Kargil Vijay Diwas: 50 ft tall national flag inaugurated in Doda as tribute to brave hearts
Jammu: A 50-feet high national flag was inaugurated in Thathri town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Saturday as a tribute to the fallen soldiers of 1999 Kargil war. The flag at Thathri, serving as a towering symbol of nationalism and respect for the heroes of the Kargil War, was unfurled at a special […]
Govt announces 30 days summer vacation for Polytechnics
SRINAGAR: The Government Saturday announced 30 days summer vacation starting from 21st July, 2025 for all Government and Recognised private Polytechnics of Jammu and Kashmir. An order issued in this regard by Directorate of Skill Development J&K reads, “Consequent upon approval conveyed by the Administrative Department vide letter under reference, it is hereby ordered that […]
Water sports girl Bilquis Mir wins legal battle
JK High Court slams ACB Srinagar: Bilquis Mir, India’s sole female judge for Kayaking and Canoeing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has triumphed in her three-year legal battle for quashing an FIR filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, with the Jammu and Kashmir High Court delivering a scathing indictment of authorities saying it “seems that the […]
Being victorious is our nature: Mandaviya in Ladakh on Kargil Vijay Diwas
Drass: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday led hundreds of youths in a padyatra here in Ladakh to pay tributes to the soldiers who died in the 1999 Kargil war. Mandaviya was joined by the Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth and LAHDC Kargil Chairman Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon. Mandaviya, the Union Minister for […]
Gen Dwivedi launches apps to pay tributes to Kargil martyrs
Drass (Kargil): Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday launched three projects, including a portal where people can pay ‘e-shradhanjali’ to martyrs, as part of the 26th Kargil Vijay Diwas. The others were a QR code-based audio gateway, on which people can listen to the stories of the 1999 Kargil war battles fought, […]
500 grams of heroin recovered from border village in Samba
Samba/Jammu: Police on Saturday recovered about 500 grams of heroin from a village along the International Border in Samba district, officials said. The recovery was made by the Special Operations Group of local police from Chillyari village in the early hours of the day, they said. A local villager reported that a yellow packet was […]
Police detains four notorious drug peddlers under PIT NDPS Act
Srinagar: Police in Budgam detained four habitual drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, a police spokesman said Saturday. The detained individuals are Sakeena Bano wife of Suraj-u-Din Khan resident of Khan Mohalla Gopalpora Chadoora, Ghulam Hassan Sheikh son of Abdul Gani Sheikh resident of Yarikha […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers in Anantnag
Srinagar: Police in Anantnag arrested two drug peddlers and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband substances in separate operations conducted in Bijbehara and Sangam areas, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established near Dupatyar Crossing, intercepted a suspicious individual identified as Mohammad Yousuf Mir son of Ghulam […]
Google Executives call on Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR: A team of senior executives from Google met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and offered to be part of the journey of digitisation through AI and empowering people of the Jammu and Kashmir through technology. The Google team comprised of leadership executives Ashish Wattal -Country Director, Sanjay Dewan – Head State Governments sector, Pankaj Shukla […]
North Kashmir Education Fest organised at Sopore
Sopore: The North Kashmir Education Fest 2025, themed *Taleem Se Taraqee*, a mega educational extravaganza dedicated to shaping the future of the Valley’s youth through transformative learning opportunities was organized by the Indian Army in collaboration with the District Administration of Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipora on Saturday, here at Subhan Sports Stadium Sopore. This first […]
