Chhari Mubarak of Amarnath Yatra taken to Pahalgam
Srinagar: The Chhari Mubarak of Amarnath Yatra was taken to Pahalgam on Sunday from its abode at Dashnami Akhara building here for various rituals to mark Ashadh Purnima, the start of religious aspects of the annual pilgrimage. “Chanting Vedic hymn, ‘Bhoomi-Pujan’, ‘Navgrah-Pujan’, ‘Chhari-Pujan’ and ‘Dhawajarohan’ ceremonies were performed at Pahalgam on the auspicious occasion of […]
AFFI demands 100 pc duty on import of apples
Srinagar: Apple Farmers’ Federation of India (AFFI) on Sunday demanded 100 per cent duty on import of apples “to save the local farmers”. Talking to reporters after a national convention of apple farmers in Kulgam district, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said the government should stop corporatisation of the apple industry and impose a 100 […]
Joe Biden ends re-election campaign; Nominates Kamala Harris as Democratic Party’s new nominee
Washington: Embattled US President Joe Biden on Sunday announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election in 2024 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee, saying “it is in the best interest of my party and the country”. Biden’s decision to nominate Harris, who is of both Indian and […]
Army Chief chairs security review meet in Jammu
‘New Counter Terrorism Strategy rolled’ Jammu: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi Saturday chaired a security review meetings in Jammu where a new counter terrorism strategy was rolled that entails—“plugging the operational flaws, intensifying counter terrorist operations and tracking the hiding terrorists with active support of locals.” Sources privy to the meeting said that General Dwivedi […]
Lt Guv chairs a high-level review meeting on security
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday chaired a high-level meeting with Army Chief, various heads of security and law enforcement agencies on the security situation in Jammu division. Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi; DG BSF, DG CRPF, DGP J&K, Heads of Intelligence Agencies and other senior officials of army, CAPFs and J&K […]
Temperature soars again in Kashmir as MeT predicts ‘heatwave’ for next 72 hours
Srinagar: After relaxing temperatures, the mercury has increased yet again across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday with twin places of the Valley including Qazigund and Kokernag recording heat wave as the maximum temperatures settled above 5 degrees than the normal temperature. Qazigund and Kokernag recorded heat wave today where the mercury settled at 33.4 degree […]
Parliament’s monsoon session to begin from Monday
FM to present Union Budget on July 23 NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on Tuesday as the Monsoon Session of Parliament gets underway next week with the united opposition set to corner the NDA government on issues ranging from the NEET paper leak case and railway safety. The Monsoon […]
NEET-UG leak case: CBI nabs NIT graduate, 2 MBBS students
New Delhi: The CBI Saturday arrested an NIT-Jamshedpur B.Tech graduate, one of the masterminds, in the NEET-UG paper leak case and two MBBS students who allegedly solved the exam papers for money, officials said. With the fresh arrests, the total number of people held so far by the agency in six cases related to the […]
Positive transformation in JK frustrated ‘master of terror’: Lt Guv
Srinagar: The positive transformation in Jammu and Kashmir has frustrated the “master of terror”, but our government will not allow ill intentions of the enemy to succeed, said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here on Saturday amidst a spurt in violence in the Jammu region. Speaking at a function at SKICC, Sinha said JK has undergone […]
Electoral bonds scheme: SC to hear on July 22 plea to seize money received by political parties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 22 a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and others to confiscate the amount received by various political parties under the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme of 2018. In a landmark verdict on February 15, the apex court had junked the Centre’s electoral bonds […]
