Cross-LoC Arms supply racket: One LeT terrorist, two women, juvenile among 5 terror associates arrested in Baramulla: Police

Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir police Wednesday claimed to have arrested one Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist and five terror associates including two women. One among the arrested persons includes a juvenile as well. Addressing a press conference at Baramulla, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Barmulla Amog Nagpure said that on police have arrested active LeT terrorist and five […]

Cop among 2 persons killed as vehicle falls into gorge in Poonch

Jammu: Two persons including a policeman were killed when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into 100-ft deep gorge in Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. They said that the Alto car (JK12C-6052) driven by one Mohammad Sadiq (Sgct Constable) met with the accident near Zirat Plera, resulting in […]

India’s vision for Indo-Pacific emphasises peaceful resolution of disputes: Army chief

New Delhi:India’s outlook for Indo-Pacific emphasises respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations, Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande said on Tuesday, amid growing global concerns over China’s aggressive military muscle-flexing in the region. In an address at a conclave of army chiefs of Indo-Pacific nations, Gen Pande also said that India’s […]

J&K govt assigns charge of BOPEE chairman to Dheeraj Gupta

Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered Principal Secretary Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment Dheeraj Gupta to hold the charge of chairman of J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations. In an order, government said that this is an interim arrangement in place of Raj Kumar Goyal, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department. […]

J&K Govt removes JMC councilor for abusing official position

Srinagar: In a significant move, the Jammu & Kashmir Government has removed a councilor of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on the grounds of abusing of her official powers. The Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) has ordered removal of Jyoti Devi, councillor, Jammu Municipal Corporation, who was caught red handed by sleuths of the Anti—Corruption […]

Four suspected persons apprehended in Budgam, 3 pistols recovered: Army

Budgam: Security Forces on Tuesday apprehended four suspects along with arms and ammunition in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that based on a specific inputs, on the intervening night of 25-26 in Beerwah area of Budgam district, four suspects were arrested. He said that they were apprehended along with arms and ammunition including […]

SPO’s Body Found In Poonch, Road Accident Suspected

Srinagar: Body of a Special Police Officer was recovered in Poonch early Tuesday morning and according to officials he might have been killed due to an accident. A police official said that the body of SPO Khaliq Hussain, Posted at DPL Poonch and attached with local Police Station, was found near the Kankote area of […]

AIADMK severs ties with BJP-led NDA alliance

Chennai:The AIADMK on Monday announced walking out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and said it would lead a separate front for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The decision to break away from the NDA was taken at a high level meeting chaired by party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami at the AIADMK headquarters here. […]

RBI ‘not comfortable’ with NPAs in urban co-op banks, asks lenders to focus on governance

Mumbai:RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said the central bank is “not comfortable” with the gross non-performing assets ratio of 8.7 per cent in urban cooperative banks (UCBs) and asked them to work towards improving the same. Addressing directors of UCBs in the financial capital at an RBI-organised conference, Das urged that such lenders should […]

BJP unwilling to implement Women’s Reservation bill, wants to use it as poll gimmick: Congress

Panaji) The Congress on Monday alleged the Narendra Modi government was unwilling to implement the Women’s Reservation Bill and only wanted to showcase it as an election gimmick. Speaking to reporters here, the AICC national coordinator for social media and digital platforms Bhavya Narsimhamurthy demanded that the government implement the bill without delay. The bill […]