No riots, curfews in UP during my tenure: CM Adityanath
Kathua: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the previous governments in Uttar Pradesh gave patronage to those who created anarchy while there have been no riots or curfews during his seven-year tenure in the state. Addressing an election rally in support of Jitendra Singh, the BJP candidate from the Udhampur-Kathua Lok Sabha constituency, Adityanath […]
Army Chief inaugurates Command hospital in J&K’s Udhampur
Jammu: Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Wednesday inaugurated a new hospital complex at the Northern Command in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district through virtual mode, officials said. A defence spokesman said the 650-bed capacity hospital spans across 60 acres and was built at a cost of Rs 274 crore. It has provision for an […]
Elon Musk confirms India visit, says looking forward to meet PM Modi
New Delhi: American electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday confirmed his visit to India and his planned meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post on X, he wrote, “Looking forward to meeting with Prime Minister @NarendraModi in India.” Earlier in the day, sources said Musk is expected in India the […]
Article 370 takes centre stage in three-way fight in Udhampur
Jammu: Four years after being revoked, Article 370 has taken centre stage in the poll campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, more so in the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency where Union Minister Jitendra Singh is seeking reelection. The seat is seeing a triangular fight with the Congress fielding Choudhary Lal Singh and the Democratic Progressive Azad […]
China couldn’t encroach ‘single inch’ of land under Modi govt: Amit Shah
Lakhimpur: Asserting that China couldn’t encroach a “single inch” of land under the Narendra Modi government, Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed that people will never forget how former PM Jawaharlal Nehru said “bye-bye” to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh during the 1962 Chinese aggression. Addressing an election rally in Assam’s Lakhimpur, he said the […]
India likely to record normal monsoon this year: Skymet
New Delhi: India is likely to experience a normal monsoon this year, private weather forecasting agency Skymet said on Tuesday and predicted more rainfall in the second half of the season. Scientists at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) have also detected early signs of a favourable monsoon season this year with fading El Nino conditions […]
Eid to be celebrated in Kerala, JK on Wednesday
Rest of the county to observe the festival on Apr 11 New Delhi: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Thursday except Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Delhi’s Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque […]
Shawal moon sighted, Eid to be celebrated in JK today
Srinagar: The crescent for the month of Shawwal was sighted in Jammu and Kashmir, therefore Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday, Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam said on Tuesday. He said that enough evidences were received from various parts of J&K about sighting of the crescent, He said that the consultative committee headed by him (Grand Mufti) […]
Chinar Corps commander reviews counter-infiltration grid along LoC
Srinagar: Commander of the Army’s strategic Srinagar-based Chinar Corps Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai Tuesday reviewed the counter-infiltration grid along the Line of Control and the operational preparedness of the force in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The Army said the Chinar Corps commander interacted with troops and motivated them to maintain operational readiness and morale […]
Two ‘trouble creators’ booked under PSA in Poonch
Jammu: Two “trouble creators” were detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Poonch district on Tuesday, police said. Yar Mohd of Mandi and Anjum Khan of Surankote have been booked under administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases, said a police official. “They […]
