Massive 400-metre tiranga carried at rally in Anantnag
Srinagar: A massive 400-metre tricolour was carried by people at a rally in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district as part of the Independence Day celebrations. The rally was organised under the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign. The Tiranga Rally taken out in the Sadiwara village of Verinag in the south Kashmir district saw a massive participation […]
Ahead of Independence Day, police review security for Vaishno Devi shrine
Jammu: Ahead of Independence Day, the security arrangements were reviewed for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district on Friday, a police spokesman said. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Udhampur-Reasi range, Mohd Suleman Choudhary conducted the security review meeting in Reasi, and also discussed the Independence Day celebrations and the upcoming […]
Terrorism at its fag end, widespread peace prevailing in JK: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Friday remarked the terrorism was at its last stage as there is lowest number of terrorists as of now even as the drug menace remained a challenge for the law-enforcement agencies to tackle. The top cop made the remarks on his visit to frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara […]
Amarnath Yatra has drawn over 4.28 lakh pilgrims so far
Surpasses last year's footfall
Jammu: More than 4.28 lakh pilgrims have undertaken the Amarnath Yatra so far this year, surpassing the last year’s total with nearly three weeks still to go before the pilgrimage ends, an official said on Friday. The 62-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas commenced on July 1 through twin tracks the […]
Notorious criminal detained under PSA in Udhampur
Jammu: A notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Udhampur district, police said on Friday. Rakesh Kumar alias “Raku”, a resident of Meer Mohra Sarothi in Panchari tehsil, has become a great threat to public peace and tranquility, forcing the authorities to detain him under the administrative law, a police […]
India for faster extradition of economic offenders: Jitendra Singh
Says consensus sought among G20 nations on this issue
New Delhi: India is seeking a consensus among G20 nations against fugitive economic offenders to ensure their faster extradition and asset recovery, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Friday. Ahead of the crucial G20 anti-corruption ministerial meeting in Kolkata on Saturday, he said economic offences have been a problem faced by many, especially when […]
Two day meet to revitalize NCC in JK, Ladakh begins
Jammu: A two-day meet to revitalize the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh commenced here on Friday, a defence spokesman said. Additional Director General of NCC for Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Maj Gen Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva and Principal Secretary Alok Kumar were among the dignitaries who attended […]
Surrender of sovereignty of J&K to India was ‘absolutely complete’ with accession: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Thursday the surrender of Jammu and Kashmir’s sovereignty to India was “absolutely complete” with the accession of the former princely state in October 1947, and it was “really difficult” to say that Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded special status to the erstwhile state, was permanent in […]
Will break records to score grand win in 2024: PM Modi
Says country has 'no confidence' in Congress
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded confidence on Thursday that the BJP and its allies will break records to score a grand win in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and took a swipe at the Opposition, saying its no-confidence motion will prove auspicious for the ruling alliance as it did in 2018. In a […]
LG invites industry leaders, potential investors to invest in JK
New industrial development policy offers greater incentives, support for expansion
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday inaugurated the 9th India International MSME Expo and Summit 2023 in New Delhi. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor commended the MSME Development Forum for its endeavours to bring together policymakers and entrepreneurs for the promotion of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. “Micro, Small & […]
