Justice Arun Palli takes oath as 38th Chief Justice of JK and Ladakh HC
Jammu: Justice Arun Palli was on Wednesday sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at a ceremony held here, an official said. Justice Palli made and subscribed to the oath of office before the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at a function attended by Chief Minister […]
Kathua encounters exposed infiltration route
Operations on to neutralize terrorists: Police Jammu: The four recent encounters in Kathua district “exposed” the route used by terrorists to infiltrate into India from across the International Border (IB), a senior police officer said on Wednesday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Shobhit Saxena also said the successful recovery of huge quantities of arms and […]
National Herald case: Police foil Congress protest march in Jammu
Jammu: Police on Wednesday scuttled a protest march here by the Congress over the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with the 2014 National Herald case. Hundreds of Congress activists and leaders led by party’s J&K unit president Tariq Hameed Karra assembled at the party headquarters at Shaheedi […]
World Heritage Day: Govt announces free entry to SPS Museum, Srinagar, Dogra Art Museum, Jammu
JAMMU: The Department of Archives, Archaeology & Museums, in collaboration with the district administration, Tourism and Education departments, is going to celebrate World Heritage Day on 18th of April, 2025 in both the divisions of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kashmir division, an early morning cleanliness drive will be held at Hari Parbat Fort, Srinagar followed […]
Amarnath Yatra: Over 4,200 pilgrims registered on Day 1 of registration
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has registered more than 4,200 pilgrims for this year’s Amarnath Yatra on the opening day of registration. The registration for the annual pilgrimage, which commenced on April 14, is being carried out on a first-come, first-served basis and includes the issuance of yatra permits to the eligible pilgrims, a […]
Drug peddler’s house demolished in Jammu
Several suspects detained in Samba Jammu: Authorities razed a double-storey house of an alleged drug peddler here on Wednesday and detained several suspects in Samba, officials said. The newly constructed house of a wanted drug peddler, Lahu Gujjar, was razed by police in Bijru Chack village of the Bishnah area in the outskirts of Jammu, […]
Appropriate time has come, hopeful JK’s statehood will be restored: CM
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed hope that Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood would soon be restored, asserting that the “appropriate time” had come. The erstwhile state was reorganised into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh following the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. “We think the appropriate time has […]
Kashmir records season’s hottest day at 30.4 Celsius
MeT issues ‘Yellow, orange alert’ Srinagar: Meteorological Department (MeT) has issued yellow and orange alerts for the two days, April 18 and 19 (Friday and Saturday) predicting light to moderate rains and snow in Jammu and Kashmir. The forecast was issued amidst Kashmir recording the season’s hottest day on Tuesday with mercury settling at 30.4 […]
CS for making joint efforts to cultivate land near IB
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, while chairing a joint meeting of Civil administration and Security forces, remarked that joint efforts by the Agriculture Production Department, concerned district administrations and security forces should be made to encourage the farmers to cultivate the land patches between the fence and International Border (IB). The meeting, which was attended […]
Liberty cherished right but controlled, restricted: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said though liberty was a greatly cherished value in the life of an individual, it was controlled and restricted and no element in the society could act in a manner which jeopardised the life and liberty of others. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, […]