FIR registered over ‘anti-national’ slogans in Poonch
Jammu: Police have registered an FIR against several unidentified persons for allegedly raising “anti-national” slogans during a rally in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The slogans were incidentally raised at a rally by Gujjars and Bakerwals, held on Tuesday in the border district against a bill introduced in the parliament […]
Deaf-mute man found roaming near LoC in Poonch
Poonch/Jammu: An Army patrol party found a deaf and mute man roaming near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. Prima facie, the man also appears to be mentally challenged. He was found in an injured condition near Batharpull in Gulpur sector and was handed over to police personnel who […]
Overground worker of terror outfits detained in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Another overground worker of terror outfits has been detained under the Public Safety Act in Rajouri district, police said on Wednesday. Mohammad Altaf is the fifth overground worker to be detained in the border district in the past two months under the stringent administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up […]
984 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath
Jammu: A batch of 984 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar camp here on Wednesday for the twin base camps in Kashmir to undertake the onward journey to the 3,880-metre-high Amarnath cave shrine. Over 4 lakh devotees have so far paid obeisance at the shrine since the beginning of the 62-day-long annual pilgrimage on July 1. […]
Terror incidents, infiltration declined in JK in last two years: Govt
New Delhi: Terrorist violence and infiltration have declined in Jammu and Kashmir in the last two years, Union minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, noting that 26 incidents of terror violence and no net infiltration have occurred this year till June-end. Rai said there were 125 terror-related and 14 infiltration incidents in […]
Over 10.3 lakh TB cases, 44,800 deaths between Jan-May 2023: Govt
New Delhi: Over 10.3 lakh tuberculosis cases and 44,800 deaths due to the disease were reported between January and May this year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Of the total 44,800 deaths logged in Ni-kshay portal, 3,323 (7.4 per cent) fatalities were reported among drug-resistant TB patients till May 2023, Minister of State […]
88 pc of Rs 2,000 notes valued at Rs 3.14 lakh crore returned to banks: RBI
Mumbai: As much as 88 per cent of the Rs 2,000 currency notes have either been deposited or exchanged at banks, and only Rs 42,000 crore worth of such notes are with public as on July 31, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Tuesday. The last date to exchange/deposit Rs 2,000 denomination notes […]
