China’s Rise, Unsettled Borders Pose Formidable Challenge For India: CDS

China’s Rise, Unsettled Borders Pose Formidable Challenge For India: CDS

Pune: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Monday said the unsettled borders with China and the rise of that country will remain the most formidable challenge for India and its armed forces in the foreseeable future. Speaking at the 3rd Strategic and Security Dialogue on the Rise of China and its implications for […]

Army Commander Reviews Operational Preparedness in Ladakh

Army Commander Reviews Operational Preparedness in Ladakh

JAMMU: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Monday visited the high altitude forward areas and reviewed the operational preparedness in Ladakh sector. The Northern Army Commander appreciated the efforts of the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for their relentless efforts in maintaining highest standards of operational effectiveness under […]

MCMC To Pre-Certify All Political Advertisements

MCMC To Pre-Certify All Political Advertisements

JAMMU: As per the Supreme Court Order dated 13-04-2004 and Election Commission of India’s guidelines, all political advertisements by any registered political party or any group of organizations/associations or any contesting candidate/individual shall be pre-certified by Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) before telecast/broadcast on TV and cable network/cable channels. According to a notification issued […]

CEO issues guidelines for Printers, Publishers

CEO issues guidelines for Printers, Publishers

Jammu: In view of the ensuing elections to Lok Sabha, the Jammu and Kashmir Election Office has issued guidelines with regard to printing and publication of election pamphlets, posters and related material across the Union Territory. The Chief Electoral Officer today issued a public notice to all the registered printers and publishers of the Union […]

Ladakh: KDA calls for half day’s strike

Ladakh: KDA calls for half day’s strike

Leh: The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) has called for a half-day general strike on March 20 in solidarity with renowned education reformist Sonam Wangchuk whose hunger strike in support of statehood and constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory of Ladakh entered 13th day on Monday. The agitation in Ladakh in support of the demands is […]

PM Modi Praises Srinagar As Top Spot For Motorsports Of India

PM Modi Praises Srinagar As Top Spot For Motorsports Of India

NEW DELHI: India offers great opportunities for motorsports to thrive and Srinagar is right on top of the places where it can happen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on March 17. Mr. Modi’s remarks came in response to a post on X on the first-ever Formula 4 car show that was held on the banks […]

‘Rs 70 per person fixed as Sadq-e-Fitr’

‘Rs 70 per person fixed as Sadq-e-Fitr’

Srinagar: Grand Mufti Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Nasir-ul Islam Farooqi Monday announced the Sadq-e-Fitr (Zakaat-ul-Fitr) as rupees seventy per person this holy Ramadan. The Grand Mufti while highlighting the essence of the charity under the (Sadq-e-Fitr) heading said that after reaching upon a consensus with the scholars of different schools of thought, the amount has […]

SC Directs SBI To Make Complete Disclosure Of Electoral Bonds Details

SC Directs SBI To Make Complete Disclosure Of Electoral Bonds Details

NEW DELHI: In a third tongue-lashing to the State Bank of India, the Supreme Court on Monday told it to stop being “selective” and make “complete disclosure” of all details related to the electoral bonds scheme by March 21. The Apex Court said the details to be disclosed include the unique bond numbers that would […]

Govt Sets Up Tribunals To Adjudicate on Ban of 2 JK Groups

Govt Sets Up Tribunals To Adjudicate on Ban of 2 JK Groups

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday constituted two tribunals under Justice Neena Bansal Krishna of the Delhi High Court to adjudicate whether there are sufficient grounds for declaring the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Bhat faction) and the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Sumji faction) as banned groups. Both the organisations were declared banned groups […]

Light rains, snow in J&K on March 21, 22: MeT

Light rains, snow in J&K on March 21, 22: MeT

Srinagar: Weatherman on Monday forecast generally cloudy weather with possibility of light rain/snow at many places with thunder, lightning and gusty winds over plains of Jammu and Kashmir on March 21 and 22. A meteorological department official here told GNS that generally dry weather was expected till March 20. “From March 21-22, generally cloudy weather […]

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