Police conducts raids to crackdown on natives helping terror operatives
Srinagar: Police raided several places across Kashmir on Saturday as part of its crackdown on natives of the Union Territory extending help to terror operatives from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The raids were carried out in Anantnag, Sopore, Kulgam and Handwara areas of the Valley, officials said. In Anantnag district, police carried out raids at the residences […]
SIA arrests narco-terror module kingpin
‘Detainee has links with Pak-based handlers’ Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of the kingpin of a narco-terror module from Mumbai airport. Mohammad Arshad alias Asif, a resident of Degwar-Terwan village in Haveli tehsil of Poonch, had been absconding […]
Two terrorists killed in failed infiltration bid in Kupwara
Srinagar: Two unidentified terrorists were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said an operation was launched on Friday based on specific intelligence inputs from agencies about an infiltration attempt in Keran sector […]
Justice not privilege of few but right of every citizen: CJI Gavai
New Delhi: Justice is not a privilege of the few but a right of every citizen, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai said on Saturday, while emphasising that it is the duty of judges and lawyers to ensure that the light of justice reaches even the last person standing at the margins of society. […]
India had second highest chronic kidney disease cases in 2023: Global Study
New Delhi: India had the second-highest number of people with chronic kidney disease in 2023 at 138 million, following China at 152 million, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal. The condition was the ninth-leading cause of death and claimed nearly 15 lakh lives globally the same year, researchers led by those […]
Narco-terror case: SIA files chargesheet against Pakistani handler, six others
Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency on Saturday filed a chargesheet in an NIA court here against seven persons accused in a narco-terror case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The chargesheet was submitted before the Court of Special Judge (designated under the NIA Act), Srinagar, in a case registered earlier this year, they said. The […]
Hindus are ‘responsible’ for Bharat: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Bengaluru: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that Hindus are “responsible” for Bharat, asserting that the RSS aims to organise Hindu society for the glory of the nation, not for power. He said there is no “Ahindu” (non-Hindu) in India, as everyone is a descendant of the same ancestors, and the core […]
Man held for cheating job seeker of Rs 4.20 lakh

Jammu: The crime branch unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a man wanted for duping a job seeker of Rs 4.20 lakh on the pretext of providing a government job here, an official said on Saturday. The accused, Fayz Ahmed from Chadoora in Budgam district, was evading arrest after a case was registered against […]
Train pilot injured as eagle shatters windscreen and lands inside cabin
Srinagar: An eagle crashed into the windscreen of a train in Anantnag district of south Kashmir and landed inside the cabin of the locomotive pilot who received minor injuries, officials said. The incident occurred in the Baramulla-Banihal train between Bijbehara and Anantnag railway stations, they said. The windscreen was shattered, causing minor facial injuries to […]
Army’s White Knight Corps celebrates 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’
Jammu: The Army’s White Knight Corps on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of the National Song, “Vande Mataram”, though its recital at various war memorials, schools and forward posts across the corps’ zone, a defence spokesman said. The celebration aimed to rekindle the patriotic fervour and remind the younger generation of the timeless message of […]