Airfield security review in Jammu: IAF officer urges people to promptly report any suspicious activities
Jammu, Feb 4 (PTI) A top Indian Air Force officer on Saturday underlined the need to maintain strict vigil to ensure airfield security and urged people to provide timely information on any suspicious activities, according to a defence spokesperson. Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Air Force Station Jammu, Air Commodore G S Bhullar said this while […]
Rs 7,000 cr proposed budgetary allocation for eCourts project phase 3 to enhance judicial efficiency: CJI
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) The proposed allocation of Rs 7,000 crore in the 2023-24 budget for phase three of the eCourts Project will enhance judicial institutions and efficiency while ensuring courts reach every citizen, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said Saturday. Addressing the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court, he said […]
DAK calls for population-based cancer screening in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 04: On world cancer day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday called for population-based cancer screening in Kashmir valley. “With cancer reaching epidemic proportions in the valley, screening people for cancer is the need of the hour,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said cancer screening detects disease early and […]
Soldier injured in Landmine explosion in Poonch
Jammu, Feb 4: A soldier was injured in a landmine blast along Line of Control in Kerni sector of Poonch district on Saturday, official sources said. They said that the blast, apparently occurring accidentally, occurred at around 11:15 a.m., leaving the soldier identified as A Rawat injured who was immediately airlifted to army’s command hospital […]
Don’t spare those who have grabbed huge chunk of land illegally: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar, Feb 04: Democratic Azad Party (DAP) Chairman and former J&K chief minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said that those who have grabbed a huge chunk of land must not be spared in the ongoing anti-encroachment drive across the Union Territory. Ghulam Nabi Azad, said that in democracy, nobody can suppress the voices of […]
Avalanche hits Gulmarg’s Afarwat, no casualties reported
Baramulla, Feb 04: Four days after an avalanche killed two Polish nationals, another avalanche hit the Afarwat Peak at famoud ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. An official said that an avalanche hit the area today morning, however, no casualty has been reported in the incident. He said the area […]
ED questions Rahul Gandhi’s aide in money laundering case against TMC functionary
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has questioned and recorded the statement of Alankar Sawai, a close aide of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in a money laundering case in which TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale was recently arrested by the agency in Gujarat, officials said. Sawai was questioned and also confronted with Gokhale in […]
Night temp rises above normal amid dry weather forecast in J&K
Srinagar, Feb 4: The weather department on Saturday forecast mainly dry weather for next 24 hours in J&K with very light rain and snow at one or two places of north Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that there was a possibility of scattered light rain and snow during the subsequent two days. Meanwhile, […]
Google, Apple, Amazon give investors reason to fret
Washington, Feb 4 (AP) Wall Street had its eyes on Friday on big tech after some of the biggest companies in the world posted lackluster quarterly financial performances. That included Apple Inc. The company posted its first quarterly revenue drop in nearly four years after pandemic-driven restrictions on its China factories curtailed sales of the […]
Our loans to Adani Group are secure: JK Bank
Srinagar, Feb 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Bank, which has an exposure of nearly Rs 250 crore in the Adani Group, on Friday said the bank investors have nothing to worry as its loans to the embattled business group are secured. “Our loans to Adani Group are secured against the assets of the projects that […]