JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Constitution Day must inspire a daily commitment to uphold the values of equality and justice enshrined in the country’s founding document, cautioning that rising religious discrimination in education undermines the very spirit of the Constitution. Speaking at the golden jubilee programme of […]
JAMMU — A notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police said Wednesday. Shammi Kumar, a resident of village Buddhi, is a habitual criminal involved in various illegal activities since 2018 and was slapped with PSA on the orders of the district magistrate after police […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea by jailed Jammu and Kashmir parliamentarian Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole or interim bail to attend the upcoming Parliament session. Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma was hearing the plea filed through advocate Vikhyat Oberoi on behalf of Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly […]
JAMMU — Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said from the very first day, his mission in Jammu and Kashmir has been to improve the lives of citizens, eradicate discrimination and injustice, and dismantle the terror ecosystem. Speaking at the Constitution Day celebrations here, Sinha asserted that the long-standing practice of rewarding separatists and harassing […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir has achieved 40 per cent progress in the roll-out of smart electricity meters under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), with the installation of over 3.81 lakh devices across the Union Territory in more than a year, officials said. The first phase of the project started in November 2020 with […]
JAMMU — Thirty-three villages have been included in the extended master plan to ensure holistic, planned and sustained growth of Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. This was stated at a high-level meeting chaired by Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency has arrested a Faridabad resident for allegedly harbouring Dr Umar-un Nabi, the man who drove the explosive-laden car that blasted outside the Red Fort in Delhi on November 10, killing 15 people. An official spokesperson for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said the agency arrested Soyab, a resident […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah laid the foundation stone of an automated vehicle testing station (ATS) here on Tuesday, marking a “significant stride” towards strengthening road safety and modernising transport infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the establishment of the ATS will usher in a more transparent, efficient and technology-driven vehicle fitness regime. […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday launched the land bank on the PM Gati Shakti (PMGS) portal. This pioneering initiative marks the first such exercise in the Union Territory, where land parcels exclusively defined as ‘State Land’ were jointly surveyed by the forest and revenue departments, an official spokesperson said. […]
SRINAGAR — Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Tuesday urged people to continue visiting Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Pahalgam terror attack was an isolated incident and it should not impact tourism. The recent Delhi blast showed that there are elements who want to destabilise the nation, Kataria, who is on a visit to Kashmir, […]