Country’s economic prowess gets reflected in its ammunition: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: A country’s economic prowess gets automatically reflected in the field of ammunition and India must focus on boosting research and development as well as manufacturing capability in this area, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. “We have come far ahead of those times when a bomb’s size and explosive capacity were the […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway partially opens for traffic
Banihal: The strategic 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which was shut due to mudslides and shooting stones in Ramban district early Wednesday, was opened for vehicular traffic partially, officials said. Authorities allowed stranded vehicles, including an Amarnath Yatra convoy, to move towards Kashmir, they said. Shooting stones struck the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir […]
Soldier injured in south Kashmir encounter
Srinagar: An Army jawan was injured in an encounter with terrorists in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Brayihard Kathpora in Kulgam following information about presence of terrorists there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after […]
JK reports 692 fresh covid-19 cases, two fatalities
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 692 covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours while two persons succumbed to the virus, officials said on Wednesday. 261 cases were reported from Jammu division and 431 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 46194, they said. Among the total cases, 17050 are from Jammu division and 291427 […]
5G spectrum auction extends to 3rd day
Receives bids worth Rs 1.49 lakh cr on Day 2
New Delhi: India’s first 5G auction on Wednesday received bids worth Rs 1.49 lakh crore on day two, as aggressive bidding across bands by players like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel pushed the sale over to the third day. As many as five rounds of bidding were conducted for the 5G spectrum, capable of offering […]
Muharram processions to be allowed on permitted routes only: Div Com
Budgam: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole on Wednesday said that Muharram processions will be allowed only on permitted routes, which have been already notified by the authorities. Talking to reporters at Budgam, Pole said that decisions regarding Muharram processions have been taken at the appropriate level. “Muharram processions will be allowed only on the […]
Two ancient sculptures found in Budgam
Srinagar: Two ancient sculptures, including about a 1200-year-old idol of Lord Vishnu, were found in Budgam district of central Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. A police spokesman said residents of Gudsathoo village in Budgam on Tuesday informed police that they found a sculpture while digging land. A police party rushed to the spot and took […]
Amarnath yatra: 1,147 pilgrims leave for cave shrine from Jammu
Jammu: The ongoing Amarnath yatra is showing a decreasing trend in the number of pilgrims as a batch of only 1,147 of them left the base camp here on Wednesday for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. While 3,862 pilgrims had left Jammu for the cave […]
Judicial officer elevated as additional judge of JK HC
New Delhi: A judicial officer was Wednesday appointed as an additional judge in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the Law Ministry said. A notification issued by the Department of Justice in the law ministry said Rajesh Sekhri has been appointed as an additional judge in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh […]
Youth dies while playing cricket in Budgam
Budgam: A 25-year-old youth died while playing cricket in Khansahib area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday, official sources said. They said that the youth identified as Raja Nisar son of Ghulam Ahmad Rather fell unconscious while he was playing cricket with his friends at Kudoora cricket ground in Arigam Khansahib. They said that […]
