Defence Minister to inaugurate 90 BRO projects on Sep 12
Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will on September 12 inaugurate 90 infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) including four airstrips and helipads built along the northern and western borders, a spokesperson of the ministry on Tuesday said. The projects includes 21 roads, 64 bridges, one tunnel, two air strips, and two helipads, he […]
Hideout of longest surviving Hizbul terrorist unearthed
Jammu: Security forces on Tuesday unearthed a hideout being used by the longest surviving terrorist of banned Hizbul Mujahideen, Jehangir Saroori, in the higher reaches of Kishtwar district, a police officer said. The hideout was dismantled by police in collaboration with the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a meticulously […]
No scope of corruption in JK as all services made online: CS
Srinagar: Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta has said that there is no chance of corruption in the Union Territory now as all services have been made online. He said various schemes and platforms have brought transparency in the system which has ensured that no money can be withdrawn fraudulently from the public exchequer. “We have […]
Reasi encounter: One terrorist killed, two security personnel injured
Jammu: One terrorist was killed and two security personnel were injured in an ongoing encounter in a remote area in Reasi district on Monday, officials said. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh said the encounter broke out in the Tuli area’s Gali Sohab village during a cordon and search operation launched […]
Formative assessments: JKSCERT frames timeline for classes upto 8th standard
Srinagar: JKSCERT has framed a timeline for conduct of formative assessment of students under the Student Assessment and Evaluation (SA&E) up to Class 8th for the summer and winter Zone Schools of Jammu and Kashmir. Formative assessment is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures conducted by teachers during the learning process in order […]
Amarnath Ji Yatra-2023: Lt Guv felicitates officers of Administration, Police and armed forces
Says all the stakeholders are source of our strength and pride
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday felicitated officers of Civil Administration, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army, Air force, CAPFs, NDRF, SDRF, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board and the service providers for the successful conduct of 62-day long Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2023. At a felicitation ceremony held at Raj Bhawan Auditorium, the Lt Governor expressed gratitude to […]
Art 370 hearing: NC Leader Akbar Lone to file affidavit saying he owes allegiance to Constitution
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked National Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone to file an affidavit swearing allegiance to the Constitution of India and accepting the country’s sovereignty unconditionally, after the ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan that he allegedly raised in the Jammu & Kashmir assembly in 2018 kicked up a massive row. Lone, the lead […]
India’s space economy to reach USD 40 billion by 2040: Jitendra Singh
Noida: There were only four space startups in India in 2014 and that number has increased to more than 150 in 2023, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said here Monday, noting that currently, the country’s space economy is valued at USD 8 billion and estimated to reach USD 40 billion by 2040. The Minister of State […]
Lt Guv to inaugurate ‘community radio’ at Jammu University
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will inaugurate a community radio, a first-of-its-kind in the Union Territory, at the University of Jammu here on its foundation day on Tuesday. “The radio shall act as a medium to promote, propagate and disseminate the polyvocal and polylingual voices of the various stakeholders of the university and act as […]
Jammu records over 350 cases of dengue
Doctors say nothing to panic
Jammu: The Jammu district has recorded more than 350 cases of dengue, which is showing an increasing trend in the past fortnight in the region, prompting authorities to take steps to deal with the mosquito-borne viral infection. Doctors at the city’s Government Medical College and hospitals, however, said there’s no need to panic as the […]
