Search operation launched in Kishtwar following suspicious movement
Jammu, Dec 24 (PTI) Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Tuesday following suspicious movement in the area, sources said. Village Defence Guard (VDG) members reportedly fired a few shots after detecting suspicious movement in Kuntwara area of the district, they added. Subsequently, security forces and police were mobilised, […]
NC slams party MP Aga Ruhullah for leading student protest in Sgr
Srinagar, Dec 24: National Conference leader and MLA Hazratbal, Salman Ali Sagar Tuesday expressed strong dismay over the protest led by party’s own Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah over reservation policy row. The protest was also joined by several opposition leaders and legislators. Speaking to reporters at NC headquarters in Srinagar, Salman Sagar […]
Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, Sgr records a low of minus 6.6 degrees Celsius
Srinagar, Dec 24 (PTI) The higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Tuesday as the cold wave conditions persisted across the valley and the minimum temperature plummeted several degrees below the freezing point, officials said. They said light snowfall was recorded last night in the tourist resort of Sonamarg and a few other areas […]
President-elect Trump wants to again rename North America’s tallest peak
Washington, Dec 24 (AP) President-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley, wading into a sensitive and decades-old conflict about what the peak should be called. Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 […]
Ex-SC judge Ramasubramanian appointed new NHRC chief
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) Former Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, officials said on Monday. The post of NHRC chairperson had been lying vacant since Justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra completed his tenure on June 1.
Two held for assaulting government official in south Kashmir’s Pulwama: Police
Srinagar, Dec 23: Police on Monday said that two persons were arrested for assaulting government employee in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said that it acted swiftly following a complaint from the District Mineral Officer’s office regarding the assault of a mining department employee, Mohammad Amin Sheikh. In response, FIR No. 94/2024 was registered at […]
CM Omar Abdullah assured reservation row will be resolved within 6 months: Aga Ruhullah
Srinagar, Dec 23: Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Monday said that the chief minister has assured that the issue of Reservation Policy will be resolved within six months. Speaking to reporters after meeting chief minister Omar Abdullah along with students’ delegation, Ruhullah, said that he was here to make the government listen to their […]
Lt Guv inaugurates Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) Regional Centre at Jammu
JAMMU, DEC 23: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) Regional Centre at Jammu. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor congratulated IGNCA, artists, writers, researchers, art lovers, innovators and students on the occasion. He expressed gratitude to the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, […]
Quality education imperative for honing intellectual capacity of youth: Dy CM
JAMMU, DEC 23: Underscoring the importance of imparting quality education, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary today, said that it imparts a sense of discipline besides honing the intellectual capacity of youth. “Education not only brings discipline but also supports spiritual growth of youth making a nation developed and prosperous,” maintained the Deputy Chief Minister. The […]
Record govt jobs provided in one and a half years: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government has provided nearly 10 lakh permanent government jobs to youths in the last one or one and a half years which, he asserted, is a record. Addressing recruits at a Rozgar Mela through a virtual event, where over 71,000 people were […]