Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said status quo is maintained with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and talks are going on at different levels, while the situation is under control in Jammu and Kashmir where efforts are on to stop militant incidents completely. The General […]
Says Safeguarding Precious Natural Resources Should Be Our Top Priority Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the International Day of Forests event organized by Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment at Convention Centre, today. The Lt Governor called upon the people for sustainable management of forests and the judicious use of resources to combat climate […]
New Delhi: The Press Club of India on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of journalist Irfan Mehraj, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in connection with a funding case. “We vehemently oppose the imposing of UAPA on mediapersons. The misuse of this draconian law by NIA (National Investigation Agency) in randomly arresting Irfan […]
Srinagar, Mar 2: Two tourists were killed and three others were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Bijbehara area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said. They said that an ETIOS car (JK02BE 3157) and a truck (JK03A 8931) collided near Arwani bridge in Bijbehara, resulting […]
Srinagar: Every year on this day, hundreds of patients make a beeline outside leech therapy centres here in the hope of getting rid of their long-time ailments. They undergo a procedure wherein leeches are released on a person’s body and the tiny predatory worms piercing his or her skin with their teeth and inserting anticoagulants […]
Srinagar: The Persian New Year Navroz was celebrated with traditional and religious fervor in the Valley on Tuesday along with the other parts of the world. Many locals here in Srinagar said that families mainly from the Shia community wish and greet each other ‘Navroz Mubarak’, with children wearing new dresses. “The day starts with […]
New Delhi: The Central Moon Sighting Committees in Saudi Arabia, UAE, other Muslim-majority nations along with Australia, UK, Phillipines could not sight the Ramadan crescent moon or Ramzan Chand tonight. Hence, fasts to begin from Thursday in these countries. Fasting during the month of Ramadan, also known as Ramzan/Ramazan/Ramzaan is one of the five pillars […]
Banihal/Jammu: Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is living under the shadow of China and Pakistan, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday castigated the central government for “illegally removing” Article 370 in 2019 and said a “weak J and K” is not in the interest of the nation. Addressing a well-attended […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will consider whether the pleas challenging the validity of the electoral bond scheme for political funding of parties can be referred to a constitutional bench for an “authoritative pronouncement”. The top court’s observations to decide whether the pleas can be referred to a constitution bench assume […]
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday arrested a mother-son duo in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam in an alleged drug peddling case, officials said. Police received information that Mohammad Yaqoob Khan and his mother have concealed contraband substances at their house at Gopalpora in Chadoora area, a police spokesperson said. Following this, a police team accompanied by an […]