Intruder kills house owner’s son during scuffle in Qazigund, south Kashmir
Qazigund, Jul 18: A youth was killed in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, following a scuffle with a robber who had entered their residential house. Official sources said that an armed robber, posing as a member of security forces, barged into the residence of Mohammad […]
Amarnath Yatra resumes after day-long suspension
SRINAGAR, Jul 18 (PTI): The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday, a day after it was suspended due to heavy rains across Kashmir, officials said. A fresh batch of pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine from Nunwan and Baltal base camps, they said. The yatra was suspended on Thursday as heavy rains triggered landslides and […]
LG Manoj Sinha Meets PM Narendra Modi In New Delhi
NEW DELHI, July 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. In a post on X, PMO India said, “Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri @manojsinha_ , met Prime Minister @narendramodi.
Several Delegations call on CM Omar Abdullah at Public Outreach Office in Jammu
JAMMU, JUL 17: Several deputations and individuals today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Public Outreach Office, Raabita, Jammu, and apprised him of various issues, grievances and sector-specific demands. The visiting delegations and individuals expressed gratitude for the government’s open-door policy and brought forth important concerns from diverse sectors including infrastructure, automobile, education, […]
Lieutenant Governor’s Sainik Sahayta Kendra Established for Soldiers’ Grievance Redressal
SRINAGAR, JUL 17: The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir has accorded sanction for the establishment of the Lieutenant Governor’s Sainik Sahayta Kendra (LGSSK), a dedicated institutional mechanism to assist and address civilian grievances of serving soldiers from the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. The Kendra, constituted under Government Order No. 933-JK(GAD) […]
EOW carries out searches in Srinagar, Budgam in case against revenue officials, others
Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) The Economic Offences Wing carried out searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Budgam districts on Thursday in connection with a case against seven people, including two revenue department officials, for alleged corruption and cheating. “Search warrants have been obtained from a court and searches are underway at […]
Cong to launch ‘Chalo Delhi’ campaign with statehood restoration demand on July 21
Jammu, Jul 17 (PTI) The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit has announced a series of protests, including the ‘Chalo Delhi’ campaign, from this week and has plans to “symbolically gherao” Parliament as part of its intensified push for statehood restoration. The party claimed on Thursday that it was “impossible” to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood […]
CM Omar Abdullah lauds progress at AIIMS Jammu, commends quality of health-care delivery
JAMMU, JUL 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited AIIMS Jammu to review its functioning and expressed satisfaction over the remarkable progress made by the institution in a short span of time. He was accompanied by Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani. The Chief Minister was received by Executive Director and CEO of […]
Amarnath Yatra crosses 2.50 lakh mark: Officials
BALTAL/PAHALGAM, JUL 17: Today, on 17th July, 5,110 pilgrims have performed the holy darshan of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine till 2 pm, officials said. The cumulative number of yatris to have performed Darshans at the Holy Cave thus reached 2.51 lakh in first 15 days of Yatra since its commencement on 3rd July this year. […]
AI plane crash: Pilots’ grouping FIP flags concerns over AAIB initial report, wants subject experts in probe
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday asked the government to reassess possible technical misinterpretation or mechanical faults in Air India’s Boeing 787-8 plane that crashed last month and sought inclusion of subject matter experts in the probe. Flagging concerns about Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report into the […]