PTI) Traffic on the Mughal and Sinthan Top roads, which provide alternative connectivity to Kashmir, was suspended on Sunday due to light to moderate snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. However, traffic on the 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway — the only all weather road linking Kashmir with […]
J&K carries out pulse polio drive, CM Abdullah vows to make UT polio-free
Jammu, Dec 21 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday conducted a pulse polio drive across the Union territory, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah urging parents to ensure that every child aged 0-5 years receives polio drops. Abdullah also reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making the UT a polio-free region. In an X post, […]
Mufti’s alliance with BJP was misunderstood; it was for the sake of J&K: Mehbooba
Jammu, Dec 21 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said her father, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was misunderstood by the people for his forming an alliance government with the BJP in 2015. She said Mufti’s decision to join hands with the saffron party was taken in the larger interest […]
‘Memorable occasion’: LG Sinha after maiden foodgrain freight train reaches Kashmir
Jammu, Dec 21 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday congratulated the Indian Railways after first-ever foodgrain freight train reached Kashmir carrying approximately 1,384 tonnes of rice. “This is undoubtedly a very memorable occasion and realises our long-cherished dream of connecting the Kashmir region to the national freight network,” Sinha said. For […]