EC to meet officials to assess security along borders ahead of LS polls
New Delhi: Election Commission will hold a meeting with top state and Union territory officials and central agencies guarding the borders on Wednesday to assess the security along the borders ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. During the meeting, scheduled to be held at the Election Commission headquarters here, the law-and-order situation and vigilance along […]
Gangster shot dead in encounter with police
Injured officer dies during treatment Jammu: A gangster has been shot dead in an exchange of fire with police near Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Kathua, officials said on Wednesday. Probationary Sub-Inspector Deepak Sharma, who suffered head injuries during the encounter, died during treatment on Wednesday, they said, adding that a special police officer […]
Night temp rises in JK as MeT predicts downpour
Srinagar: Amid cloud cover with possibility of rains during next 24 hours, night temperature recorded an increase in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 8.0°C against 4.8°C on the previous night and it was 1.6°C above normal for the […]
Eastern Ladakh row; Disengagement, de-escalation way forward: Rajnath
New Delhi: With the India-China military face-off continuing in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Indian troops are standing “firm” and the ongoing talks between the two sides for a peaceful resolution of the matter will continue as disengagement and de-escalation is the way forward. In an address to the top […]
EAM Jaishankar optimistic about permanent UNSC seat for India
Rajkot: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed optimism about India’s eventual permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying it is inevitable but emphasised the need for heightened efforts in this regard. Addressing intellectuals in Gujarat’s Rajkot city, the External Affairs Minister stressed that diligent work is essential to secure this […]
Five IAF helicopters conduct trial landing, take-off on emergency landing strip
Srinagar: Five IAF helicopters, including the recently inducted US-manufactured Chinook, landed on a stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway as part of an Emergency Landing Facility drill, the first such exercise in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. With this, Jammu and Kashmir became the first Union territory to operationalise an Emergency Landing Facility […]
Azad to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Srinagar: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag -Rajouri constituency, his party DPAP said. Azad left the Congress in 2022, ending his five-decade-long association with the party, and floated his own political outfit-Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP). “Today the core committee of DPAP met […]
Tulip Garden attracts over one lakh tourists in 11 days
Srinagar: Over the past 11 days, Asia’s second-largest Tulip Garden, in Srinagar, witnessed a rush of more than one lakh tourists, including both domestic and foreign visitors. The Tulip Garden was opened to the general public on March 23 this year, and it witnessed a significant influx of tourists during the first week. According to […]
Mian Altaf Ahmad is not an outsider: Omar
Pahalgam: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday scoffed at suggestions that party candidate for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat Mian Altaf Ahmad was an “outsider” to the constituency, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails from Gujarat but contests elections from Uttar Pradesh. “How is Mian Sahib an outsider? He is as much from Rajouri-Poonch as […]
Terror module busted in Rajouri and Poonch, three held
Jammu: Police busted a module of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, arresting three out of seven identified members involved in receiving and distributing arms, ammunition, explosives, cash and narcotics dropped through drones from across the border, officials on Tuesday said. Police issued a poster with a Rs 10 lakh […]
