People questioned, call records examined as search for missing soldier continues
Srinagar, Jul 31 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police questioned a dozen of persons and examined the call details of army jawan Javaid Ahmad Wani who went missing a couple of days ago from his native Kulgam district while on leave, officials said on Monday. The soldier, posted in the Ladakh region, was supposed to […]
PM Modi to launch development projects during Pune visit on Aug 1
Pune, Jul 31 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday visit Maharashtra’s Pune city where he will lay the foundation stone of various development projects and also receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. After his arrival, Modi will perform ‘darshan and pooja’ at Dagdusheth Mandir. At 11.45 am, he will be conferred the Lokmanya […]
4,000 Indian women performed Haj without ‘mehram’, it’s ‘huge transformation’, says PM
New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said over 4,000 Muslim women performing Haj this year without ‘mehram’ was a “huge transformation” and asserted that more and more people were getting the chance to go for the annual pilgrimage with the changes made by his government in the Haj policy over […]
Official tells AP that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in August
Dubai, Jul 30 (AP) Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia’s war on the country, an official said. The kingdom and Kyiv did not immediately acknowledge the planned talks. The summit will be held in the Red Sea port city of […]
40% work on Zojila tunnel over; terrain, weather challenges push completion deadline to 2030
Dras (Ladakh), Jul 30 (PTI) Difficult terrain and weather challenges have pushed the deadline for completion of the Zojila tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between the Kashmir valley and the Ladakh region, to December 2030, according to officials. The tunnel, said to be the longest of its kind in Asia and at the highest […]
Army jawan goes missing from south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Srinagar, July 30 (PTI) An army Jawan was reported missing from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials here said on Sunday. Javaid Ahmad Wani, a resident of Achathal area of Kulgam district, had gone missing Saturday evening, officials said. Wani, posted in Ladakh region, was on leave. His car was found in Paranhall later […]
CS for universal screening of UT population for NCD
SRINAGAR, JULY 29: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta while chairing a review meeting of tge performance of National Health Mission (NHM) today asked the health professionals to screen the whole population of the UT for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) like Hypertension, Diabetes and common types of cancers. Besides the Secretary, Health the meeting was attended […]
Foolproof security cover for Ashoora procession in Sgr: ADGP Kashmir
Srinagar, July 29: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the foolproof security cover was ensured for the Ashoora procession that started from Bota Kadal area and will culminate at ImamBara Zadibal, Srinagar. Talking to reporters, ADGP Kumar said that foolproof security cover is in place for the smooth conduct of […]
Fresh batch of over 2,000 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath cave
Jammu, Jul 29 (PTI) A fresh batch of more than 2,000 pilgrims left Jammu city in a convoy of 87 vehicles early Saturday morning for the two base camps in Kashmir to undertake the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, officials said. This was the lowest-strength batch of Lord Shiva devotees leaving the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in […]
Landmine exploded near LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Jul 29 (PTI) A landmine exploded near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district in the early hours of Saturday but there was no report of any damage, officials said. The landmine exploded around 4 am amid incessant rains near the Khokhri post in Terwan village of the Degwar area, […]