Mookerjee sacrificed life for the nation: Amit Shah
Says his dream was making JK integral part of India
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday paid tributes to Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee and said he sacrificed his life for ‘one nation, one law, one symbol’ and making Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India. Shah said the nation will always be indebted to Mookerjee for this struggle and […]
Presidential polls: Yashwant Sinha to visit JK to seek support
Srinagar: Joint opposition candidate for the presidential election Yashwant Sinha will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to mobilise support, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Wednesday. Abdullah, who spoke to reporters after shopping in the busy Lal Chowk area here, said Sinha will address a press conference as well here during the […]
Amarnath Yatra: Chhari Mubarak to be taken to Pahalgam base camp on July 13
Srinagar: The saffron-robed holy mace of Lord Shiva, popularly known as Chhari Mubarak’, will be taken from its abode here to Pahalgam, the traditional base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, on July 13 for special prayers, marking the commencement of the religious yatra’ to the 3,880 metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. […]
Worry – 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021: UN
United Nations: World hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat — and that was before the Ukraine war, which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertiliser and energy, according to a UN report released Wednesday. The State of Food Security and Nutrition […]
Two LeT terrorists surrender during encounter in Kulgam: Police
Kulgam: Two newly recruited local Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists surrendered during a gunfight in Hadigam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday morning after an appeal from their parents, police said. A senior police officer said that based on a specific information about the presence of terrorists’, a joint team of forces including Army’s 9 […]
G A Mir resigns as JK Congress chief
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G A Mir has resigned from the post to pave the way for the restructuring of the party in the Union Territory. “It is the tradition in the Congress party that before any reshuffle, the existing office-bearers put in their papers. I have done the same,” […]
Kashmir Pandit employees protest demanding their relocation
Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandit employees working under the prime minister’s employment package on Wednesday held a protest sit-in near the city centre here, demanding their relocation. Scores of the Kashmiri Pandit employees assembled at Pratap Park, near Lal Chowk city centre here and held a sit-in. The employees have been protesting against killing of their colleague […]
Two soldiers injured during firing practice in Poonch
Jammu: Two soldiers were injured on Wednesday due to splinter injuries during a training exercise in Poonch district, officials said. “During a training exercise in Jhallas field firing range in district Poonch, two soldiers received splinter injuries”, they said. The injured soldiers were admitted in a hospital for treatment, they added.
CBI conducts searches in connection with power project graft case
New Delhi: The CBI is conducting searches at 16 locations across the country in connection with the alleged graft flagged by former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik in awarding contract for civil work for the Kishtwar-based Kiru Hydro Power Project in 2019, officials said Wednesday. The search operations are spread across two places […]
JK reports 113 covid-19 cases, highest in over four months
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 113 fresh covid-19 cases, highest single day daily in more than four months, even as there was no fatality due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 78 cases were reported from Jammu division and 35 from Kashmir division, taking the overall […]
