Hajj 2025: Kashmiri Hajj pilgrims demand refund for curtailed stay in Saudi by 12 days
We are pursuing refund with HCOI: Executive Officer Dr Shujaat Qureshi By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: Dozens of Kashmiri Hajis who returned from the sacred pilgrimage staged a protest at the Hajj House in Srinagar Saturday, demanding a refund after their stay in Saudi Arabia was reduced by 12 days, reports said. The pilgrims, who […]
One Nation, One Election: Next JPC meeting likely on Jul 30
New Delhi: The next meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’ is likely to be held on July 30, panel chairman P P Chaudhary said. In an Interview with PTI Videos, Chaudhary said Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde might be called to express their views in the […]
Seven senior IAS officers transferred
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday ordered an administrative reshuffle among top IAS officers of Jammu and Kashmir to enhance departmental functioning and streamline governance. As per an official order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma, IAS (AGMUT: 1994), who was awaiting posting, has been appointed as Financial Commissioner […]
Fresh batch of 6,639 pilgrims sets out for Amarnath shrine from Jammu base camp
Jammu: The 11th batch of 6,639 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Saturday to pay obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, including 1,462 women, 41 children and 181 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and […]
Decision taken after consultations with all stakeholders: Sakina Itoo
Change in school timing Srinagar: Education minister Sakina Itoo Saturday said that the government decided to revise the school timing following consultations with the concerned stakeholders. Speaking to reporters, the minister said the government sought feedback and suggestions from the directors of both regions and secretary of school education department regarding the change in school […]
Amarnath Yatri from Ludhiana goes missing in Ganderbal
Srinagar: An Amarnath yatri went missing in Ganderbal district after jumping off a railing, police said on Saturday. Surinder Pal Arora, a resident of Ludhiana, was trekking from Brarimarg to Railpathri in a group of seven when, around midnight, high-altitude sickness gripped him, police said. Arora “exhibited erratic behaviour, started running up and down, took […]
Cop among three booked for securing jobs on fake documents
Jammu: Three people have been booked, including a sub-inspector and a teacher, for allegedly securing government jobs by using forged documents, said a senior crime branch officer on Saturday. The three accused have been identified as Sub-Inspector Mohinder Paul, teacher Govind Kumar and Anganwadi Worker (AWW) Shakeela Bano, all from different areas of Jammu region. […]
Operation Sindoor- India smashed 9 terror targets in Pakistan, missed none: NSA Doval
Dares foreign media to show ‘one image’ of damage to Indian structure Chennai: India smashed nine terror targets with precision, crisscrossing Pakistan, under Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said here on Friday and dared the foreign media to show “even one image” of damage to any Indian structure, even a “glass pane having […]
40 to 50 terrorists currently active in south of the Pir Panjal range: Sources
‘Security forces conducting operations to track them’ Jammu: The security situation in the hinterland and along the borders of the Jammu region remains peaceful and under control, with the security forces maintaining a strong vigil and dominating the higher reaches of key areas through a series of operations aimed at tracking down 40 to 50 […]
DGP asks security forces to plug grey areas
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat Friday asked the security forces to plug grey areas and refine drills to deal dynamically with the evolving threats. Director General of Police (DGP) Prabhat conducted a focused security review in south Kashmir, a police spokesman said. He said senior officers of the police, Army, Central Reserve […]