Security forces recover nearly nine kg narcotics along LoC
Rajouri/Jammu: Security forces on Friday recovered nearly nine kilograms of narcotics along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, officials said. The Army, along with the police and the BSF, launched a massive search operation in the Jhangar area of Nowshera sub-division near the LoC following specific intelligence information, Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, […]
Two Amarnath pilgrims among three injured in accident
Ramban/Jammu: Three persons, including two pilgrims, got injured on Friday when an escort vehicle of an Amarnath Yatra convoy skidded off a highway in Ramban district, officials said. The accident took place on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in the Gangroo area, they added. The vehicle was part of the Amarnath convoy to the Baltal basecamp, […]
Amarnath Yatra: Over 2,100 pilgrims leave for twin base camps from Jammu
Jammu: A fresh batch of 2,100 pilgrims left Jammu city for the twin base camps in the valley to join the Amarnath Yatra on Friday, officials said. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks — the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route […]
After three decades Muharram procession taken out through Lal Chowk
Srinagar: After more than three decades since the outbreak of terrorism, the Shia community on Thursday took out a Muharram procession on a traditional route in Srinagar passing through the Lal Chowk area, with hundreds of people participating in it amid tight security. The administration had on Wednesday permitted a two-hour window – from 6 […]
We respect the sentiments of Shia brethren: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha remembered the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and the martyrs of Karbala. In a statement, the Lt Governor said: “I bow to the martyrs of Karbala and recall sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his ideals. Thursday is a historic occasion for Shia brethren in Kashmir valley as […]
Education department bans corporal punishment in schools
Srinagar: School Education Department Thursday ordered blanket ban on corporal punishment and other forms of child abuse in the educational institutes across Kashmir division. According to an order Director of School Education Kashmir states that distressing complaints are pouring in regarding corporal punishment to the students in schools as per the report received from IMHANS-K […]
Al-Qaida shaping regional affiliate in Indian subcontinent: UN Report
Says terror group intends to spread operations into JK, Bangladesh and Myanmar
United Nations: Terror group Al-Qaida is “shaping” its regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent to spread its operations into Jammu and Kashmir, Bangladesh and Myanmar, according to a UN report. The 32nd report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the 1267 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council, […]
India GDP to grow 6-6.3 pc in FY24, economic prospects brighten: Deloitte India
New Delhi: India is likely to grow 6-6.3 per cent in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, Deloitte India said in its economic outlook, forecasting growth surpassing 7 per cent over the next two years if global uncertainties recede. With the probability associated with a recession in major industrial countries this year trimming, […]
Trouble mongers in JK have been decimated: Lt Guv
Says Kashmir is a land which respects all spiritual and religious streams
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that those who had created trouble in this paradise have been decimated, and supporters of terrorism and separatism have been neutralized to establish peace and harmony in the society. While attending the National Convention on ‘Sufism: A Bridge Between Communities’, in Srinagar, Sinha said that J&K is […]
24th batch of over 3,100 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath cave
Jammu: The 24th batch of Amarnath yatris with over 3,100 pilgrims left the base camp here on Thursday for the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. Over 3.5 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine since the commencement of the pilgrimage from the twin tracks of Pahalgam […]
