‘Statehood no excuse for not working,’ says LG Sinha
‘How long must we wait?’ retorts Abdullah Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the elected government must not make statehood an excuse for not doing its work, eliciting a retort from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who said he was doing his job despite the “hurdles” created by the Centre. Earlier in the day, […]
Warfare becoming increasingly non-kinetic, non-contact: Army Chief Gen Dwivedi
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said warfare is becoming increasingly “non-kinetic and non-contact” owing to multiple factors and therefore demands a response that requires military strength, and intellectual, technological and moral preparedness. Chanakya’s teachings remind us that the “rising powers inevitably provoke countervailing coalitions”, he said in his address at an […]
SC dismisses Centre’s plea for review of verdict directing reduction of IPS officers in CAPF
New Delhi: In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a review of the verdict, which directed that IPS officers’ deputation in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) be reduced and asked for cadre review to be carried out in six months. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and […]
Army Commander visits LAC in Eastern Ladakh
Reviews ops preparedness Leh/Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma visited forward areas along the Sino-Indian border in Ladakh and reviewed the operational and defence preparedness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), officials said. On Thursday, Lt Gen Sharma witnessed ‘Exercise AstraShakti’ in the icy heights of the high-altitude areas of the Union […]
Let us make Ladakh the laboratory of national integration: LG Kavinder Gupta
Leh/Jammu: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta on Friday said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s unity movement is the “oxygen of the nation” and that the Union Territory embodies his vision of national integration every day. Flagging off the ‘Run for Unity’ in Leh after administering the unity pledge on the 150th anniversary of Sardar Patek, he […]
JK recorded 121 pc rise in domestic violence cases in 2024-25: Data
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has registered more than 2,800 cases of domestic violence in the last two years, with a 121 per cent spike in reported incidents in the last financial year, the legislative assembly was informed on Thursday. Responding to a question by National Conference (NC) MLA from Habbakadal, Shamim Firdous, Minister for Social […]