Vehicular movement halted on Mughal road due to inclement weather
Srinagar, Aug 30: Traffic movement on the historic Mughal road has been stopped due to inclement weather for the last couple of days, officials said on Friday. An official said that all sorts of traffic movement has been stopped on the road due to bad weather conditions. He said that the road has been closed […]
Army recovers landmine along LoC in Poonch
MENDHAR/JAMMU, Aug 30 (PTI): Army troops on Friday recovered a landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. An Army party found the landmine in the Pattri Gali area during a patrol along the LoC, they said. The patrol party secured the area and called the bomb disposal […]
J&K BJP leader resigns over ticket distribution
JAMMU, Aug 30 (PTI): In yet another rebellion within the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir over ticket distribution for the assembly elections, senior party leader Chander Mohan Sharma Friday announced his resignation from the party and threatened to contest as an Independent. The BJP is facing resentment over its ticket distribution in the Union territory, […]
People in JK have two chose between separatism and development during the upcoming polls: BJP leader G K Reddy
Jammu, Aug 30: Firing salvos at National Conference, PDP and the Congress for promoting terrorism and separatism in J&K, Union Minister and BJP’s J&K incharge for elections G K Reddy Friday said that people of the UT have two choices in the upcoming elections: to choose Terrorism, separatism or Development and peace. “We have always […]
Over 35% of 3,885 doctors, mostly women, feel unsafe during night shifts: IMA study
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) An IMA study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, majority of them being women, felt “unsafe” or “very unsafe” during their night shifts, so much so that some even felt the need to start carrying weapons for self-defence. A duty room was not available to 45 per cent […]
India, China discuss situation along LAC to narrow down differences
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) India and China held “frank, constructive and forward-looking” diplomatic talks on the situation along the Line of Actual Control to “narrow down” differences and find an early resolution to outstanding issues, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The 31st meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) […]
Indians to be deficient in iron, calcium, folate: Lancet study
NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (PTI): People across all age groups in India, both men and women, are consuming inadequate amounts of micronutrients critical for health, including iron, calcium and folate, as estimated in a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal. The study is the first to provide estimates of insufficient consumption of 15 […]
JK Polls: Enforcement agencies seize cash, drugs, liquor worth Rs 5.71 crore in first 12 days of enforcement of MCC
JAMMU, AUG 29: In its mission to uphold the sanctity of electoral process and to accomplish the mission of Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide an equitable field to all the contestants in the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election 2024, the enforcement agencies across the J&K Union Territory seized Rs 5.71 crore worth […]
Hajj 2025: Age limit for companions extended to 65 years
Srinagar, Aug 29 : In a partial modification in the Haj Guidelines for Haj 2025, the Hajj Committee of India (HCoI) has extended the age limit of a companion from an age bracket of 60 to 65 years. The HCoI circular stated that in the partial modification in para 2 of the Haj Guidelines, […]
BJP challenges J-K political families for open debate on terrorism
JAMMU, Aug 29 (PTI): The BJP on Thursday challenged the NC, PDP, and the Congress to an open discussion on terrorism, violence, and public security, even as it criticised the three parties for the restive period in the 1990s in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The party said it has zero tolerance for […]
