IAF convoy attack: Search operation in Poonch enters 6th day
Jammu: The security forces are yet to get a breakthrough even as the search operation to track down the terrorists responsible for attacking an IAF convoy that claimed the life of a corporal rank personnel, entered the sixth consecutive day on Thursday. The security forces are trying to identify the attackers through four pictures of […]
Srinagar LS election: 52,100 Kashmiri migrants eligible to vote
Jammu: As many as 52,100 Kashmiri migrant voters across the country are eligible to exercise their franchise in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Srinagar constituency on May 13. The constituency is gearing up for an intense electoral showdown. As many as 17.4 lakh voters, including 8.7 lakh women, will decide the […]
Govt Launches ‘Design Your Degree’ Initiative for Tailored Higher Education
Universities Unite to Customize Educational Paths, aligning with NEP goals Srinagar: A push towards the widespread adoption of the “Design Your Degree” program in all universities and higher educational institutions across Jammu and Kashmir has been initiated. Notably, an inter-institutional coordination committee is set to be established to spearhead the implementation of this initiative, aligning […]
Effective defence-industry ecosystem taking shape in the country: Gen Pande
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande has said that an effective defence-industry ecosystem is taking shape in the country and veterans with their field experience are “ideally suited” for incorporation into indigenous research and manufacturing of technological solutions required by the force. In his address at the Army Welfare Placement Organisation (AWPO) Summit 2024 […]
Night temp rises amid dry weather as MeT predicts rains
Srinagar: Amid forecast for dry weather during next 24 hours and light rain in plains and snow over higher reaches at many places from May 11 and 12, night temperature recorded a rise in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that generally dry weather is expected to continue till May […]
First batch of over 600 Hajj pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
Srinagar: The first batch of over 600 Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday, officials said. They said 642 pilgrims on board two flights were headed for the 40-day pilgrimage to the Islamic pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina. More than 7,000 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to […]
NIA attaches four more terror-linked properties in Kashmir
New Delhi: Continuing with its massive crackdown on the terror network in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday attached four properties, owned by members of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Kupwara district. In a statement, a spokesperson of the anti terror body said that the action comes a day after NIA attached six immovable […]
Narco smuggling module busted in Baramulla
Drugs worth Rs 50 crore, cash recovered: Police Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that they have busted a narco smuggling module in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district by arresting three smugglers with huge quantity of narcotics and cash. Speaking to reporters here, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Amod Ashok Nagpure, said that police […]
AI Express cabin crew call off strike
Airline to reinstate 25 terminated crew members New Delhi: Air India Express cabin crew on Thursday decided to withdraw their strike and the airline agreed to reinstate 25 staff who were terminated from service, according to sources. A section of the cabin crew started reporting sick from Tuesday night to protest against the alleged mismanagement […]
Arrest under GST Act should not be on mere suspicion: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court told the Centre on Thursday that any arrest under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act should not be on mere suspicion but has to be based on cogent material and adherence to proper procedure. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, M M Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi said the […]
