India’s voice is heard with respect across the globe, says VP Dhankhar
Chandigarh: Vice President JagdeepDhankhar Friday said it is for the first time in history that India’s voice is heard with respect as never before and asserted country’s rise in the world would mean global peace and stability. Addressing the Indian School of Business Leadership Summit 2024 at Mohali, Dhankhar said India has come to count […]
CM Omar reaches out to fire victims in Kishtwar, pledges more relief
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday visited the fire-ravaged village in Kishtwar district where dozens of houses were gutted in a massive blaze, and pledged more relief for the rehabilitation of the devastated families. A major fire in the densely populated Mulwarwan village on Monday consumed most of the residential houses, […]
SC to consider hearing plea for restoration of statehood to JK
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider listing a plea seeking time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Senior advocate GopalSankaranarayanan, appearing for applicants, urged a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that the plea needed an urgent […]
Dry spell deepens water scarcity concerns
Supply hit by 15 percentin Kashmir Srinagar: Kashmir Valley is grappling with a potable drinking water supply shortage as surface water sources continue to dry up due to a prolonged dry spell. While the situation is not deemed alarming across the valley, the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department (Jal Shakti) Kashmir has acknowledged that around […]
Bomb threats: Govt plans strict norms, no-fly list option against perpetrators
10 social media handles suspended for issuing hoax bomb threat to airliners New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing the perpetrators on the no-fly list, a senior official said on Thursday. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said […]
CS inaugurates 3-day ‘Kashmir Marathon Expo’
SRINAGAR: In a run-up to the Marathon event scheduled for 20th of this month, Chief Secretary, AtalDulloo, Thursday inaugurated a 3 day ‘Kashmir Marathon Expo’ organized by the Tourism Department at Polo Ground here. The Chief Secretary was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir; Commissioner Secretary, Tourism; Director Tourism, Kashmir besides other concerned officers. While speaking […]
Lt Guv meets families of victims of terrorism
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj SinhaThursday met the family members of victims of terrorism from across North, Central and South Kashmir, at Raj Bhawan. The family members whose loved ones were brutally killed by various terrorist groups in the past narrated the horrific incidents and sought the intervention of Lt Governor for resolution of their long […]
Search operations underway in Poonch, Rajouri; Army officer visits Doda
Jammu: Security forces have launched a massive search operation to track down terrorists at different places in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, officials said on Thursday. The officials said police and army launched a joint search operation at MohriShahstar in Gursai top area of Poonch district late Wednesday night following information about […]
Nomination of 5 MLA’s to assembly by Lt Guv, HC’s special bench to hear plea next week
Jammu: A special division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court will hear next week a plea challenging the power vested in the J&K lieutenant governor to nominate five members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory. Chief Justice TashiRabstan agreed to constitute a special division bench on Monday to hear […]
BJP mounts grand oath ceremony for NayabSaini
Modi, Shah Sharedais Panchkula: With the top brass of BJP leaders, including Prime Minister NarendraModi, descending here, the oath-taking ceremony of Nayab Singh Saini assumed the air of a grand event. All roads leading to Dussehra ground here were chock-a-block as thousands of BJP supporters from across Haryana made their way to the ceremony. Saini, […]
