SRINAGAR — The Indian and Pakistani armies on Thursday exchanged Diwali sweets at two points on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. Defence sources said the customary exchange of Diwali sweets took place between the two armies at the Aman Setu bridge near the Kaman post in Uri sector of the LoC. The other […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir administration will soon hand over 122 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to build a state-of-the-art 25,000 square metre new terminal building at the airport here, officials said. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Raghav Langer informed about the development during a meeting to review the progress on […]
JAMMU — The Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) here on Wednesday said it has developed a capsule formulation from medicinal herb Bergenia ciliata for management of pain in people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and transferred the technology to a Mumbai-based pharma company. IIIM functions under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). “We […]
JAMMU — Army Chief General M M Naravane carried out an aerial reconnaissance of forward areas on Wednesday and was briefed about the prevailing security situation along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Jammu region, officials said. This is his second visit to Jammu division in the past over two weeks amid an ongoing […]
NEW DELHI — Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev has said that he would be proud if India qualifies on the basis of its performance, and not wait for the outcome of other matches to make the grade at the ICC T20 World Cup, underway in the UAE. The Virat Kohli-led India have been soundly beaten in […]
SRINAGAR — The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Mohan Lal and Mohd Akram Chowdhary as judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. As per an order issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Lal’s and Chowdhary’s appointment had been made by the President under clause (1) of […]
SRINAGAR — Continuing his tradition to visit border areas on Diwali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to celebrate Diwali with Indian Army jawans in Jammu and Kashmir. This time, PM Modi will head to Nowshera, Rajouri border post on the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday. PM Modi has made it a compulsory practice […]
JAMMU — J&K government on Wednesday renamed Lakes and Waterways Development Authority as Jammu and Kashmir Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA). The order reads “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970 (Act XIX of 1970), the constituted vide notification SRO 109 […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan has denied use of its airspace to Go First’s Srinagar-Sharjah flight, the government officials said on Wednesday. According to officials, Pakistan’s refusal on Tuesday forced the flight to take a longer route and fly over Gujarat to reach its destination in the UAE. Go First, previously known as GoAir, had started direct […]
SAUDI ARABIA — Amid the arid desert and mountains of Al Ula in northwest Saudi Arabia, archaeologists are working to excavate the remnants of the ancient and long-forgotten kingdoms of Dadan and Lihyan. Al Ula, a flagship tourist destination since it opened in 2019, is known chiefly for the majestic tombs of Madain Saleh, a […]