Pak increases telecom towers in PoK to help terror groups: Officials
Jammu: The number of telecom towers along the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) has been increased in recent times with an aim to aid terrorists and their associates in infiltration activities, officials said here. Terror groups have been using highly encrypted YSMS services, a technology that merges smart-phones and radio sets for covert communication […]
PM Modi’s visit to JK: Security forces conduct search for possible cross-border tunnels
Samba/Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a joint search on Saturday for any possible cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Samba district, amid heightened security in the Union territory ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit next week, officials said. In the past decades, about a dozen […]
Police planning to ensure nobody joins terror ranks: DGP
Baramulla: Director General of Police (DGP) RR Swain said that in the days ahead, police will follow a different plan to ensure that nobody joins terror ranks in the Union Territory. “You will see, in the days ahead, we will be following a plan to ensure that no youth joins terrorism in J&K. We are […]
KPDCL snapping connections of non-paying consumers
26,746 disconnected in January alone: Officials SRINAGAR: Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Mussarat Islam, Saturday chaired a meeting with all Sub Divisional Officers of KPDCL to review the feeder-wise AT&C (Aggregate Technical and Commercial) losses in Kashmir Division. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer, Distribution, Kashmir, Er. Sandeep Seth, SEs of […]
Azad hints at not contesting Lok Sabha polls
Says will campaign for DPAP leaders Jammu: Senior political leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday indicated that he would not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as he would be campaigning for the candidates of his newly formed Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) candidates. Azad, who has refrained from contesting Lok Sabha elections […]
Centre sanctions Rs 152.30 crore PMGSY package for upgradation of roads in JK
Jammu: The Centre has sanctioned a Rs 152.30-crore package for upgrading 12 roads having a total length of 134 km and a bridge project in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. The package under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was approved by the Union Ministry of Rural Development. With this, […]
Lt Guv thanks PM, Union Minister for rural development
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh for approval of road infrastructure projects in the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir. “Grateful to Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji & Hon’ble Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri […]
MeT issues ‘yellow warning’ amid wet spell forecast in J&K
Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir braces up for an extended wet spell beginning this evening, night temperature on Saturday witnessed a jump with only Gulmarg recording below freezing level. Also, the weatherman issued a yellow warning for isolated heavy rain and snow over higher reaches and disruption of traffic on higher passes from February 18-20. […]
BJP meet- Focus on development agenda, pro-poor welfare initiatives: PM to party leaders
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked BJP members to build the party’s Lok Sabha poll campaign around the government’s development and pro-poor welfare initiatives besides the measures to enhance the country’s global standing, asserting that winning 370 seats will be a true tribute to its key ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Addressing a […]
Indian Air Force displays firepower capabilities at Pokhran
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday displayed its firepower capability at a mega exercise featuring over 120 aircraft, including frontline fighter jets and attack helicopters in Rajasthan’s Pokhran desert. In the Vayu Shakti exercise, the IAF also demonstrated the capabilities of its long-range drones and air-to-air missiles as well as its increasing […]
