India to highlight Pakistan-sponsored terrorism at exhibition on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, Apr 19 (PTI): The Indian embassy in the US will host an exhibition at Capitol Hill on Tuesday to highlight Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and also mark the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack that culminated in Operation Sindoor. India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra will inaugurate “The Human Cost of Terrorism” exhibition […]
Cong, allies committed ‘sin of foeticide’ by killing quota bill: PM
NEW DELHI, Apr 19 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned the Congress and its allies that the women of India will severely punish them for “the sin of foeticide” after they killed a bill on women’s reservation in Parliament and state assemblies. In an address to the nation, Modi apologised to the women, […]
Property of drug peddler demolished in Jammu
Jammu, April 18 (PTI) The local administration has demolished the residential property of a drug peddler in Jammu amid heavy security arrangements as part of its ongoing crackdown on narcotics, officials said on Saturday. A large contingent of officials and police, armed with heavy-duty bulldozers, demolished the property owned by Shamsdin alias Pappi in Belicharana […]
Soldier injured in landmine blast near LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu, Apr 18 (PTI) An army soldier was injured in a landmine explosion, while a rusted shell was safely defused in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The explosion occurred during an area domination patrol by an army column in the […]
Cabinet clears 2 pc DA/DR hike for central government employees, pensioners
New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) The government on Saturday increased Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) by 2 per cent, benefiting about 50.46 lakh central government employees and 68.27 lakh pensioners. The combined impact on the exchequer on account of an increase in both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs 6,791.24 crore […]
Pakistan using drug smuggling as weapon to destroy youth in JK: LG Sinha, leads Padyatra in Rajouri
Rajouri, Apr 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday accused Pakistan of using narcotics as an “insidious weapon” to nurture terror and destroy generations of youth in Jammu and Kashmir, as he launched a 100-day anti-drug mission in the border district of Rajouri. “Not all wars rage on borders. Our terrorist neighbour deploys drugs as […]
LG inaugurates Raj Kumar Thapa memorial museum and library in Rajouri
JAMMU, Apr 18 (PTI): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the Dr Raj Kumar Thapa memorial museum and library, dedicated to the legacy of the additional district development commissioner, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Thapa lost his life on (May 10) last year when a Pakistani artillery shell hit his residential quarters in […]
CM reviews progress of Lala Ded Hospital extension block in Srinagar
Srinagar, Apr 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday conducted a site visit to assess the progress of the under-construction extension block at the Lala Ded Hospital in Srinagar. During the inspection, the chief minister took a comprehensive review of the ongoing works, an official said. CM Omar Abdullah evaluated the pace and quality of […]
Lok Sabha adjourned sine die, Budget session concludes
NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (PTI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Saturday, drawing curtains on the Budget session that began in January. As soon as the House met at 11 am, Speaker Om Birla read out his concluding remarks, following which he adjourned the House sine die (for an indefinite period). The session […]
Inclement weather: BRO, police rescue 50 stranded vehicles on Bandipora-Gurez road
Srinagar, Apr 18: A joint rescue operation by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Bandipora Police evacuated around 50 stranded vehicles from the snow-hit Bandipora-Gurez road, which remained closed on Saturday following fresh snowfall, officials said. An official said that the 85-km arterial road, linking Gurez valley to Bandipora district, witnessed accumulation of snow at […]