ADGP CRPF takes stock of operational preparedness in Poonch, Rajouri
Srinagar: ADGP CRPF Nalin Prabhat has reached the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri to take the stock of operational preparedness amid massive fire near the Line of Control in Poonch sector. This is the third visit of CRPF’s top officer to Poonch, Rajouri after the recent terrorist attack on the army in Dera […]
ACB files cases against two Jammu cops
‘Both allegedly possess disproportionate assets’ Srinagar: The Anti Corruption Bureau has filed separate cases against a police inspector and a head constable in Jammu for allegedly raising disproportionate assets. According to a statement issued here the cases were registered against inspector Ameet Kumar Koul and head constable Rajinder Kumar Sharma over allegations of possessing disproportionate […]
Lt Guv inaugurates ‘New J&K-New Hope’ Cultural Festival
2-day festival will showcase rich musical heritage, folk art legacy: Sinha JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the two-day Cultural Festival ‘New J&K-New Hope’ at Abhinav Theatre Jammu, Thursday. The Lt Governor lauded the joint endeavour of All J&K Folk Artists’ Association, J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi and […]
DC Kupwara presides over Valedictory function of National Road Safety Month-2024
KUPWARA: A valedictory function of National Road safety Month-2024 was Thursday organized by the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) in collaboration with Transporters Welfare Associations at Town Hall Kupwara. The function was presided over by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan. District Information Officer Kupwara, Iftikhar Naseem, ARTO Kupwara, Anees Ahmad Wani, District Transport Incharge […]
World needs governments which are inclusive, free from corruption: PM Modi

Dubai: Stressing on his ‘minimum government, maximum governance’ mantra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the world today needs governments that are inclusive and free from corruption. The prime minister also said the people today need governments that can provide – Ease of Living, Ease of Justice, Ease of Mobility, Ease of Innovation and […]
Lt Guv pays tributes to 2019 Pulwama terror attack martyrs
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday paid tributes to 40 CRPF personnel on the fifth anniversary of the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack in the Union Territory. “Humble tributes to the bravehearts who sacrificed their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack. The nation will forever remain indebted to their exemplary courage, supreme sacrifice and […]
Traffic restrictions in Delhi: CBSE issues advisory for students appearing in board exams
New Delhi: The CBSE issued an advisory on Wednesday for the students appearing in the board exams in view of the traffic restrictions imposed in Delhi, advising them to leave their homes early to arrive at the examination centres in time. Traffic restrictions are currently in place in the national capital in view of the […]
MeT predicts ‘extended wet spell’ from Feb 19-21
Srinagar: The weatherman on Wednesday forecast “extended wet spell” in Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday night onwards till afternoon of February 21. “A couple of moderate to intense Western Disturbances most likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from February 17 afternoon onwards,” a meteorological department official here said. Under the influence of the weather […]
Former PDP leader joins BJP in J&K
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party leader Arshid Mehmood Khan Wednesday joined the BJP along with a number of his supporters here. Khan, a three-time sarpanch from Dandesar village of Nowshera, and his supporters were welcomed into the BJP by the party’s J&K president Ravinder Raina and other senior leaders, including former deputy […]
ED formally arrests Hurriyat leader, two others in money laundering case
Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate has formally arrested three people, including a Hurriyat leader, in a money laundering case for their alleged involvement in selling MBBS seats in Pakistan and funding terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Wednesday. Hurriyat leader Mohammad Akbar Bhat and Fatima Shah of Srinagar and Sabzzar Ahmad Sheikh […]