Eight killed, 17 injured in separate accidents in JK
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Eight people were killed and 17 sustained injuries after three vehicles plunged into deep gorges in Doda and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir in separate incidents on Tuesday, police said. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said he was extremely pained by the loss of lives in the accidents, while Union Minister and local Member […]
Stakeholders in Kashmir seek revision of 20 pc duty waiver on American apple
Srinagar: The Centre’s decision to remove 20 per cent retaliatory import duty on American apples will pile on difficulties for the already stressed Kashmiri horticulture industry, fruit dealers and growers in the valley said. The farmers and dealers were suffering due to hail storms and unexpected weather conditions, including unseasonal rain, this year, Bashir Ahmad, […]
MeT predicts intermittent rains in JK
Srinagar: The weather department here on Tuesday forecast intermittent light to moderate rain towards afternoon and evening in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that from June 28- July 1, weather is expected to be partly cloudy. “Rain likely in the evening,” he said. He said that water level in rivers and […]
Altaf Bukhari urges Amit Shah to hold assembly polls in JK
New Delhi: Prominent Kashmiri political leader Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to announce assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and release leading religious leaders in the Union territory from detention. The Apni Party president placed his representations to the home minister when he called on the latter here, […]
Al-Badr terrorist killed in Kulgam encounter
Srinagar: An Al-Badr terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces on Tuesday in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. They said a Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel was injured during the operation in Hoowra area of the south Kashmir district. A police spokesman said a cordon and search operation was launched by security […]
Man found hanging from pole in Rajouri, relatives block highway
Rajouri/Jammu: The body of a 30-year-old man was found hanging from a pole in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, sparking a protest by his family demanding a probe in the case, officials said. Parveen Kumar, a salesman living on rent along with his wife and a child, was found dead […]
Transforming Jammu into sustainable, vibrant city JSCL-CEO
Jammu: The Jammu Smart City Limited is working to make the city sustainable and economically vibrant with a focus on tourism, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Yadav said on Tuesday. Yadav, who is also the commissioner of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), was speaking at a function to mark the eighth anniversary of Centre’s […]
Eid-ul-Adha holidays on June 29-30: Govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday modified its previous order and said that the holiday of Eid-ul-Adha will now be observed on June 29-30 (Thursday and Friday). According to an order the government modified its earlier order and said that the holidays of Eid-ul-Adha will be on June 29 and June 30 instead […]
India can hit terror networks across border if need arises: Rajnath Singh
Jammu: India is getting more powerful and can hit terror networks on this side of the border as well as across it if the need arises, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday, asserting that the world has understood the meaning of zero tolerance for terrorism through the country’s actions. “Pulwama and Uri were both […]
Singh meets BJP leaders in Jammu
Takes feedback on prevailing political situation
Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the BJP headquarters here on Monday and held a meeting with senior leaders on the prevailing political situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a party leader said. Singh was welcomed at the Trikuta Nagar office on the city outskirts by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir unit chief […]
