Budhal-Mahore-Gul road restored after remaining closed for nearly a month
Jammu: A vital road connecting Rajouri, Reasi and Ramban districts in Jammu and Kashmir was restored by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) after nearly month-long closure owing to major damage in the aftermath of heavy rainfall, a defence spokesperson said on Tuesday. The restoration of the Budhal-Mahore-Gul (BMG) road, a strategically important surface link for […]
Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary celebrated in Jammu
Jammu: The 130th birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, was observed on Tuesday across Jammu region, as leaders and civil society group used the occasion to renew their demand for the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. While tributes were paid at various functions to recall […]
Some want us to resign but we will not show our backs: JK Dy CM
Srinagar: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said the elected government in the Union territory is facing several challenges but continues to strive for the rights of the people with its “limited powers”. “There are some people who want us to resign. But we are not among those who run away. We are […]
Senior Journalist Khurshid Wani’s daughter dies in road mishap at Hyderabad
Srinagar: A pall of gloom has descended over the family of Hyderabad-based Kashmiri journalist Khurshid Wani after his eldest daughter, Yumna Khurshid, lost her life in a tragic road accident in Hyderabad, Telangana. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday morning in the Hayat Nagar area of the southern city, has sent shockwaves across Kashmir’s journalistic […]
Strategic Hanle-Chumar road in Ladakh thrown open to public: Army
Leh: The 91-kilometre strategic road connecting Hanle to the border village of Chumar in Ladakh has been thrown open to public, Army said on Tuesday. The route traverses extreme high altitudes ranging from 14,500 feet to 17,200 feet, including the high Salsa La Pass. “A 91 km road connecting Hanle to the border village of […]
Soldier dies from gunshot in Udhampur
Jammu: A soldier died from a bullet fired from his service rifle outside a military hospital in Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. Police have started inquest proceedings to ascertain whether the soldier died of accidental firing or committed suicide, they said. The soldier-driver was waiting in a parked medicine supply vehicle in the main […]
Giant python captured in Rajouri
Jammu: The officers of the wildlife department and Police on Tuesday captured a python weighing nearly 55 kilograms in Rajouri district, officials said. Acting on information from locals, teams of police and the wildlife department rushed to Manpur village in Nowshera tehsil and launched an operation to capture a giant python in the forest area, […]
Time has come to decriminalise defamation law: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that the time has come to decriminalise the defamation law, while agreeing to examine a plea by the Foundation for Independent Journalism seeking to quash the summons issued to it in a criminal defamation case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice […]
CRPF stands with people of Kashmir in every situation: DG GP Singh
Flags Off 3rd edition of high-altitude women’s bike expedition from Lal Chowk Srinagar: Director General (DG) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), GP Singh Tuesday said that the CRPF stands with the people of Kashmir in every situation. The DG flagged off the third edition of the Yashasvini High-Altitude CRPF Bike Expedition 2025 from the beautiful […]
GST reforms will boost savings: PM Modi
Says decision to cut rates will directly benefit every section of society New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the next generation GST reforms will boost savings and directly benefit every section of society, as he asserted that it is imperative to walk on the path of self-reliance to achieve the collective goal […]