Security forces on alert for Amit Shah’s JK visit
Srinagar: Security forces in Kashmir are on alert for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s three-day visit beginning Thursday, officials said. Police and paramilitary CRPF personnel carried out area dominance exercises and surprise checks around the commercial hub of Lal Chowk and adjoining areas, they said. Security personnel have been deployed in higher numbers and random […]
Our ancient culture has never sown division: Lt Guv

Guv attends Idol Installation Ceremony of Swami Satyamitranand Giri Ji Maharaj at Haridwar HARIDWAR/ UTTARAKHAND: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that our ancient culture has never sown division. “It has always championed unity, individual bliss and prosperity of all. We have redefined spirituality, welfare of all and patriotism for the world. India, […]
Statehood to JK only after end to violence against youth, children: LoP Sunil Sharma

Jammu: Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma on Thursday criticised the Omar Abdullah government for repeatedly raising the statehood restoration issue, asserting that it would not be done until it is ensured that no youth or child falls victim to violence. Addressing the House, he said that even children used […]
Union govt signs peace agreement with eight recognised Naga tribes
New Delhi: In yet another significant milestone towards ensuring a peaceful and prosperous North East, a historic Agreement was signed between Government of India, Government of Nagaland and representatives of Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO), an apex body representing eight recognised Naga tribes of the six eastern districts of Nagaland, a PIB handout issued here […]
HM Amit Shah arrives on 2-day Jammu visit
Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a 2-day Jammu visit on Thursday night. He landed at Jammu Technical Airport at 10:45 pm and straight away drove to Lok Bhavan. An official said that the Union Home Minister during his 2-day visit will review border security, hold high-level security meetings, and assess the […]
Over 2 lakh dog bite cases reported in JK in 2024–25
Jammu district tops list, canines grown in numbers across districts Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said that more than two lakh dog bite cases were reported across the Union Territory in 2024 and 2025, with the Jammu district recording the highest number of over 1.26 lakh incidents. This was revealed in […]
Govt to allot land to calamity-hit landless families on lease basis: CM
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the government has approved the allotment of five ‘marlas’ of land on a 40-year lease basis to landless families affected by natural calamities in 2025. Over 6,400 families hit by flash floods and landslides in Udhampur district have been provided financial assistance, he said. In a written […]
Congress will never be able to dig my grave: PM Modi in RS

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying the Opposition party is unable to digest its successive electoral defeats and will never be able to dig his grave despite nursing deep hatred towards him. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, […]
Abolish UT-with-Assembly system: CM Omar to PM
Reaffirms his govt’s commitment to development Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to abolish the Union Territory-with-Assembly system, while expressing hope that long-pending Transaction of Business Rules would be approved in the coming days to end “governance confusion” in Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a debate on […]
Three JeM terrorists killed in Kishtwar, Udhampur
Jammu: Three Pakistani terrorists affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in two separate encounters in Kishtwar and Udhampur districts, marking a major success for security forces who had been hunting them for the past three weeks, officials said. While one terrorist was killed in a gunfight in the snow-bound Chatroo belt of Kishtwar on […]