No terror sanctuary across the LoC is safe: Army
Issues stern warning to Pakistan on Op Sindoor anniversary Jaipur: No terror sanctuary across the Line of Control is safe, and India will target every terrorist infrastructure at a time and manner of its choosing, the Indian military said on Thursday, sending a clear warning to Pakistan on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor. […]
Sentinels of Simari: One year after Sindoor, villagers try to reclaim narrative of normalcy
Simari (Kashmir Valley): A river runs through it, cleaving the village between India on one side of the gushing waters and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on the other. If Operation Sindoor has a ground zero, it is Simari where the sound of artillery fire still echoes for villagers trying to shake off memories from that night […]
Op Sindoor paid dividends, but war not sustainable: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said ‘Operation Sindoor’ has paid its dividends, but asserted that “wars do not bring a solution, only misery”. “(Operation) Sindoor has paid its dividends. I think there is no more question of wars. Wars do not bring a solution, they just bring misery. Look at Ukraine and […]
BJP hails historic poll victory in West Bengal, Assam
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday hailed the party’s “historic victory” in the West Bengal and Assam Assembly polls, calling it a decisive endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and a rejection of the opposition’s “appeasement politics”. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form its first government in West Bengal as it […]
Four youths from UP, MP undertake 9-month-long ‘dandavat yatra’ to Amarnath Shrine
Ramban/Jammu: Undeterred by high temperatures and difficult terrain, four youths from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have been on an extraordinary, over nine-month-long journey to the revered Amarnath Shrine, performing ‘dandavat pranam’– a rigorous religious practice involving full-body prostrations — to spread “a message of Sanatan Dharma” and “communal harmony”. Traversing the winding stretches of […]
Admin working on 3-year monitoring programme for rehab of drug abuse victims: Lt Guv
Says drug trafficking in JK has a direct link with terrorism Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is working on a three-year monitoring programme for rehabilitation of drug abuse victims, while mulling stringent measures, including the cancellation of driving licenses and recommending revocation of passports of the peddlers, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said here […]
Home Minister Shah stresses sustainable development in Ladakh
Leh/Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah stressed the need for a focused approach on sustainable development in Ladakh, with plantation and water security identified as key pillars for the region’s overall progress, Ladakh LG VK Saxena said on Saturday. The LG apprised him of the ongoing work to create 50 water bodies in different villages […]
Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts
Three labourers feared trapped, one rescued Jammu: A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said. Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse […]
Lt Gen Balbir Singh assumes charge as Chinar Corps GoC
Srinagar: Lieutenant General Balbir Singh on Friday assumed the command of the Army’s Srinagar-based strategic XV Corps from Lt Gen Prashant Srivastava, who has been appointed as Quarter Master General at the Army headquarters. Lt Gen Singh had earlier commanded the Victor Force, which looks after counter-insurgency operations in south and central Kashmir. His tenure […]