Farooq seeks audience with PM: Says will apprise him about J-K situation
Srinagar: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah along with his party members has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apprise him about the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir, in the backdrop of the Centre’s move to send 100 additional companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces to the Valley. Abdullah and two NC […]
After 72 years Hindu temple opened for worship in Pakistan
Lahore: Pakistan has opened a 1,000-year-old Hindu temple in eastern city Sialkot for “worship” for the first time since partition on the demand of the local Hindu community, officials said on Monday. The Shawala Teja Singh temple, located in city’s congested Dhaarowal locality, some 100-km from Lahore, is more than 1,000 years old, according to […]
NC, PDP ‘creating noise’ on additional troops in JK: Jitendra Singh
Says move part of security drill
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh Monday said the deployment of an additional 10,000 security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir was part of a security drill and blamed the National Conference (NC) and the PDP for “creating noise” over it. The minister said “noise” is being created by the NC, the PDP and others as […]
Temperatures head north after rain eases in JK
Jammu: With rain conditions easing, the mercury rose in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Winter capital Jammu recorded an increase of 5.6 degrees in the day temperature, which settled at 34.8 degree Celsius against Sunday’s 29.2 degree Celsius, said a spokesman from the MeT department. The maximum temperature in summer […]
Amarnath yatra resumes from Jammu, Pahalgam
Remains suspended from Baltal
Jammu/Srinagar: After facing frequent disruptions due to inclement weather over the past four days, the Amarnath yatra resumed on Monday from Jammu and Pahalgam base camps while it remained suspended from Baltal route, officials said. A fresh batch of 2,675 pilgrims, including 492 women and 174 seers, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp Monday, after […]
