Army launches search operation along LoC in north Kashmir
Srinagar: The Army on Monday launched a search operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Boniyar sector after observing some suspicious movement, officials said. Troops observed some suspicious movement near Torna area in Boniyar sector of the north Kashmir district early Monday morning and fired in that direction, they said. Immediately a […]
Rusted grenade found in garbage dump in Srinagar
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday recovered a rusted grenade near here, officials said. The grenade was found lying in a garbage dump by a police party during patrolling at Iqbal Colony in Safakadal area of downtown city, the officials said The area was immediately cordoned off and the explosive device was subsequently removed […]
Drones sighted near LoC in Poonch, forces launch search operation
Mendhar/Jammu: Security forces launched a search operation after around half-a-dozen drones from Pakistan were sighted hovering over several forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Monday. The movement of the drones from across the border was picked up over Balakote, Langote and Gursai nallah in Mendhar sector at […]
Custodian land ‘grab’ case- Incriminating documents, digital evidence seized in Jammu: ED
Jammu: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has seized various incriminating documents and digital devices during recent raids at multiple locations here against some revenue department officials as part of a money laundering probe linked to alleged grabbing of custodian land. At least nine locations in Jammu and one in Udhampur were raided under […]
Saving livestock: India issues first national guidelines for animal blood banks
New Delhi: The government on Monday released the country’s first comprehensive guidelines for veterinary blood transfusion services, addressing a critical gap in emergency animal healthcare. The ‘Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures for Blood Transfusion and Blood Banks for Animals in India’ establish a scientific framework for animal blood donation, storage and transfusion procedures that were […]
IIT Council approves setting up task force for adapting curriculum, pedagogy in age of AI
New Delhi: The IIT Council on Monday decided to set up a task force for coming up with a detailed action plan for adapting curriculum and pedagogy on real-time basis with the advent of artificial intelligence, officials said. The IIT Council, the apex coordination body of the 23 premier engineering institutes, met after two years […]
PM Modi very concerned, monitoring situation in cloudburst-hit Kishtwar: Rajnath Singh in Jammu
Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday reviewed the situation following a recent cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very concerned over the tragic incident and is personally monitoring the relief and rehabilitation measures. Singh also visited the survivors undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College hospital Jammu […]
Amid continuous rains, J-K minister directs monitoring of water levels in all major river systems
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Jal Shakti Minister Javed Ahmed Rana on Sunday directed officials to ensure round-the-clock monitoring of water levels across all major river systems, with focus on the Jhelum, Ravi and Tawi rivers and their tributaries. Rana passed the directions at a meeting of officers — including chief engineers — held to assess […]
Ladakh administration defends cancellation of land allotment to Sonam Wangchuk’s university
Leh: Under fire for alleged highhandedness, Ladakh administration on Sunday justified taking away land allotted to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s university more than seven years ago and said it was done as per the rules. However, Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which along with Leh Apex Body (LAB) is spearheading an agitation for their four demands […]
30 women injured as ceiling of a house collapsed in Kupwara
Handwara (JK) At least 30 women were injured when the first-floor ceiling of a residential house collapsed during a religious gathering in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The women had assembled for a religious discourse inside a hall in the house of a preacher at Pohrupeth village when the ceiling […]