US working with India to address threats posed by China: Senior Pentagon official

Washington: The US is working with India on proposals to co-produce extended-range artillery and infantry vehicles to meet its operational requirements along its border with China and address its “coercion and harassment”, a top Pentagon official said on Thursday. The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over-three-year confrontation in certain friction points in […]

JK to achieve milestones of ‘Zero Poverty’, ‘Housing for All’ till 2024: CS

Directs for making SDG dashboard live in the month of August

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Thursday said that J&K is well on track to achieve the milestones of ‘Zero Poverty’ and ‘Housing for All’ by the year 2024. On the concluding day of the workshop organised by the J&K Planning, Development & Monitoring Department for administration,  Dr Mehta was speaking about the […]

Terror-related case: NIA raids multiple locations in three districts of Kashmir region

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at several places in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terror-related case, officials said. The raids were conducted in the Baramulla, Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Kashmir valley, they said. During the raids, the NIA sleuths were accompanied by the Jammu and […]

Invitations for upcoming G20 summit sent: MEA

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it sent invitations to leaders of all the G20 member nations, invitee countries and international organisations for the upcoming annual summit of the grouping to be held in September. At the same time, it was non-committal on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the summit. There have been […]

Foreign tourist arrivals in January-April at 79 pc of same period in 2019: Govt

New Delhi: Foreign tourist arrivals in India during January-April reached 79 per cent of arrivals during the same period in 2019, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. In a written response to a query, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said the ministry has been working closely with the home and the external affairs ministries […]

B R Sharma takes oath as JK’s State Election Commissioner

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary B R Sharma on Thursday took oath as the State Election Commissioner of the Union Territory. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to Sharma at the Raj Bhavan here. B R Sharma was last week appointed the State Election Commissioner. His predecessor […]

Sara Ali Khan pays obeisance at Amarnath cave shrine

Srinagar: Actor Sara Ali Khan undertook the Amarnath Yatra to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Thursday. Sara, daughter of actors Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, undertook the yatra from the Baltal axis, they said. On Wednesday, the 27-year-old actor visited the Sonamarg resort on […]

Indian mountaineers create history, successfully scale Mt Brammah-I in Kishtwar

Kishtwar/Jammu: A group of Indian mountaineers created history by scaling Mt Brammah-I, standing at a formidable 6,416 metres, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, an official said on Thursday. The challenging peak, known for its technical difficulty, has been a long-standing aspiration in the community since it was first scaled by British mountaineer Chris Bonnington […]

Man tries to snatch cop’s weapon in Shopian, arrested

Srinagar: A man was arrested after he tried to snatch a weapon from a policeman in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The incident took place near the police camp in the Imam Sahib area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said. The accused tried to snatch the service weapon […]