NIA arrests key accused in J-K narco-terror nexus case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a key accused, who had been absconding since June 2020, in a narco-terror nexus case of Jammu and Kashmir linked with Pakistan-based terrorist outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen. Syed Saleem Jahangir Andrabi alias Saleem Andrabi, a resident of Kupwara district, was carrying a reward for […]
Political start-ups in Jammu and Kashmir: A growing trend with limited impact
Srinagar: In a growing trend over the past decade, Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a proliferation of “political start-ups” in the Valley but these outfits have failed to make a significant impact during elections, politicians and analysts said on Sunday. The decades-long unrest in Kashmir has witnessed the rise of several political parties and fronts, […]
Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath yatra
Jammu: A fresh batch of over 6,000 pilgrims left the city early Sunday to join the annual Amarnath yatra in Kashmir, officials said. The tenth batch of 6,145 pilgrims left Jammu’s Baghwati Nagar base camp in two separate convoys of 238 vehicles. While the first convoy of 115 vehicles carrying 2,697 pilgrims left for Baltal […]
Amarnath Yatra: J&K admin launches ‘pony ambulance’ service for pilgrims
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has introduced a ‘pony ambulance’ service to provide critical healthcare support to the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims. An official spokesperson said the pony ambulances — horse-mounted emergency response system equipped with medical kits and oxygen cylinders — will accompany pilgrims along both the Baltal and Pahalgam axis. He added that […]
More excavators mobilised to restore landslide-hit Kishtwar-Paddar road in J-K
Jammu: Excavators have been mobilised in more numbers to restore the landslide-hit Kishtwar-Paddar road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and open it for vehicular traffic within the next few days, officials said on Sunday. A massive landslide blocked Kishtwar-Paddar road near Nagseni on June 30, halting vehicular movement and impacting essential supplies to the […]
Dumper hits 7 vehicles on Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Banihal/Jammu, Jul 7 (PTI) At least seven vehicles were damaged after being hit by an overspeeding dumper on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway early Sunday, police said. No one was injured in the incident which took place near Kunfar on the busy road, they said. The officials said the dumper was coming from the Jammu side […]
Integration of POK into India could have been feasible if NDA won 400 plus seats: Union minister
Akola: Integrating the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) into India and reclaiming the land captured by China in 1962 would have become feasible had the NDA won 400 plus seats in Lok Sabha elections, Union minister and Shiv Sena MP Prataprao Jadhav claimed on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has long harboured the dream of adding PoK […]
Take nation into confidence on situation at LAC: Kharge to govt
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday reiterated his party’s demand that the government must take the nation into confidence on the situation at the border with China. Kharge shared a media report on X which cited satellite images to claim that China’s military is digging in for a long haul in the area […]
LG Manoj Sinha releases book on Hindi cinema of 1970s
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday released a book about the Hindi cinema of the 1970s. The book titled “The Swinging 70s: The Stars, Style and Substance in Hindi Cinema” has been edited by Nirupama Kotru and Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri. The Lt Governor, in his address, congratulated Kotru and Chaudhuri and Om Books, the […]
25 stone crushers closed in Kathua over illegal mining
Jammu: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district closed down 25 stone crushers, in a major crackdown against illegal mining activities and unauthorised processing of mined material, an official said on Sunday. The action against the stone crushers was initiated by Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas after conducting physical verification and assessing the working of […]
