Mughal Road reopens for one-way traffic after three-month closure
Jammu, Apr 15 (PTI) The Mughal Road, a vital alternative route connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, reopened for traffic on Tuesday after being shut for more than three months due to heavy snowfall, officials said. The 84-kilometre stretch links south Kashmir’s Shopian district with Poonch and Rajouri in the Jammu region. For […]
SC to consider listing fresh plea against provisions of 2025 Waqf law
NEW DELHI, Apr 15 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the submissions of advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain that a fresh plea […]
Soldier electrocuted after climbing atop train in Samba
JAMMU, Apr 15 (PTI): A 24-year-old soldier was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire after climbing on top of a passenger train in Samba district, officials said on Tuesday. Ramchandra Choudhary, a native of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, met with the accident near Bari Brahmana station late Monday night, the officials said. They […]
Adjournment motions cannot be brought on actions of Central Government in J&K Assembly: Former LS Secretary General
Srinagar, Apr 15: Amid growing controversy over the adjournment motion brought by the National Conference-led government regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025—which caused disruptions in the J&K Assembly for three consecutive days—former Lok Sabha Secretary General P. D. T. Achary said that such a motion cannot be brought against actions of the central government in […]
Haj tour operators failed to comply with timelines set by Saudi authorities: Govt on ‘quota cut’
New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) Amid concerns over Saudi Arabia reportedly “cutting” India’s private Haj quota this year, the government on Tuesday said the Combined Haj Group Operators (CHGOs) had failed to comply with the necessary timelines set by the Saudi authorities despite reminders. The government also said that due to its intervention, the Saudi […]
Amarnath Yatra: Devotees queue up at designated bank branches for registration
Jammu, Apr 15 (PTI) The offline registration for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra began with enthusiastic pilgrims making a beeline outside the designated bank branches here on Tuesday, hoping to get an opportunity to be part of the first batch to visit the revered shrine. The 38-day pilgrimage is scheduled to begin on July 3 […]
10 people injured as passenger vehicle overturns in Rajouri
Jammu, Apr 15: At least ten people were injured after a minibus they were travelling in met with an accident in Ghambir Mughlan area of Manjakote in Rajouri on Tuesday. Officials said that the driver of a minibus bearing registration number JK02Q2158 lost control due to which the vehicle turned turtle at Ghambir Mughlan area. […]
Elderly lawyer shoots himself dead in Kishtwar
JAMMU, Apr 15(PTI): An elderly lawyer allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his licensed gun in Kishtwar district , police officials said on Tuesday. Ghulam Nabi Zargar shot himself at his residence in the Alyarabad locality of Kishtwar town around 11 pm on Monday, the officials said. According to preliminary investigation, the octogenarian was […]
Trump administration freezes USD 2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University
Boston, Apr 15 (AP) The federal government says it’s freezing more than USD 2.2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard Friday, the administration called for broad government and leadership reforms, […]
GPS spoofing: Every mission was achieved as planned, says IAF
New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) After sources in the military establishment suggested that Indian Air Force’s transport aircraft carrying relief materials to earthquake-hit Myanmar late last month faced “GPS spoofing”, the IAF has said its crew are well capable to handle such situations, and “every mission was achieved as planned”. GPS (global positioning system) spoofing […]