PM Modi to flag off first Vande Bharat train to Kashmir on April 19, says Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first Vande Bharat train to Kashmir on April 19 from Katra, marking the completion of the 272-kilometre Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project. The Jammu-Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express will initially operate from Katra as the Jammu railway station is undergoing renovation. According to officials, the rail link project […]
AFSPA extended in Manipur, parts of Nagaland, Arunachal
New Delhi: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers and immunity from prosecution unless approved by the Centre, was on Sunday extended for six months in entire Manipur, except the jurisdictions of 13 police stations, in view of the law and order situation there. The AFSPA, […]
Mirwaiz to deliver sermon during Eid prayers in Old Srinagar: Auqaf
Srinagar, Mar 30 (PTI) Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will deliver the sermon during Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Eidgah in Old Srinagar, Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said on Sunday. “As per Islamic tradition, the Eid-ul-Fitr congregational prayers will be offered at the historic Eidgah Srinagar at 10 am,” the Auqaf said […]
Statehood in JK to be restored as promised: Amit Shah
Says BJP will be in power at Centre for at least 30 years New Delhi: Statehood in Jammu and Kashmir will be restored as promised before, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said, without giving any timeline. Shah said at the “Times Now Summit 2025” Friday night that assembly elections were held in Jammu and […]
Need more steps to improve security situation in JK: CM
Jammu: Shifting of army personnel from Jammu to Ladakh to counter Chinese incursions allowed terrorists to exploit the situation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, asserting more steps were needed to improve the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was talking to reporters after visiting the bereaved families of four police personnel in […]
Senior Army officer reviews security situation in Udhampur
Jammu: A senior Army officer visited Udhampur district to review the security situation, amid an ongoing operation against infiltrating terrorists in nearby Kathua district, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited the district’s Basantgarh area, which falls on the route used by terrorists earlier to move […]
PDP leader requests for continuation of special cells for women in JK
Jammu: Senior PDP leader and legislator Waheed Ur Rehman Para on Saturday expressed serious concern over the discontinuation of special cells for women in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it a “reckless decision that endangers the lives of vulnerable women”. Para, who is PDP’s legislative party leader in J-K Assembly, urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Health […]
Four slain cops in Kathua encounter given tearful adieu
Police officers vowed to root out terrorism from JK Jammu: The last rites of four police personnel, killed in an encounter with terrorists in Kathua district, were performed with full honours at their native places with participating officers vowing to eliminate terrorism from the region. Head constable Jagbir Singh of Mattu-Khour in Jammu’s Akhnoor and […]
Saudi Arabia, Gulf nations declare Eid-ul-fitr on Sunday
Srinagar: Saudi Arabia has declared that Sunday, March 30, 2025, will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr after observers spotted the Shawwal crescent earlier this evening. Eid is celebrated on Shawwal 1, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Islamic months last 29 or 30 days, depending on when the Moon […]
Govt orders change in school timing from Apr 1
Srinagar: The Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Saturday ordered change in school timing for Kashmir division with effect from April-01. DSEK in a order said that the schools within Srinagar municipal limits shall have a school time of 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in all government and private schools. It also said that the […]