36,521 personnel recruited in CAPFs in 9 months; process on to fill 79,960 vacancies: Govt
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) As many as 36,521 personnel have been recruited in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the BSF and the CRPF in last nine months, while the recruitment process for 79,960 vacancies is currently underway, Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He […]
Govt serious on allowing Muharram processions on 2 routes in Srinagar: Div Com Kashmir
Srinagar, July 25: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Tuesday said that government was serious on lifting decades restrictions on Muharram processions on two routes in Srinagar areas and that ball is in the Shia community court, who have been asked to provide details about number of people participating in the procession. Talking to […]
PM Modi cites East India Company, Indian Mujahideen to hit back at opposition alliance
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday derided the opposition alliance INDIA as the most directionless the country had ever seen and cited reviled names such as East India Company and Indian Mujahideen to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country’s name. Parliamentary Affairs Minister […]
Pak intruder killed as BSF foils narcotic smuggling along international border in Samba
Samba/Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted a major narcotic smuggling bid along the International Border (IB) as it shot dead a Pakistani intruder in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, a BSF spokesperson said on Tuesday. Four kilograms of narcotic substance was recovered from the possession of the slain intruder, the spokesperson […]
Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath yatra
Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) A fresh batch of over 3,000 pilgrims left here for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas on Tuesday, officials said. While 1,160 pilgrims left in a convoy of 38 vehicles for the Baltal base camp, another convoy of 81 vehicles carrying 1,865 pilgrims left for Pahalgam. Over 3.30 lakh […]
Yamuna floodwater yet to recede, despair grips farmers at relief camps
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Puja Devi (47) visited the area along the Yamuna river multiple times in the past 15 days in the hope that the water that inundated her home will have receded. But every time her hopes are dashed and she returns to the relief camp dejected. Now, she fears that she […]
Army’s Command Hospital undertakes first corneal transplant surgery in J&K
Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) Setting a new milestone by opening eye-bank facilities and a corneal transplant centre, the Command Hospital of the Army has helped two elderly persons to regain vision in Udhampur district, a defence spokesperson said on Tuesday. He said the eyes donated by a deceased person in Katra were retrieved by the […]
2 LeT terror associates held in Baramulla: Police
Srinagar, July 25: Police on Tuesday said to have arrested two terror associates affiliated with Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit in Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla. Police said that on a specific information regarding movement of terrorists in Village Chak Tapper Kreeri, Joint forces of Baramulla Police & 29 RR placed a MVCP at Bus Stop Chak […]
Pak following Punjab model in JK to lure younger generation towards drugs: DGP
Srinagar, July 24: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Monday said that the neighbouring country is following the Punjab model to lure J&K’s younger generation towards drugs as militancy is on its deathbed. “When terrorism ended in Punjab, youth and people were lured towards drugs. While terrorism vanished in Punjab, drugs remained there to […]
Lt Governor Chairs High Level Meeting to review Muharram arrangements with eminent representatives of Shia
SRINAGAR, JULY 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high level meeting today to review arrangements for Muharram. The meeting at Civil Secretariat was attended by heads of religious organisations, eminent members of Shia Community; Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Sh M.K Sinha, ADGP Hqrs; […]