Kashmiri artisans thank PM Modi for promoting paper machie in US
Srinagar: Paper machie artisans in Kashmir are elated that one of their products — the exquisite box holding the diamond gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US First Lady Jill Biden — has graced the White House. Modi gifted an eco-friendly lab-grown 7.5 carat diamond, placed in Kashmir’s exquisite papier machie box, to Jill […]
Article 370 was temporary but lasted for 70 years: VP Dhankhar
Jammu: Asserting that people are happy since the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution were abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the article was temporary but still lasted for 70 long years. He also said B R Ambedkar had refused to draft Article 370 while drafting the other […]
Indians’ funds in Swiss banks down 11% to Rs 30k Cr
New Delhi/Zurich: Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, declined by 11 per cent in 2022 to 3.42 billion Swiss francs (nearly Rs 30,000 crore), annual data from Switzerland’s central bank showed on Thursday. The decline in aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss […]
Heavy security deployment in Jmu ahead of Amit Shah’s visit
Jammu: Elaborate security measures have been put in place here ahead of the two-day visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Friday, officials said. Shah is scheduled to address a public rally in the Bhagwati Nagar area of the city and pay homage to founder of Jan Sangh Shyama Prasad […]
CS reviews traffic management in Srinagar
E-challan to start at 25 traffic intersections from June 23
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the traffic arrangements in the Srinagar City. He also reviewed the status of traffic movement on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway for the upcoming Shri AmarnathJi Yatra and the ongoing tourist season. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary […]
2009 ‘Shopian rape-murder’ case: Two doctors dismissed for fabricating evidence
Srinagar: Fourteen years after a CBI probe unearthed the conspiracy behind the 2009 “Shopian rape-murder” case, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday terminated services of two doctors for allegedly “actively working” with Pakistan-based groups and fabricating evidence, according to officials. Two women, Asiya Jan and Neelofar, were found dead in a stream in Shopian […]
Admin conducts intensive raid on Courier Agency
About 23000 tablets of different brands of Tapentadol seized
SRINAGAR: On the directions of the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, the District Administration in collaboration with Drug Control Organization wing carried out an intensive raid of a Courier agency operating in Srinagar District and seized a huge quantity of intoxicating drugs/consignments. Taking cognizance of the specific input regarding trafficking of psychotropic substances […]
Two LeT terror associates held in Anantnag: Police
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two LeTassociates along with arms and ammunition in Bijbhera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A senior police said that during checking, two persons were arrested along with arms and ammunition. They belong to LeT oufit, the officer said. Both have been identified as Abrar ul Haq […]
Cop dies of ‘Cardiac arrest’ in Bandipora
Bandipora: A constable of the Jammu & Kashmir Police passed away, due to a massive cardiac arrest this morning, official sources said. They said that the policeman identified as one Aijaz Ahmad Tantray, son of Ghulam Mohammad Tantray, a resident of Athwatoo Bandipora was engaged in his routine morning exercise at DPL, when he suddenly […]
ITBP officer posted on Amarnath yatra duty dies
Srinagar: An Indo Tibetan Border Police officer posted on Amarnath yatra duty died at Sonamarg in Ganderbal district, police said on Thursday. ASI Madan Raj, 58, fell unconscious near the Baltal base camp for the Amarnath yatra on Wednesday night, a police official said. Raj, a native of Uttarakhand, was rushed to a hospital where […]
