Border incidents with China will continue till boundary agreement: Army Chief

New Delhi: Border incidents between India and China will continue to occur till a boundary agreement is reached between the two countries, Army Chief General M M Naravane said on Thursday. Recent developments in Afghanistan “have definitely been the focus” of the Indian Army that continues to evaluate threat perceptions and formulate strategies accordingly, the […]

2006 terror conspiracy case: Baramulla man arrested by ATS

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested an accused wanted in a 2006 `Jihadi conspiracy case’ along with another man from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official said here. Bilal Ahmed Dar, who was on the run for 15 years following a bomb blast at Kalupur railway station in […]

Load penalty at Jammu airport scrapped

Airlines can fly full capacity: Officials

Jammu: In a move that may lead to lower airfares to Jammu, the load penalty for its airport was scrapped on Thursday, allowing airlines to fly full capacity, officials said. Till now, there was a 30 per cent load penalty, which meant that airlines could book only 70 per cent of the seats available on […]

JK reports 110 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 110 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said 26 of the cases were confirmed from Jammu division and 84 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 329430. There was no death due […]

CS reviews major road projects in JK

Directs operationalization of 8 resting places, 3 vehicle holding areas

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr.Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of various road projects in Jammu and Kashmir under execution in the different schemes of UT and Central governments. Administrative Secretaries of Home, Power Development, Public Works (R&B), Mining, besides Divisional Commissioners of Kashmir/Jammu, officers from BRO, NHAI, NHIDCL and […]

Union Minister visits Kupwara, meets PRIs, public deputations

Addressed troops in a Sainik Sammelan

KUPWARA: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nìtyanand Rai who is on three day visit to frontier district Kupwara Thursday said that the Union Government is taking all possible efforts to ensure sustainable development and peace in Kashmir. The Minister was addressing Block Development Council Chairpersons, PRIs and public deputations at Kupwara. The deputations […]

Union MoS Education visits Baramulla, e-Inaugurates KGBV

Unveils ‘toddler development course assignments’

BARAMULLA: As part of Government of India’s special outreach programme to the UT of J&K, Union Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar visited Baramulla district where he carried out several developmental activities having larger public significance. The Minister visited Government Higher Secondary School Pattan where he e- Inaugurates Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya that […]

J&K Bank loan fraud case: ED attaches assets of spices trading company

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth over Rs 145 crore of a Bengaluru-based spices company in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged loan fraud in the J&K Bank. The agency said in a statement issued on Wednesday that a factory building, shops, flats and lands of the company, S […]

Officials who tampered with records of migrant properties to face action: Admin

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday said action will be taken against officials who have allegedly tampered with revenue records of migrant properties in the Valley. Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Muhammad Ajaz Asad said 16 cases of tampering of revenue records of Kashmiri migrant properties have been verified. “Cognisance has been taken and action […]