Jammu organisation holds anti-Pak protest
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Activists of an organisation on Tuesday held a protest here against Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Six terrorists were killed by security forces along the Line of Control and the hinterland in Poonch district in the past two days. The activists of ‘Mission Statehood’, whose demand is the […]
47-year-old man comes under sand mound in Handwara, dies
Handwara, July 18: A 47-year-old man died after coming under a sand mound in Rajwar area in Handwara of north Kashmir’s Kupwara districton Tuesday afternoon, officials said. They said that a man identified as Ghulam Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Hassan Mir, resident of Chaki Sarmarg was alongwith several other labourers when a sand mound […]
Three labourers injured, one goes missing after debris fall at under-construction site
Srinagar, Jul 18: At least three labourers were injured and one person has gone missing after coming under falling debris from an under-construction site in Udhampur on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. They said that soon after the incident was reported, a rescue operation was launched at the site by Police and SDRF leading to recovery […]
First batch of 630 Hajj pilgrims to arrive in two flights at Srinagar airport today
Srinagar, July 18: As the Hajj pilgrimage concluded, first batch of 630 pilgrims is scheduled to arrive in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said here. An official said that 630 pilgrims will arrive in two flights at the Srinagar international airport today after performing the Hajj. He said that return of all Hajj pilgrims flights from […]
Yamuna in Delhi shows receding trend but still above danger mark
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi followed a downward trend on Tuesday morning after a slight increase on Monday due to rains in catchment areas upstream of the national capital. However, it is still flowing over two metres above the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The Wazirabad water […]
BJP eyes grand show of strength of its alliance, 38 parties confirm presence
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The BJP is eying a grand show of strength of its alliance on Tuesday with party president J P Nadda asserting that 38 constituents of the ruling NDA have confirmed their participation in the meeting where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be present. This will be the first such […]
Four terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Poonch
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. A joint operation was launched by the Army and police in the Sindhara top area of the Surankote belt on Monday night which led to a firefight, they said. Around 5 […]
Encounter breaks out in Poonch’s Surankote
Poonch, July 17: An encounter has started between security forces and terrorists in Surankote area of Poonch, officials said Monday. They said that based on a specific intelligence a joint Cordon and Search Operation was launched in General area Sindarah & Maidana near #Surankote tehsil, #Poonch by troops of #IndianArmy and #SOG, @JmuKmrPolice.” The official […]
Govt forms panel on verification of employees whose initial appointment orders are unavailable
Srinagar, July 17: Government on Monday ordered the constitution of a Committee for verification of Service Records of the employees registered on JKHRMS whose initial appointment orders are not available. Headed by Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Chairman Department, the 5-member committee has been tasked to scrutinize and verify the entries recorded in the […]
J&K stands number one in Geo Tagging of Union Ministry’s CDPs
SRINAGAR, JULY 17: Jammu and Kashmir stands number one in Geo Tagging of Cluster Development Projects (CDPs) in the country, implemented by Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). This achievement of Jammu and Kashmir will result in faster approval of projects, timely release of funds from central government, which will result in […]