Stranded German tourist rescued by police in Ladakh

Leh: A tourist from Germany was rescued from a remote area in southern Ladakh after he fell sick during a trekking expedition and made a distress call, police said on Sunday. A police team safely evacuated Cristo, a German national, from Nurbo Sumdo in Nyoma subdivision, 75 km from Korzok, near the Himachal Pradesh border […]

Village Defence Guard shoots himself dead in Udhampur

Jammu: A 53-year-old Village Defence Guard (VDG) allegedly shot himself dead with his rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Sunday. Babu Ram was at his residence in the remote Roun village of Dudu when he took the step on Saturday, the officials said. A police party rushed to the spot and […]

J&K on forefront of e-Governance service delivery, has 1,028 online services

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved a “significant milestone” in e-governance by providing over 1,028 services in online mode to citizens, institutions and business establishments, according to an official release issued on Sunday. In the National e-services Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) report released by the Union Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Jammu and […]

Security forces bust 2 terror modules in J-K, arrest 5 ‘hybrid’ terrorists

Srinagar: Security forces on Sunday busted two terror modules in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district and arrested five “hybrid” terrorists, police said. Two pistols, three hand grenades, one UBGL and some ammunition were seized from them, a police official said. The arrested persons have been identified as Aadil Hussain Wani, Suhail Ahmad Dar, Aitmad Ahmad […]

Ex-IAS officer Sudhanshu Pandey takes oath as Ladakh’s first state election commissioner

Leh: Former IAS officer Sudhanshu Pandey took oath as the first state election commissioner of the Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday, an official spokesperson said. Lieutenant Governor Brigadier (retired) B D Mishra administered the oath of office to Pandey at the Raj Niwas here, he added. Pandey, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer […]

Over 10,000 tourists attend 2-day Warwan festival in Kishtwar

Jammu: The two-day festival in the picturesque Warwan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district attracted more than 10,000 visitors, officials said, as Tourism Secretary Syed Abid Rasheed expressed his commitment to develop the virgin destination as a tourism hub. He made several commitments including setting up 100 homestays and providing skill development training to the […]

Patron to largest number of proscribed terrorist entities: India to Pak at UNGA

United Nations: India has strongly hit out at Pakistan after its caretaker leader raked up Kashmir in his address to the UN General Assembly, with Delhi saying the “home and patron” to the largest number of proscribed terrorist entities in the world should take credible action against perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks instead of […]

Govt making sincere attempts to draft laws in simple manner, Indian languages: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government is making sincere attempts to draft laws in a simple manner and in Indian languages to the maximum extent, asserting that the language in which laws are written and court proceedings conducted play a key role in ensuring justice. “The common man should consider […]

Lt Guv Manoj Sinha, Union Minister Giriraj Singh visit Simaria, Begusarai

Pay tributes to Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

BIHAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister for Rural Development, Shri Giriraj Singh Saturday visited Simaria, Begusarai and attended the Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s birth anniversary event. Paying tributes to the Rashtrakavi, the Lt Governor remembered the significant contribution of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar in the field of literature and his selfless service to society […]