JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday lauded Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his efforts to reduce the distance between hearts of people of J-K and Delhi, and asserted that the BJP government treats Delhi and Kashmir equally. Singh was addressing the ninth armed forces veterans’ day rally at the Tanda […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday praised the armed forces for safeguarding the country and assured them of his government’s complete support in mitigating their problems. He was addressing a function organised by the Army at Tanda Artillery Brigade in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu to celebrate the ninth Armed […]
JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hoisted a 108-foot national flag and inaugurated a heritage museum in the Akhnoor border belt of Jammu, a defence spokesperson said. Singh, accompanied by the chief of defence staff (CDS), was received by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officers amid tight security. […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir continues to be in the grip of a cold wave as the minimum temperatures stayed several degrees below freezing point in the valley, the meteorological department said on Tuesday. The valley is likely to witness mainly dry weather over the next few days, it said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against Riyaz Ahmad Parray, a retired Superintending Engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD – Roads & Buildings). The investigation was launched following allegations that Parray, a resident of Hygam Baramulla, had accumulated significant wealth through corrupt practices […]
JAMMU — Army troops are training members of Village Defence Guard (VDG) in the border areas of Jammu district to strengthen the anti-infiltration grid, officials said on Monday. The police have raised VDG in areas along the border with Pakistan. The training for VDG members is being conducted by the Army’s Chenab Brigade, the officials […]
JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Zone, Anand Jain, conducted a late-night inspection to assess the current security and border management systems in the twin border districts of Samba and Kathua here. Accompanied by Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Shiv Kumar and other senior officials, Jain reviewed the deployment plans and […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the strategically important Z-Morh Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Ganderbal district has been met with widespread praise from local residents, who expressed gratitude for the significant improvement in connectivity and its potential to boost tourism in the region. Local resident Manzoor Ahmad shared his excitement about […]
SRINAGAR — After daylong engagements during which he inaugurated the Sonamarg tunnel and addressed a largely attended public rally in J&K, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for New Delhi on Monday. The PM arrived here in the morning and flew to Neelgrad helipad in the Sonamarg area of the Ganderbal district. From Neelgrad, the PM […]
SONAMARG — Braving sub-zero temperature, thousands of people on Monday thronged this picturesque village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district to witness the inauguration of 6.5-km Z-Morh tunnel by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They started assembling shortly after dawn at the venue of Modi’s public meeting to see the dream project of Sonamarg hill resort […]