15 waste processing units, over 600 workers deployed to ensure clean Amarnath yatra
Pahalgam: Fifteen waste processing facilities have been set up and over 600 workers deployed along the two routes of the Amarnath yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas to achieve “zero-landfill” by ensuring a garbage-free sustainable pilgrimage, a senior government official said on Wednesday. More than one lakh pilgrims have visited the cave shrine located at […]
Jammu residents traveled to S Korea on visas obtained ‘illegally: Mmbai Police
Mumbai: Several people from Jammu region travelled to South Korea for work in the last few years after obtaining visa through forged documents or other dubious means, an ongoing probe by Mumbai Police has found. The crime branch of the city police last week busted a gang which allegedly obtained visas using fraudulent means for […]
Over 30,000 pilgrims visit Amarnath cave shrine
Total number of devotees who had Darshan crosses one lakh Srinagar: More than 30,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Wednesday, taking the total number of devotees who have had ‘darshan’ of the naturally formed ice lingam so far to over one lakh, officials said. The Amarnath […]
‘We don’t trust state’, says SC
Blasts Manipur govt for not shifting minority Kuki prisoner to hospital New Delhi: “We do not trust the state”, an angry Supreme Court said on Wednesday as it fulminated against the Manipur government over an undertrial prisoner belonging to the minority Kuki community not being taken to hospital for treatment over safety concerns. A bench […]
LS Speaker amends rules; bars members from raising slogans during oath
New Delhi: With some Lok Sabha members resorting to sloganeering during oath taking, Speaker Om Birla has amended the rule which now bars MPs-elect from adding any remark to the oath as members of the House. Birla added a fresh clause to ‘Direction 1’ to the ‘Directions by the Speaker’ for regulating certain matters related […]
PM Modi invokes Emergency to counter Cong’s ‘protecting Constitution’ pitch
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday took the Congress to the cleaners over making the 2024 general elections about the protection of the Constitution, saying Indians voted on the plank only once when they threw out the Indira Gandhi government in 1977 after the Emergency. Speaking in Rajya Sabha, he gave an account of […]
ACB files case against RDD officials for misappropriation of funds
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case against officials of Rural Development Department block Dachhan of Kishtwar district for misappropriation of funds worth over Rs 30 lakh. According to a statement, issued here the anti graft agency said that the case was filed against Parveen Sharma, then BDO Block Dachhan, Mohammad Abass […]
ACS reviews flood preparedness in JK
Asks for devising effective strategy to deal with flood like situations SRINAGAR: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Jal Shakti Department, Shaleen Kabra, on Wednesday chaired a review meeting regarding flood preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir. While addressing the meeting, the ACS called for devising an effective strategy to deal with the anticipated floods. He called for […]
Srinagar sizzles at 34.6 degrees as heat wave grips Kashmir Valley
Five other places in Kashmir record season’s hottest day Srinagar: Heat wave gripped Kashmir Valley on Tuesday with most of the places recording the hottest day of the season while the weatherman forecasted flash floods amidst the possibility of light to moderate rainfall from July 4 to July 7. The maximum temperature recorded a further […]
Modi hurls ‘balak buddhi’ barb at Rahul, asserts mandate for stability, continuity
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mounted a stinging counterattack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi as he mocked him as ‘balak buddhi’ (childish mind), accused him of linking Hindus with violence and making false claims in Lok Sabha, and sought stringent action against him to protect parliamentary democracy. Replying to a nearly […]
