PM Modi to address NDA parliamentary meeting Today
New Delhi: Prime Minister NarendraModi will address the BJP-led NDA parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, a get-together of the ruling alliance’s MPs which is being held after a considerable gap. The NDA meeting comes a couple of days before the filing of nomination for vice president’s election begins from August 7. The NDA will have […]
New generation of scientists, experts must focus on smart farming: LG
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday called upon the new generation of scientists and experts to focus on smart farming, saying the total transformation at “all stages of ‘Beej se Bazar tak’ (from seed to market)” has been the Union Territory’s “mantra”. Sinha lauded the significant contribution of ‘Nari Shakti’ to innovation and enhancing […]
Jammu Central University student held for supplying illegal arms to gangsters
Jammu: Jammu Central University student from Bihar was arrested on the charges of supplying illegal arms to gangsters in Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. The arrest of Kaif Ahmed, who is pursuing B Tech from the Central University of Jammu, followed an investigation into a firing incident outside […]
CM Omar calls for farmer-centric research to build self-reliant JK
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday lauded the agricultural scientists, faculty and students in driving innovation and called for farmer-centric research to build self-reliant Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the 9th convocation ceremony of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) here, Abdullah applauded the outstanding performance of girl students securing 252 out of […]
Have evidence confirming Pakistani nationality of Pahalgam attackers: Security Agencies
New Delhi: In a major development in the Pahalgam terror attack probe, security agencies have gathered evidence, including official documents from Pakistan and biometric data, confirming that the three slain terrorists involved in the horrific incident were Pakistani nationals, officials said here on Monday. The three senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders, who were killed in a […]
LG visits GMC Jammu to meet family of deceased SDM
CM reaches Udhampur to condole SSP Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday visited Government Medical College (GMC) hospital here to meet the family of a sub-divisional magistrate who recently lost his life along with his son in a landslide. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah drove from Jammu to Udhampur to express condolences to district police […]
DGP chairs security review meeting ahead of Independence Day, other events
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), NalinPrabhat chaired a security review meeting in view of forthcoming events at PCR Kashmir on Monday, a police spokesman said. He said that the DGP was apprised of the prevailing security situation in the Union Territory by the Zonal Inspectors General and heads of various wings. Senior officials from […]
Security forces recover arms, explosives from Kupwara
Srinagar: Security forces have recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives from the forest area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir, officials said on Monday. “During a three-day joint search operation by BSF, Army and JKP (police) in forest areas of Kalaroos, District Kupwara, a terrorist hideout was detected on Monday, leading to recovery […]
Anti-terror operation in Kulgam enters fourth day
Srinagar: The anti-terrorist operation in Kulgam district of south Kashmir entered the fourth day on Monday as security forces tightened the noose around the ultras engaged in the gunbattle with them. “The encounter has entered its fourth day as intermittent exchange of firing has been going on since Monday morning,” an official said. He said […]
Top army officer reviews operational preparedness in Jammu
Jammu: General Officer Commanding of White Knight Corps Lt Gen P K Mishra on Monday visited artillery regiment Crossed Swords Gunners in Akhnoor sector near Jammu to review its operational preparedness, the Army said. In a post on X, the White Knight Corps, also known as XVI Corps, said the GOC reviewed the operation preparedness […]