CS takes stock of progress made on construction of Highways across JK
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Tuesday held a detailed meeting with representatives of various executing agencies like NHAI, NHIDCL, BRO, Beacon and Project SAMPARK to take stock of progress made so far in laying out of vast network of National Highways across the length and breadth of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was also attended […]
Attack on Army convoy in JK deserves firm counter-measures: Prez Murmu
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday termed the terrorist attack on an Army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir a “cowardly act” and said it deserved condemnation and firm counter-measures. Five Army personnel were killed and as many injured on Monday when a group of heavily-armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in the Badnota area […]
Kathua ambush: Mountain road speaks of violence that was and stiff resistance by troops
Machedi (Kathua): Bloodstains on the road and helmets, bullet shells, vehicles with shattered windscreens and flattened tyres… A day after terrorists ambushed an Army patrol, a wooded mountain road on Tuesday told the story of fierce resistance by troops and a gunbattle that carried on for several hours. On Monday, five Army personnel were killed […]
Three dead as car rolls down into gorge in Kishtwar
Jammu: Three people were killed and as many were critically injured when a car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Kishtwar district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident took place near Sounder in the remote Dachhan area around 5.45 pm, the officials said. They said bodies of three persons were […]
PM to meet economists ahead of Union Budget on Thursday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday meet eminent economists to elicit their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget, a senior government official said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha on July 23. Besides economists and sectoral experts, the prime minister’s […]
Police officer’s murder case: Charge sheet filed against thee arrested criminals
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a charge sheet against three hardcore criminals for their alleged involvement in the killing of a police officer in Kathua district three months ago, an official said on Tuesday. Sub-Inspector Deepak Sharma lost his life in an encounter with criminals at the Government Medical College complex in […]
Killing of 5 Army personnel in Kathua will not go unavenged: Govt
New Delhi: The killing of five Army personnel in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district will not go unavenged and India will defeat the evil forces behind it, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane said on Tuesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed deep anguish over the killing of the soldiers and asserted that the […]
Terrorist ambush in Kathua claims lives of four soldiers, six injured
Kathua/Jammu: Terrorists ambushed an army truck in remote Machedi area of Kathua district killing four personnel and injuring six others, officials said on Monday. The attack occurred when terrorists targeted the Army vehicle with a grenade and gunfire during a routine patrol on the Machedi-Kindli-Malhar road near Badnota village in Lohai Malhar, approximately 150 km […]
Killing of terrorists in Kulgam significant blow to terror outfits: Army
Srinagar: Army on Monday said that the killing of six terrorists in two encounters in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district is a ‘significant blow’ to terror outfits in Kashmir. Addressing a press conference in Khanabal Anantnag, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 2 Sector Prithvi Raj Chauhan said the Kulgam operation has left terrorist organizations in […]
Sanctity of NEET-UG breached: SC
Says decision on re-test to be based on extent of paper leak effect New Delhi: Observing that the sanctity of the NEET-UG 2024 has been “breached”, the Supreme Court on Monday said a re-test may be ordered if the entirety of the process is affected and sought details from the National Testing Agency and the […]
