Saudi Arabia, Gulf nations declare Eid-ul-fitr on Sunday
Srinagar, Mar 29: Saudi Arabia has declared that Sunday, March 30, 2025, will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr after observers spotted the Shawwal crescent earlier this evening. Eid is celebrated on Shawwal 1, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Islamic months last 29 or 30 days, depending on when […]
IIM-Jammu awarded BGA accreditation
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu, was awarded the prestigious Business Graduates Association (BGA) accreditation for five years, an official said on Saturday. The IIM, Jammu, has the distinction of being the first third-generation IIM to receive an international accreditation. “This international recognition, endorsed by the BGA Accreditation Advisory Board, […]
Senior Army officer reviews security situation in Udhampur
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) A senior Army officer visited Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district to review the security situation, amid an ongoing operation against infiltrating terrorists in nearby Kathua district, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited the district’s Basantgarh area, which falls on the route […]
Govt orders change in school timing in Kashmir zone from Apr 1
Srinagar, Mar 29: The Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Saturday ordered change in school timing for Kashmir division with effect from April-01. DSEK in a order said that the schools within Srinagar municipal limits shall have a school time of 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in all government and private schools. It also said […]
Afghanistan rocked by two successive quakes
NEW DELHI, Mar 29 (PTI) Afghanistan was rocked by two successive earthquakes of more than four magnitude on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology said here. The first earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan at 4:51 am India Standard Time was of 4.3 magnitude. This was followed by a second more powerful tremor of 4.7 magnitude […]
Search operation for terrorists extended to new areas in Kathua
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) Security forces on Saturday extended the ongoing search operation to new areas after the body of the fourth policeman and two slain terrorists were recovered from the scene of a gunfight in a remote forested area in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Body of head constable Jagbir Singh […]
CM attends wreath laying ceremony of fallen policeman in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday attended the wreath laying ceremony of a policeman who along with his three colleagues was killed in a two-day long gunfight with Pakistani terrorists in Kathua district. Abdullah led the wreath laying ceremony of head constable Jagbir Singh, incharge of police post […]
Statehood in J-K to be restored as promised: Amit Shah
NEW DELHI, Mar 29 (PTI): Statehood in Jammu and Kashmir will be restored as promised before, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said, without giving any timeline. Shah said at the “Times Now Summit 2025” Friday night that assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir peacefully last year. “We have given the assurance that […]
Ahead of Navratri, AI-enabled cameras, drones, security personnel tighten security in Katra
Jammu, Mar 28 (PTI) Heavy security arrangements, including AI-enabled CCTV cameras and drones, are being put in place to avert any untoward incident at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine during the Navratri festival. Chaitra (spring) Navratra will commence on March 30 and authorities are anticipating a large crowd of devotees thronging the cave shrine during the […]
Terror funding case: Delhi HC asks J&K MP to deposit Rs 4 lakh for going to Parliament in custody
New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Jammu and Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, alias Engineer Rashid, to deposit Rs 4 lakh with the prison authorities as travel expenses for attending Parliament. A bench of Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Anup Jairam Bhambhani on March 25 allowed him to attend […]