SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have recovered 6Kg of Improvised Explosive Device material on National Highway from a person in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. In a statement, the police said that Srinagar police on technical inputs arrested one person namely Zahid Ahmad Mir son of Ab Aaziz Mir resident of Aripanath Beerwah Budgam. […]
NEW DELHI — In line with the Centre’s vision for modern infrastructure, Jindal Stainless will provide 3,500 MT stainless steel for the construction of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link (USBRL) Tunnel Project. This project by the Indian Railways is a 272 km-long railway link in Jammu and Kashmir. This will be the first-ever application of stainless […]
NEW DELHI — Human rights group Amnesty India has demanded immediate and unconditional release of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, saying debunking fake news is not a crime. Separate FIRs have been lodged against Zubair in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Hathras districts of Uttar Pradesh on charges of allegedly hurting religious […]
SRINAGAR — A 21-year-old youth from Chadoora area of Budgam district drowned to death in a river in Rajouri district on Monday, officials said here. An official said that the youth, who was persuing B.Sc nursing at GMC Rajouri, drowned to death in Dharli river today. He identified the youth as Shafat Bilal (21) son […]
SRINAGAR — The anti corruption bureau on Monday trapped and arrested tehsildar Shalteng and naib-tehsildar Batamaloo for demanding and accepting bribe. According to a statement, ACB trapped and arrested Mohammad Younis Bangroo, Tehsildar Shalteng, Srinagar and Gh. Rasool Hajam, Naib Tehsildar, Batamaloo while demanding ₹5 lakh and accepting ₹2 lakh bribe as first instalment. The […]
JAMMU — A block development committee (BDC) chairman and other 22 members of the panchayat raj institutions (PRI) resigned from their posts in protest against the alleged failure of the administration to repair a link road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. The Nachilana-Khari-Mundakbass link road, which caters to over 30,000 population of the hilly […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure payment of compensation to family members of COVID-19 victims without wasting any time. A bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna said that if any claimant has grievance with respect to the non-payment of compensation and/or […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister for Tourism, G K Reddy on Monday said that 1.05 crore tourists have visited Jammu and Kashmir in the first six months of the year 2022. Replying to a query by Mala Roy in Lok Sabha, the Union Minister said that tourism sector in J&K is one of the core sectors […]
NEW DELHI — Voting for electing the new President of India began on Monday in Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the early MPs to cast his vote at the polling booth inside the Parliament premises. Talking to IANS Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “The NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu is going to win […]
POONCH — An Indian Army Captain and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch district last night. Defence spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said that the deceased along with other troops were performing their duties along the LoC in […]