Four more NCC Units to be raised in JK, Ladakh
Defence Minister approves proposal New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to raise four more units of the National Cadet Corps in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, officials said on Monday. The approval includes “one mixed (boys and girls) army battalion each” at Udhampur and Kupwara in Jammu […]
Government likely to designate officers, officials as admins of Panchayats
Srinagar: As Panchayats in J&K are completing their five-year term on Today (January 09), the administration of the Union Territory is likely to designate officials/officers as their administrators. Sources said that J & K government is likely to designate officers/officials as administrators of Panchayats for exercising their powers. “The government would soon issue a notification […]
Kashmir surpasses Switzerland as most Googled destination in 2023
Srinagar: Last year Kashmir surpassed Switzerland as the most Googled destination of the world, reveals the Google data. In 2023, Kashmir was one among the top 10 online searched destinations of the world. In the list of the most Googled designation of the world last year, Kashmir stood at number six, just after Thailand, which […]
Amit Shah’s visit to JK deferred due to inclement weather
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday has been deferred in view of the prevailing inclement weather conditions and forecast, officials said on Monday. Shah was scheduled to visit the Union Territory to attend the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalpa Yatra’, a Central government programme, in Jammu and inaugurate projects […]
Admin directs police to conduct verification of outsiders residing in Samba
Jammu: The administration here on Monday directed the police to conduct verification of outsiders living as tenants, domestic help or working in the industries and business establishments in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, said an order issued by the district magistrate. The directions were also passed to the landlords to submit details of their tenants […]
Admin imposes night curfew along international border in Samba
Jammu: Night curfew has been imposed along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district to ensure better area domination by BSF troops and to foil any nefarious activities close to the borderline, according to an official order. The step was taken to prevent cross-border infiltration and smuggling of weapons through drones in […]
When poor, farmers, women, youth are empowered, country becomes powerful: PM
New Delhi: Asserting that the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra has not only become the journey of a government but of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said when the poor, farmers, women and youth are empowered, the nation will become powerful. Addressing the Yatra in various parts of the country via video conferencing, […]
China, Pakistan ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ for severe violations: US
Severe violations of religious freedom New York: The US has designated China, North Korea and Pakistan as “Countries of Particular Concern” for engaging in and tolerating “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.” Announcing the Religious Freedom Designations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that advancing the freedom of religion or belief has been a […]
NC’s election board to decide candidates for LS, Assembly polls: Farooq
Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said his party is setting up an election board to select candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a public meeting on the outskirts of Jammu, Abdullah asserted that the people of the union territory will be taken into confidence […]
Two detained as police step up vigilance ahead of R-Day
Jammu: Two people were briefly detained for questioning in Jammu’s Rangoora area on Monday as police here launched a drive to check activities of anti-national elements ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, officials said. Although there was no specific input about the movement of suspected persons, the drive is being carried out to ensure area […]
