Srinagar: Amid heightened security measures, the first batch of the annual Amarnath Yatra with 4,603 pilgrims reached the Kashmir valley on Friday amid stringent security arrangements, officials said. Local Muslims joined senior officials of police and civil administration at several places to welcome the yatris, who were flagged off from the Bhagwati Nagar Jammu base […]
Ganderbal: The first batch of Shri Amarnath Ji yatris arrived at the Baltal base camp on Friday amidst a grand welcome by the district civil administration Ganderbal and police. The devotees from various parts of the country were greeted with bouquets, and traditional Kashmiri hospitality. The district administration and police have made elaborate arrangements to […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended an event organised by civil society, trade fraternity and citizens, in Srinagar today, to welcome pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. In his address, the Lt Governor lauded the significant contribution of the people of Jammu Kashmir in smooth and successful conduct of the annual holy yatra. “People feel […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today interacted with applicants of J&K Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (JK-IGRAMS) and addressed their grievances, through video conferencing, at the Civil Secretariat. In today’s “LG’s Mulaqaat”- Live Public Grievance Hearing programme, several grievances of the complainants were redressed on the spot by the Lt Governor. The Lt […]
Seeks Their Cooperation For Updated Electoral Roll Jammu: Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, P K Pole on Friday convened a meeting with representatives of various recognised political parties of the Union Territory at Nirvachan Bhawan, Jammu as part of the ongoing Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls. The political parties were briefed about rationalisation of […]
KATHUA/JAMMU: Stating that police are well-equipped with advanced weaponry including arms from Israel and Germany, DGP R R Swain on Friday said no war against a terror ecosystem can be won without the police. Pointing to a series of recent terror attacks in the Union Territory, the DGP said terrorists can neither defeat the force […]
Says Govt’s Quest To Address Security Concerns Should Not Be At Cost Of ‘Trampling’ Rights Srinagar: The Centre’s quest to address security concerns in Jammu and Kashmir should not come at the cost of “trampling constitutional rights and eroding” the very rule of law, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday. Her remarks came after […]
Bhadarwah/Jammu, Jun 28: A cloudburst on Friday caused flash floods in Thathri market of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, laying mudslides in several houses and the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway, leading to significant disruption in traffic. However, there have been no reports of injuries or fatalities so far, officials said. The cloudburst followed by flash floods […]
Srinagar: Weatherman has forecast the possibility rain and thundershower towards late night and early morning in Jammu and Kashmir till June 30. A meteorological department official here told GNS that while there is likelihood of light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places of Jammu Division towards late night and early morning, light rain […]
JAMMU: The Director General Border Security Force (BSF), Nitin Agrawal, on Friday reviewed the operational readiness of the troops deployed along the International Border in the Jammu Frontier. As per the official spokesman, DG Agarwal reviewed the operational readiness of the BSF troops deployed at Samba border area. He received detailed briefing from the Sector […]