Residents in border areas hold anti-Pak protests
Arnia (Jammu): People at the border areas here on Thursday held protests against Pakistan over its firing and shelling along the International Border (IB) in Samba district that killed one BSF jawan. Led by Sarpanch Balbir Kour, scores of people of Treva village along the IB held anti-Pakistan protests and demanded action. The firing on […]
Will take India among top 3 economies of world: PM

Asks people to provide him a third tenure
Damoh (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said in his third tenure as PM, he will take the country among the top three economies in the world. Addressing a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh town ahead of the November 17 state assembly polls, Modi also said he will continue to fight against corruption. […]
Start-ups reflect force shaping economy in the networked age: Lt Guv
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday reiterated that the administration is committed to creating a start-up ecosystem and ready to provide access to capital and other resources to start-ups and investors. LG inaugurated ‘Igniter’ start-up festival of J&K organised by Jammu University in collaboration with J&K start-up association, Tourism department, J&K Bank and J&K […]
Political existence of opposition parties on verge of extinction: Raina
Jammu: The political existence of opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir is on the verge of extinction, BJP leader Ravinder Raina said on Wednesday and asserted that the saffron party in the Union Territory will sweep next year’s Lok Sabha elections. Raina, the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief, made the statement during the party’s […]
Jammu startup to launch ‘Zool Energy’ to replace fuel-based gen sets
Jammu: A Jammu-based startup has come up with an ideal solution to the use of fuel-based generator sets and inverters causing pollution and is set to launch a non-fuel-based ‘Zool Energy’ product run on solar, wind, and hydro support in Jammu this month. A product of Xcanun Science And Tech Pvt Ltd, Zool Energy, was […]
DGP visits Shopian, Pulwama, reviews Security scenario
Chairs joint meeting of Army, CRPF and Police officers
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain Wednesday visited the twin South Kashmir districts of Shopian and Pulwama where he chaired meetings with the senior officers of Army, CRPF and Police officers to take first hand review of the current security scenario of these districts, a police spokesman said here. The DGP was […]
Vijay Kumar takes over as ADGP-Law and Order
Srinagar: Vijay Kumar, a 1997-batch Indian Police Service officer, on Wednesday took over as the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) after serving as the Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Range) for nearly four years. The post of ADGP (Law and Order) has been created for a period of two years by making […]
CS launches Application on Assessment of quality of eServices
Says indigenously developed app a revolutionary step
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta launched the e-Services Quality Assessment Application (AQS) here at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday, an official spokesman said. On the occasion, Chief Secretary emphasized that the e-Services Quality Assessment Application (AQS) represents a substantial advancement in the government’s efforts to enhance the quality and effectiveness […]
Money laundering case: ED gets 7-day custody of former minister Lal Singh
Jammu: A court here on Wednesday remanded former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh in seven-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a day after the agency arrested him in a money laundering case. Singh, the chairman of the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP), was arrested from a house in Chawadi area of Sainik Colony […]
‘JK forest highly vulnerable to climate change’
Srinagar: The forests of Jammu and Kashmir which comprises around fifty percent of its geographical area are highly vulnerable to climate change, besides the fast track development projects on infrastructure that is causing a stress on ecology is one of the major threats to it. Official documents state that the unregulated grazing and fragile ecosystems […]