Terrorism still there as border with Pakistan porous: Abdullah
Srinagar, Jun 11 (PTI) National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said though the security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir was good, terrorism was still alive as the border with Pakistan remains permeable. “The security (scenario) is good. Terrorism is there. Our border is permeable and there cannot be control everywhere,” Abdullah told reporters in Baramulla […]
J-K bus terror attack: Combing operation enters second day, over 20 picked up for questioning
Jammu, Jun 11 (PTI) Extensive efforts to track down terrorists involved in the attack on pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district continued on Tuesday, with 11 teams of security personnel working on the ground and a multi-directional cordon laid around the Poni-Treyath belt, officials said. Security forces have sounded a high alert in Jammu […]
Devotees continue to visit Shiv Khori shrine despite Reasi terror attack
Reasi (J-K), Jun 11 (PTI) Undeterred by the terrorist attack on a pilgrim bus that left nine dead Sunday evening, devotees keep steaming in to visit the Shiv Khori temple as usual, reposing faith in the security forces and the god. On Tuesday, devotees were seen making a brief stopover near the site of the […]
BJP to start nationwide organisational rejig soon
New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI) The BJP is set to kickstart soon the process of wide organisational changes with the launch of a fresh membership drive followed by an internal poll across states leading up to the election of a new party president. Though the extended tenure of incumbent president J P Nadda ends on […]
Signing in: Modi-led new govt gets into work gear as ministers assume charge
New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI) Signalling both change and continuity, India’s new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and ministers of state filing into their respective offices to assume charge. A day after the much anticipated portfolios were announced and […]
Three held for providing support to terrorists in Pulwama in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Jun 11 (PTI) Three over ground workers of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in connection with the recovery of two improvised explosive devices, police said on Tuesday. The explosive devices, weighing about six kgs, were recovered on Sunday and were destroyed a day later, a police official said. […]
SC seeks Centre, NTA response on plea for fresh NEET-UG amid ‘paper leak’, ‘malpractice’ allegations
New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre and the National Testing Agency on a plea seeking fresh conduct of medical entrance exam NEET-UG, 2024, on the grounds of alleged question paper leak and other malpractices. Taking note of the allegations of paper leak and other malpractices, […]
MeT forecast ‘Heatwave’ in Jammu, Hot and Dry weather in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 11: Amid forecast for heatwave in plains of Jammu and hot & dry weather in rest of J&K, most places recorded below normal night temperature on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here said till June 17, weather is expected to be generally dry weather even as possibility of light rain/thunder at isolated places […]
Bodies of four killed in JK bus terror attack arrive in Jaipur
Jaipur, Jun 11 (PTI) The bodies of four people, including a two-year-old boy, killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, arrived here by train on Tuesday, police said. According to them, the bodies arrived here on the Pooja Express and were taken to Harmada and Chomu by the deceased’s family members and relatives. […]
KPDCL urges Solar Vendors to get empanelled for PM Surya Ghar Yojana
SRINAGAR, JUNE 10: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) today urged all interested Solar PV Vendors to get themselves immediately empanelled for implementation of PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in Kashmir Division. KPDCL has so far received more than 2000 formal applications and over 4000 registrations from prospective beneficiaries on the National Portal under […]