Heatwave scorches India, Banda in UP hottest at 47.6 degrees Celsius
New Delhi: Several states across India sweltered under blistering heat on Thursday, with Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district again emerging as the hottest place in the country at 47.6 degrees Celsius. According to the IMD, heat wave to severe heat wave conditions prevailed in several places of Haryana, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and adjoining […]
Pulwama attack mastermind Burhan Hamza shot dead in PoK
New Delhi: Arjumand Gulzar, alias Burhan Hamza, a designated terrorist and the key mastermind behind the 2019 Pulwama terror attack on a CRPF convoy, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said here on Thursday. Hamza, who was operating under heavy ISI-vetted security, was ambushed in Muzaffarabad. He was critically […]
Lt Guv dedicates new Vaishnavi Bhawan at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine to devotees
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday dedicated the new Vaishnavi Bhawan at the holy shrine Shri Mata Vaishno Devi to the devotees. The Lieutenant Governor said that the new facility will significantly enhance the pilgrim accommodation capacity at Bhawan, improve overall pilgrim amenities and create a modern, efficient and comfortable infrastructure designed to accommodate the […]
L&O threats, terrorism demand constant and unyielding vigilance: Lt Guv
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that the administration must remain constantly alert and vigilant. “The nature of law & order threats and terrorism has evolved, demanding a constant, unyielding vigilance and alert to threats that hide in plain sight,” Sinha said while presenting appointment letters to newly appointed constables of Jammu & […]
J&K State Election Commission finalizes Panchayat Electoral Rolls 2026
Voter count crosses 72.24 lakh after 3.39 lakh new enrolments JAMMU: The State Election Commission, Jammu & Kashmir, has concluded the annual revision of Panchayat Electoral Rolls with the publication of the Final Panchayat Electoral Rolls 2026, fixing April 1, 2026 as the qualifying date. The comprehensive exercise, which began with the release of […]
India, Italy upgrade ties to special strategic partnership
Rome: India and Italy on Wednesday upgraded their ties to special strategic partnership and reaffirmed the shared objective of expanding bilateral trade to Euro 20 billion by 2029 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni held wide-ranging talks to expand bilateral relations in the face of increasing geopolitical upheavals. The two […]
India won’t tolerate any form of nuclear blackmail: Rajnath
New Delhi: India and South Korea on Wednesday signed key agreements to shore up cooperation in defence cyberspace and military training, reaffirming their commitment to stronger bilateral defence ties and a rules-based Indo-Pacific, a region that has witnessed increasing Chinese assertiveness. The pacts were firmed up following Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s wide-ranging talks in Seoul […]
Heatwave grips north India
Banda hottest in the country at 48 degrees Celsius New Delhi: North India reeled under an intense heatwave on Wednesday, with Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district recording the highest temperature in the country at 48 degrees Celsius, 4.5 notches above normal. In Delhi, the Ridge base station recorded the maximum temperature at 45.8 degrees, making […]
People have ‘lost faith’ in ruling National Conference: BJP
Srinagar: The opposition BJP on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have “lost faith” in the ruling National Conference (NC) due to its politics of “corruption and misgovernance”. A grand joining programme was organised here in which hundreds of people, including youth and prominent workers from the NC and other political parties, joined […]
Cops seize 3 kg heroin consignment dropped by drone near IB
Jammu: Police on Wednesday seized around 3 kilograms of heroin suspected to have been dropped by a drone near the International Border in Jammu district, officials said. According to police, the consignment was recovered in the Bishnah sector following a week-long surveillance based on specific intelligence inputs about cross-border narcotics smuggling. Meanwhile, sources said the […]