New Delhi: On Tuesday, India’s pace spearhead Mohammed Shami was amongst the group of athletes awarded with the Arjuna Award, conferred every year for outstanding achievement in sports and games. Shami had been part of the Indian team that ended runner ups in the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup. The 33-year-old was […]
Ganderbal: In a momentous event today, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shyambir, inaugurated the newly constructed playground at Baghi Surfraw. The inauguration ceremony witnessed the presence of distinguished guests, including DDC member Gund, Norani Ahmad Jara, BDC member Gund, Rafeeq Ahmad Poswal, Sarpanch Ghulam Qadir Khatana, DYSSO Ganderbal, Tehsildar Gund, SDPO Kangan, and SHO Gund. […]
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday revealed that it had rated the Newlands pitch for the second Test match between India and South Africa which had ended in two days as ‘unsatisfactory’. The Cape Town Test had wrapped up in 642 balls overall, thereby earning the game the title of the shortest completed […]
Calls For Intensifying Anti-Militancy Operations Srinagar: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, V K Birdi on Monday reviewed the security situation in the valley at a high-level meeting of officers from various security agencies. During the meeting, Birdi directed the officers to intensify anti-militancy operations and take stringent action against individuals or organisations supporting anti-national […]
Jammu: Two people were briefly detained for questioning in Jammu’s Rangoora area on Monday as police here launched a drive to check activities of anti-national elements ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, officials said. Although there was no specific input about the movement of suspected persons, the drive is being carried out to ensure area […]
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated Officers’ Quarters of Estates Department at Jammu, today. The accommodation units include 5 number of 3 BHK (G+2) constructed at a cost of Rs 6.16 crore. Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Sh Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary Estates Department; Sh Anand Jain, ADGP, Jammu; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to […]
Jammu: Night curfew has been imposed along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district to ensure better area domination by BSF troops and to foil any nefarious activities close to the borderline, according to an official order. The step was taken to prevent cross-border infiltration and smuggling of weapons through drones in […]
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to raise four more units of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Units in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, which is an addition of 12,860 cadets, the Ministry said on January 8. The approval is for one mixed (boys and girls) Army […]
Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said his party is setting up an election board to select candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a public meeting on the outskirts of Jammu, Abdullah asserted that the people of the union territory will be taken into confidence […]
Jammu: A fire broke out at a poultry farm in the outskirts of Jammu city, claiming the lives of over 2,000 chickens, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred in the Doke Jagir area of Akhnoor tehsil here on Sunday night in the farm, owned by one Ranjeet Singh, they added. The fire, which erupted […]