Pahalgam remains coldest place in JK at minus 3.9°C
Srinagar records minus 2.1°C Srinagar: The night temperature recorded a drop and settled below freezing point in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.1°C against 1.2°C on previous night and it was above 0.1°C normal for the summer capital of J&K for this […]
Special DG BSF visits troops in Jammu frontier
Reviews security situation Jammu: Special Director General of Border Security Force Y B Khurania visited the troops along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu frontier, officials said on Sunday. Khurania, who heads the Chandigarh-based Western command of the BSF, arrived here on Saturday on a two-day visit to review the […]
Army orders probe into deaths of 3 civilians in Poonch
New Delhi: The Army has ordered a thorough internal investigation into the deaths of three civilians in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir following allegations that they died in its custody, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The three civilians were allegedly picked up by the Army for questioning in the wake […]
PM Modi interacts with students from JK
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday interacted with around 250 underprivileged students from almost every district of Jammu and Kashmir who have been touring the country as part of the “Watan Ko Jano-Youth Exchange” programme. An official statement said the interaction at Modi’s residence was freewheeling and informal. These students are visiting Jaipur, Ajmer […]
140 private universities set up in India in last 5 years: MoE
New Delhi: A total of 140 private universities have been established across the country during the last five years with a maximum of them being set up in Gujarat followed by Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, according to the Ministry of Education statistics. According to data accessed by PTI, 28 private universities have been established in […]
Sports Ministry suspends newly-elected WFI for flouting rules
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), three days after it elected new office bearers, for not following the provisions of its own constitution while taking decisions and also asked IOA to constitute an ad-hoc panel to manage the affairs of the sports body. In suspending the WFI, […]
Rusted mortar shell defused in Samba
Samba/Jammu: A bomb disposal squad of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday defused a rusted mortar shell in a controlled explosion in Samba district, officials said. The mortar shell was found lying in a field in Regal, a border village in the Rajpura area, by locals, they said. Acting on information, the bomb disposal squad […]
Two drone-dropped packets containing explosives, cash seized near LoC in Jammu
Jammu: Two drone-dropped packets containing six battery-operated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), a pistol and some cash were seized in a joint operation by the Army and police near the Line of Control in the Akhnoor sector here Sunday, officials said. The timely recovery of the packets, believed to have been dropped by Pakistani drones, thwarted […]
Lt Guv greets people on Christmas eve
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has greeted the people on the eve of Christmas. In a message the Lt Governor said, “On the joyous occasion of Christmas, I extend my greetings to all, especially the Christian brothers and sisters. The sacred festival of Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, is a special occasion […]
Portion of Jammu-Srinagar national highway caves in
Traffic suspended for hours, say officials Banihal/Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended for over six hours on Sunday after a nearly 100-metre stretch of the thoroughfare caved in amid the ongoing work on a four-laning project in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said. The 270-km highway is the only all-weather road […]
