IAF rescues Israeli man in Ladakh
Srinagar: The Indian Air Force on Saturday rescued an Israeli national suffering from acute mountain sickness and having difficulty in breathing in the high altitude area of Ladakh, a defence spokesperson said. Srinagar-based Defence spokesperson Col Emron Musavi said at 10:40 am, 114 Helicopter Unit received a call for Casevac (casualty evacuation) from Nimaling Camp […]
Soldier injured in landmine blast near LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: An army personnel was injured Saturday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, officials said. The landmine went off when a group of soldiers was patrolling a forward area in the Nowshera sector, the officials said. They said the injured armyman was immediately evacuated to hospital. As part […]
Hard work needed to build country: PM

Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it does not take much effort to form a government, but a lot of hard work goes into building a country as he took a veiled jibe at the Opposition for neglecting a key issue like water conservation. He said those who were not concerned about the […]
Janmashtami celebrated with religious fervor in Kashmir
Srinagar: The festival of Janmashtami was observed with religious fervor in Kashmir on Friday. Kashmiri Pandits took out a Janmashtami procession in various areas of Srinagar to celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna, reports said. The procession was taken out form Zaindar Muhalla of old Srinagar which passed through DC office road and reached Jehangir […]
Weapons dropping by Pak drones: NIA searches multiple locations across JK
Kathua/Doda/Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has carried out searches in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with its investigation into dropping of weapons by Pakistani drones along the International Border, an official said. The searches were carried out at eight locations on Thursday in Jammu, Srinagar, Kathua, Samba, and Doda districts in […]
NMC enhances MD psychiatry seats from 8 to 12 at GMC Srinagar
Muhammad Adnan Srinagar: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved four additional seats of MD (Psychiatry) seats at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar. With the addition of four seats, the intake capacity has gone up from eight to 12. The seats were approved following the report of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) was […]
Eastern Ladakh row – Talks to resolve border standoff ‘effective’: China
Beijing: Beijing on Friday concurred with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s observation that an Asian Century cannot happen if India and China don’t join hands and said dialogue between the two countries to resolve the eastern Ladakh border standoff is effective. Responding to a series of questions after delivering a lecture on ‘India’s Vision of […]
Pahalgam road mishap: Three critically injured ITBP jawans airlifted to AIIMS Delhi
New Delhi: Three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel who were critically injured in a road accident while being de-inducted from the Amarnath Yatra duty were flown in to Delhi on Friday for specialised treatment. Their condition is stable after treatment, officials said. The Delhi Police had facilitated a green corridor to ensure that the three […]
Terrorist aide involved in routing hawala money arrested
New Delhi: A 48-year-old Delhi based garment trader allegedly working as an agent in routing hawala money to terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Al Badr has been arrested from here, police said on Friday. Mohammad Yaseen, a resident of Turkman Gate here, was arrested in a joint operation by police from Delhi and Jammu and […]
Any Indian ‘ordinarily residing’ at a place eligible to vote there: Govt

Says post-Article 370 and applicability of RPA rules have changed
Jammu: Amid controversy over inclusion of outside voters in Jammu and Kashmir electoral rolls, government officials Thursday cited rules to assert that any citizen of India who has attained the qualifying age and “ordinarily residing” at a place is eligible to get registered as a voter. Upping its ante, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah […]