Parliament’s Monsoon session starts today
New Delhi: The situation in Manipur and the Delhi services ordinance are set to dominate the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Thursday with the Opposition gearing up to raise these issues to corner the government. The session begins close on the heels of 26 opposition parties forming the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to […]
Two terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid in Kupwara
Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Kupwara district north Kashmir, killing two terrorists, the Army said. “In a Joint Operation launched by Indian Army and J&K Police, an infiltration bid was foiled today morning by alert troops along LOC in Macchal Sector, Kupwara,” Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said […]
Suspicious bag found on Jammu-Pathankot NH, traffic disrupted
Samba/Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway was suspended for over an hour following the detection of a suspicious bag outside an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Wednesday, officials said. The black bag was found in the afternoon lying below a highway flyover at Maheshwar. Army and police personnel cordoned off […]
Four foreign terrorists killed in Poonch
Army says major terror strike thwarted
Poonch/Jammu: Four heavily-armed foreign terrorists were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in Poonch district on Tuesday, the Army said, asserting that the successful operation scuttled possible terror strikes in the region. The killing of four terrorists comes a day after security forces foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control […]
Security forces bust terrorist hideout in Poonch, one detained
Poonch/Jammu: Security forces have busted a terrorist hideout and nabbed a person during their search operation in Poonch district, official sources said on Tuesday. Three grenades and other materials have been seized from the hideout, they said. The search operation was being conducted by the Army and the special operations group in the Kala Jhula […]
Three more districts in Kashmir to get cinema halls: Lt Guv Sinha
Srinagar: Three new cinemas will come up in Bandipora, Ganderbal and Kulgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir in September, taking the total number of districts in the valley to have film theatres to seven, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. “Cinema halls are opening in small cities also after 30 years. Some days back, […]
Govt calls all-party meeting ahead of monsoon session of Parliament
New Delhi: The government has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to deliberate on a host of issues related to Parliament’s monsoon session, which will begin from July 20. It’s a customary get-together on the eve of a session’s start as various parties put across their issues at the meeting attended by senior government ministers. […]
PM Modi likely to address annual high-level UNGA session in September
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the UN General Assembly in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN here. The high-level General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly will begin September 19, 2023, with Brazil as the […]
New meticulously designed IT Towers to come up in JK: Lt Guv
Says move will create more jobs and fuel tech growth
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that new IT Towers meticulously designed are coming up in J&K. He said that the move will create more jobs and fuel tech growth. Chairing a review-cum-consultation meeting on Cyber Security, capacity building of knowledge based industries and reforms in School Education sector, at Raj Bhawan he said […]
Appointment to posts in judiciary: SC reserves verdict on whether ‘rules of the game’ can be changed mid-way
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on whether “the rules of the game” for appointment to various posts in the judiciary can be changed mid-way through the selection process. A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Hrishikesh Roy, P S Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal and Manoj Misra […]
