Nearly 50 lakh tourists visited Jammu till June: Official

Says move indicates positive trend for tourism in region

Jammu: Nearly 50 lakh tourists have visited Jammu till June this year, indicating a positive trend for tourism in the region, an official said, highlighting that a campaign has also been launched to inform Amarnath pilgrims about must-visit places. The annual yatra to the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas began on […]

Terror conspiracy case: NIA raids five places in Pulwama, Shopian

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at five locations in Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday in a terror conspiracy case, officials said. “As part of its ongoing investigations in the Jammu and Kashmir terrorist conspiracy case, the NIA conducted another round of raids at the premises of […]

India-China trade shows first signs of slowdown in years

Beijing: The India-China trade, which in recent years rose sharply despite bilateral tensions over the border dispute, showed the first signs of a slowdown in years falling by 0.9 per cent in the first half of this year. This came as China’s overall foreign trade declined by about five per cent as its economy struggled […]

Lt Guv releases Satish Vimal’s Book ‘Bansuri Shakhoon Par’

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha released a book of Urdu poetry “Bansuri Shakhoon Par” by noted writer Sh Satish Vimal at Raj Bhawan, Thursday. The Lt Governor also released three translated books of Satish Vimal’s original works by Mushtaque Barq, Ashraf Raavi and Towseef  Raza. The Lt Governor congratulated Satish Vimal and all those associated […]

Women dupes 12 men in Budgam

Marries them and flees with gold, cash and valuables

Srinagar: In a shocking incident, a group of men along with their lawyer gathered in Srinagar’s press enclave and held a protest against a woman alleging that the single woman married nearly a dozen men and ran away with their belongings including cash and gold. At least six men, all claiming to be the husbands […]

National Conference on apple being held in Shopian

Move aims at finding ways to redress problems faced by the industry

Srinagar: For the very first time, a national-level conference on apples is being held in south Kashmir’s Shopian district to find out ways for redressal of the problems faced by the fruit industry. The conference is being organised by the Apple Farmers’ Federation of India (AFFI) in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Kisaan Tehreek. The […]

India has shown it’s possible for harmony to exist amid diversity: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India as the world’s largest democracy has demonstrated that it is possible for harmony to exist amid diversity and underscored the natural expectation of adjustments in the international system and institutions to give the country its rightful place. Modi told French newspaper Les Echos in an […]

HC sets aside 13-year-old judgment in corruption case

Sentences accused to six months in jail

Jammu: The law finally caught up with a former government official facing corruption charges after 26 years with the Jammu and Kashmir High Court setting aside his 2010 acquittal by a trial court. Justice MA Chowdhary convicted the accused, sentenced him to six months in jail and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on him, […]

CRPF personnel deployed in large numbers to secure Amarnath Yatra: DIG

Pulwama: CRPF personnel have been deployed in large numbers to secure the ongoing Amarnath Yatra as the paramilitary force is equipped with the latest gadgets to augment the security grid in Kashmir, a senior officer of the force said. “We are deployed for your service 24/7, 365 days (a year), whether there is yatra or […]