Police attaches drug peddler’s properties worth Rs 7 crore in Kathua
JAMMU, May 21 (PTI): Police on Thursday attached properties worth approximately Rs 7 crore belonging to a detained drug peddler in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The move comes amid police’s intensified campaign against drug trafficking networks and their financial infrastructure. The attached properties comprises 6 kanal and 18 marlas of land and […]
NHAI floats DPR tender for Katra-Kulgam 4-lane corridor
Srinagar, May 21: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated a tender to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed four-laning of the Katra-Reasi-Mahor-Gulabgarh-Nandimarg-Kulgam corridor, linking it with NH-44 in Jammu and Kashmir. The tender covers consultancy services for the DPR of the highway project aimed at improving connectivity between Jammu […]
Have asked all HCs to conduct online hearings: CJI Surya Kant
New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Thursday said he has asked all high courts across the country to conduct hearings online and most of them have already implemented it. The observation came when a lawyer mentioned a plea before a bench headed by the CJI seeking an urgent […]
Rare May snowfall blankets Tulail and Drass, wet spell in J&K to continue till Saturday
Srinagar, May 21: Fresh snowfall was recorded in the upper reaches of Kashmir’s Tulail Valley in Bandipora district, as well as in Drass and Zojila on Thursday, while moderate to heavy rainfall lashed several parts of the Valley, disrupting normal life and causing damage to property, officials said. The snowfall in the remote Tulail Valley […]
Modi pays tributes to ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi on death anniversary
NEW DELHI, May 21 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi, his former counterpart, on his death anniversary. Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, in Mumbai and was assassinated in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991. “Tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his […]
Heavy rains wreak havoc in Bandipora village, water and mud flood homes near Darul Uloom Rahimiya
Srinagar, May 21 : Heavy rainfall triggered a flash flood-like situation near Darul Uloom Rahimiya on the Srinagar-Bandipora road on Thursday, as water and mud gushed into several residential houses, leaving two persons injured and property damaged, officials said. An official said that two houses belonging to Nazir Ahmad Dar and Reyaz Ahmad Dar, both […]
Army recovers drugs, Chinese pistol near LoC in Poonch
Srinagar, May 21: The Indian Army has recovered two bags containing suspected narcotics and a Chinese-origin pistol during a domination operation near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu officials said on Thursday. Official sources said the recovery was made by troops of the Hamirpur Battalion in the forward area of Balakote […]
Trump, Netanyahu had tense phone call on future of Iran war: reports
Washington, May 21 (PTI) US President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a tense phone call over the future course of the war on Iran as Washington appeared to be in favour of a deal instead of the resumption of strikes, US media reported. After the Tuesday phone call with Trump, Netanyahu’s […]
India calls out Pakistan’s ‘long-tainted record of genocidal acts’ at UNSC
UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (PTI): India called out Pakistan’s “long-tainted” record of genocidal acts, telling the UN Security Council that the country’s inhuman conduct reflects its attempts over decades to externalise internal failures through acts of violence within and beyond its border. Speaking at the Annual UNSC Open Debate on ‘Protection of civilians in armed […]
Man jumps into river Jhelum from Budshah Bridge, rescue Ops underway
Srinagar, May 20: An unidentified person allegedly jumped into the river Jhelum from Budshah Bridge in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area on Wednesday late evening, officials said. An official said that the person jumped into the river from the bridge late this evening. He said that soon after the incident, police rushed to the spot, while […]