Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla project: Northern Railway flags delay in tunnel communication work
New Delhi: The communication system inside the escape tunnels between two sections of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link Project (USBRL) is incomplete and yet to be fine-tuned, the Northern Railway complained in a written communication to the Konkan Railway Communication Limited, its service provider. The final Katra-Sangaldan section of the 272-km USBRL project was to be […]
Centre’s ‘highest level’ wants to ensure Pahalgam attack does not derail JK’s development: CM
Srinagar: The Centre, “at the highest level”, wants to ensure that the Pahalgam terror attack does not derail the process of governance and development in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday. Addressing a review meeting with top officials at the Civil Secretariat, he acknowledged the adverse impact of recent incidents on […]
Amid fears of war, border dwellers in Jammu demand urgent repair of bunkers
R S Pura: With tensions escalating along the Indo-Pak border and fears of a war looming large, border villagers of Jammu are urgently appealing for the repair and completion of pending construction work of border bunkers that serve as their only shield during cross-border shelling. The recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives […]
Pahalgam terror attack: Defence secretary meets PM Modi
New Delhi: Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is understood to have briefed him about the combat readiness of the armed forces against the backdrop of increasing tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack. The meeting came a day after Chief of Air Staff Air […]
MHA asks several states to conduct mock drills to prepare for any attack
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has asked several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, government sources said on Monday. The measures to be taken during the drill include operationalisation of air raid warning sirens and training of civilians on civil defence aspects […]
Army taking measures to bolster cybersecurity infra: Sources
‘Website intrusion’ cases New Delhi: Amid attempts to hack and compromise multiple websites, including of Army Welfare Education Society-linked institutions, in the past few days, the army is taking “appropriate and necessary” measures to bolster cybersecurity infrastructure and strengthen digital defence mechanisms, sources said on Monday. At least two members of the senior management categorically […]
LG’s queries on business rules: Cabinet resubmits document, says all procedures followed to prepare TBR
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet on Monday resubmitted its Transaction of Business Rules to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha after addressing his query on whether the document had been framed in accordance with the rules, officials said. The officials familiar with the matter said the Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, sent the […]
Experts actively monitor cyberspace after claims made on X of gaining access to military website
Srinagar: Cyber security experts and security agencies are actively monitoring cyberspace to detect any cyber attacks after a handle on X claimed to have gained access to sensitive data from the Indian Military Engineering Service and Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis, officials said. The development comes amid tense situations in India and […]
Plea in SC against two shifts for NEET-PG 2025
Court seeks Centre’s response New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition challenging a notification on holding the NEET-PG 2025 examination in two shifts. The plea sought a direction for the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to conduct the examination, scheduled on June […]
Pakistan would be ‘wiped out’ if it continued anti-India operations: Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur (HP): Former Union minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Monday lashed out at Pakistan for “fomenting troubles” on the borders and said that if Pakistan continued with such anti-India operations, it would be “wiped out”. The BJP leaders in Shimla submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner, urging him to immediately identify the […]