Over 25,000 pilgrims visit Amarnath cave shrine, total number crosses 1.30 lakh
Srinagar: The number of pilgrims who paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir crossed the 1.30 lakh mark on Thursday, officials said. “Nearly 25,000 pilgrims performed the yatra on Thursday and had darshan of Baba Bholenath on the sixth day of the annual yatra,” the officials said. They said the […]
Over 50 successful NEET-UG candidates move SC
Seek direction against any move to cancel exam New Delhi: Over 50 successful Gujarat-based NEET-UG candidates, including several who have been ranked first, have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to restrain the Centre and the National Testing Agency from cancelling the controversy-ridden exam. They have sought a direction from the top court to […]
Former minister rejoins PDP
Srinagar: Six years after he quit, former Jammu and Kashmir minister Syed Basharat Bukhari rejoined the PDP on Thursday. Bukhari was a minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government, first headed by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and later Mehbooba Mufti. After the government fell in 2018, Bukhari quit the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the National […]
Cop killed in road accident in Soura Srinagar
Srinagar: A policeman was killed in a road accident in Soura area of Srinagar on Thursday morning. An official said that a scooty bearing registration number – JK16B-7611 collided with a truck at 90ft road, resulting in on spot death of the scooty rider. The deceased was identified as Muhammad Amin Bhat son of Mohammad […]
Army chief reviews security situation along LoC in JK
Meets DGP, other senior police officers Poonch/Jammu: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and exhorted the troops to remain steadfast to meet all security challenges, officials said. This was his first visit to the Jammu region after taking charge as […]
Security situation fully under control in JK: DGP
Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain said on Wednesday that law-enforcement agencies and security forces have full control of the Union Territory’s security situation. The DGP maintained that the degree of fear is significantly less compared to three-four years ago and emphasised that the law-and-order situation is much better in Kashmir now, […]
Heatwave: Sgr records hottest July day in over two decades with 35.6°C
Srinagar: Amidst the heatwave across Kashmir Valley, Srinagar has recorded the hottest July day in over two decades at 35.6 degrees Celsius, while some other parts have recorded the highest-ever temperature on Wednesday. Details reveal that Kokernag, a famous tourist destination, has recorded an all-time highest maximum temperature in July at 33.3 degrees Celsius. The […]
NEET-UG leak case: CBI arrests co-conspirator from Dhanbad
New Delhi: The CBI arrested an alleged co-conspirator in the NEET-UG paper leak case, Aman Singh, from Dhanbad in Jharkhand, officials said on Wednesday. The CBI has developed intelligence about Jharkhand-based module allegedly involved in the paper leak that resulted in the arrest of Singh, they said. The agency had earlier arrested principal and vice […]
Fight against terrorism in J-K in last stage: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its last stage, and a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to destroy the remaining terror network. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister emphasised that terror incidents have declined in the Union Territory in […]
Discrepancy in poll expenditure: Election Commission sends notice to Engineer Rashid
Srinagar: The Election Commission has sent a notice to newly-elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in a terror funding case, over a significant disparity in his election expenditure report for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The election authority has asked for a response […]
