Press Trust of India

JK fake gun licence case:  HC extends SIT probe into two more FIRs

Jammu: The High Court here has dismissed pleas seeking quashing of additional FIRs in connection with an investigation into the fake gun licence case and ordered a probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into two cases registered in the Rajouri district over a decade ago. It, however, said the order shall not preclude the […]

 Press Trust of India

JK statehood at appropriate time, all must trust PM Modi on this: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will happen at an appropriate time and everyone must trust the public assurance given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this issue. In an exclusive video interview with PTI, Singh also dismissed as “irrelevant” a letter written […]

 Press Trust of India

Aadhaar OTP verification now mandatory for online Tatkal booking: Railways

Aadhaar OTP verification now mandatory for online Tatkal booking: Railways

Jammu: Railway authorities have officially mandated Aadhaar verification through OTP for online ticket bookings under the Tatkal system across the country, a senior railway official said on Wednesday. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu Division, Northern Railway, Uchit Singhal announced that from July 15 onwards, Aadhaar OTP verification became mandatory for online Tatkal booking. Singhal emphasised […]

 Press Trust of India

Congress holds protest over proposed toll plaza on Jammu-Poonch highway

Jammu:  The Jammu and Kashmir Congress held a protest on Wednesday against a proposed toll plaza on the Jammu-Akhnoor-Poonch highway and accused the BJP-led Central government of looting people by imposing toll tax on vehicles at multiple locations in Jammu region. The party claimed that even pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi and Amarnath cave […]

 Press Trust of India

CM Omar hails Shubanshu Shukla’s space mission

Hopes to see Indian flag on Moon Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday hailed the successful mission of astronaut Shubanshu Shukla aboard the International Space Station and said this is a step in the direction of hoisting the national flag on the Moon. Abdullah also expressed satisfaction at the cave shrine of Amarnath in […]

 Press Trust of India

Villager reports movement of two suspected persons in Hiranagar

Security forces launch search operation Jammu: Security forces have launched a search operation along the Hiranagar forward area of Kathua district after a villager reported the movement of two suspected persons on Tuesday night, officials said. Hiranagar falls along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu district and has seen several encounters in the past. […]

 Press Trust of India

Villager reports movement of two suspected persons in Hiranagar

Security forces launch search operation Jammu: Security forces have launched a search operation along the Hiranagar forward area of Kathua district after a villager reported the movement of two suspected persons on Tuesday night, officials said. Hiranagar falls along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu district and has seen several encounters in the past. […]

 Press Trust of India

Army’s Fire and Fury Corps conducts integrated firing exercise in Ladakh

New Delhi: The Indian Army on Wednesday said it has conducted an integrated firing exercise in Ladakh aimed at enhancing jointness and validation of tactics and techniques while incorporating new-generation equipment and “battlefield equalisers”. The exercise was done by the Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps. “In pursuance of the #IndianArmy’s Decade of Transformation, Fire and […]

 Press Trust of India

Seven dead, 17 injured as passenger vehicle falls into gorge in Doda

Seven dead, 17 injured as passenger vehicle falls into gorge in Doda

Jammu: Seven people, including a woman and a minor girl, were killed and 17 were injured when an overloaded passenger vehicle veered off a hilly road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident took place on the Doda-Bharth road near Ponda, some 30 kms from Doda town, […]

 Press Trust of India

SC grants divorce to couple on ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted divorce to an estranged couple on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed the decision to be in the “best interest” of the parties and their minor child for leading independent and peaceful lives that were “free […]