Admin announces opening of Drung tourist spot for visitors

Srinagar: Drung, a tourist destination in Gulmarg, is all set to reopen for visitors on Sunday (tomorrow) after being closed for several months following security concerns. The closures across multiple key tourist sites, including Drung, were primarily due to heightened security threats following a major terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April 2025, which resulted in […]
Op Sindoor was trusted orchestra, every musician played synergistic role: Army Chief

New Delhi: Operation Sindoor was a “trusted orchestra” where every musician played a “simultaneous or synergistic role”, and that is how in 22 minutes, the Indian armed forces could destroy nine terrorist targets, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Saturday. In his address at a convocation ceremony of a Delhi-based management institute, he also […]
Additional 50 MGNREGA workdays; CM welcomes move, Congratulates Javid Dar for securing additional man-days

JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has extended his gratitude to the Union Minister for Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, for increasing the MGNREGA work limit for Jammu and Kashmir, stating that the enhanced support will play a vital role in helping vulnerable communities overcome economic distress. The Chief Minister also congratulated the Minister for Rural […]
Terror not linked to any religion: BJP Leader
Says people should not fall for divisive narratives Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP spokesperson Tahir Chowdhary on Saturday said the recent Delhi blast was a terror attack aimed at India, and urged people not to fall for narratives that divide people or demonise any community. He appreciated the coordinated efforts of the security agencies investigating […]
Security in Srinagar improving, all measures in place to maintain peace: CRPF IG
Srinagar: The security situation in Srinagar has improved and authorities have put all necessary measures in place to maintain peace, CRPF Inspector General (IG), Srinagar Sector, Pawan Kumar Sharma, said on Saturday, citing close coordination among security agencies. Responding to a query on the overall security scenario, Sharma said the CRPF, along with the Jammu […]
Army JCO, Agniveer die in separate accidents in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Army and an Agniveer died in separate incidents in Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. JCO Sajeesh K, a resident of Kerala, was leading a search party in the Seri Mastan area of Behramgalla on Friday evening when he lost balance while negotiating a steep slope and […]
SIA arrests man in connection with ‘white collar’ terror module case
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency arrested a man here on Saturday in connection with a ‘white collar’ terror module case, officials said. The arrested person has been identified as Tufail Niyaz Bhat, a resident of the Batamaloo area of the city here. He was arrested as part of the ongoing investigation […]
ITBP marks 64th Raising Day in Udhampur; MoS Home, LG attend
Jammu: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Saturday celebrated its 64th Raising Day in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur with Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha joining the event. Army’s northern commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, Director General of J-K Police Nalin Prabhat, Director General ITBP Praveen Kumar, Additional […]
Police attaches property of terror handler operating from PoK
Srinagar: Police in Pulwama district on Saturday attached the property of a terror handler operating from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, officials said. Police attached the immovable property at Syedabad Pastoona in the Tral area of the south Kashmir district, a police spokesperson said. He said the property belongs to Jammu and Kashmir National Operating from Pakistan and […]
Pak drone sighted along International Border in Samba
Jammu: A Pakistani drone was sighted over a forward village along the International Border in Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The drone, which was seen coming from the Chak Bhura post in Pakistan late Friday, hovered over Regal village in the Ghagwal area for a few minutes before returning to other side the border, […]