JAMMU — The massive search operation against holed-up militants continued for the tenth day on Wednesday in the dense forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, where nine army personnel were killed in two separate attacks last week, officials said. However, there was no contact with the militants as the joint search parties […]
RAMBAN — People of Jammu and Kashmir cannot be subdued by the strong-armed measures and only a magnanimous reach-out can chart-out a new chapter of peace, prosperity and development in the Union Territory. This was stated by National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah while addressing back to back party conventions in Banihal and Ramban. […]
JAMMU — The Government has declared Kalij Pheasant as bird of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. An order in this regard has been issued by Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment after the approval of the Lieutenant Governor. The bird, which is also known as “Lophura Leucomelanos”, is widely found particularly in Mansar, […]
JAMMU — All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader and In-charge J&K affairs of the party, Rajni Patil (MP) has said that claims of the BJP leaders and Union Government regarding normalcy in Kashmir are proving hollow. Patil, who arrived here on Wednesday, reviewed the prevailing situation with the senior Congress leaders and frontal wings. She […]
JAMMU — Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and current Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik has said that Prime Minister Narendra had told him categorically that there can be no compromise on corruption in J&K after which he had cancelled deals worth crores involving Ambani and a senior RSS functionary in which he was […]
NEW DELHI — Travellers fully vaccinated and coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines shall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing from October 25, according to the revised guidelines for international arrivals released on Wednesday. They […]
CHANDIGARH — Punjab Police on Wednesday seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, besides heroin during a search operation conducted near the India-Pakistan border in Tarn Taran district, Punjab officiating Director General of Police Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota said here on Wednesday. The operation was jointly conducted by the Border Security Force (BSF) and […]
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday said that it conducted searches at 11 locations in Kashmir and arrested four persons. In a statement, NIA spokesman said that the investigating agency conducted searches at 11 locations in Srinagar, Pulwama, Kulgam and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir and arrested four more persons— Suhail Ahmad Thokar […]
GUWAHATI — Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bhabesh Kalita stoked a controversy when he said that tripling on two-wheelers would be permitted when the price of petrol would rise up to Rs 200 a litre in the state. “Three persons will be allowed to ride a two-wheeler after the price of petrol rises to […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea to call for a report on investigations in the FIRs registered in different states over the alleged malpractices in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) which was held on September 12, saying that any interference will be detrimental to a large number of […]