Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the BJP headquarters here on Monday and held a meeting with senior leaders on the prevailing political situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a party leader said. Singh was welcomed at the Trikuta Nagar office on the city outskirts by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir unit chief […]
Makkah (AFP): Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked or rode buses Monday to a giant tented city near Makkah for the climax of the annual hajj that Saudi officials say could break attendance records. After performing the ritual circumambulation of the Kaaba, the giant black cube at Makkah’s Grand Mosque that Muslims pray towards […]
Srinagar: Ashiq Mohammad, a trader from Rajasthan, comes here every year with sacrificial animals ahead of Eid al-Adha and heads back home after selling his livestock within days. This year, however, what should have been the busiest time of the year for Mohammad has turned into a waiting game with high prices keeping buyers away. […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with citizens who had filed complaints on JKIGRAMS, during “LG’s Mulaqaat”- Live Public Grievance Hearing programme, at the Civil Secretariat. Interacting with the people, concerned Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendents of Police through Video Conferencing, the Lt Governor took appraisal of the action taken on the grievances received from […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion in the US about the safety of minorities in India was followed by absurd statements by BJP ministers. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was responding to tweets by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]
Srinagar: The Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh on Monday chaired a joint meeting of Jammu Zone Police and CAPFs officers at Police Control Room Jammu to review the security arrangements and deployment plans for the Amarnath Ji Yatra in Jammu Zone. Addressing the meeting, the DGP emphasized on all the officers to maintain […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a series of raids across four districts in Kashmir on Monday as part of its probe into an alleged conspiracy involving newly-floated offshoots of militant outfits to destabilise Jammu and Kashmir. “Twelve locations in the four districts of Kulgam, Bandipora, Shopian and Pulwama were raided as part of […]
Banihal/Jammu: Most parts of Jammu and Kashmir received heavy rains on Monday, bringing respite from sweltering heat but also triggering landslides at multiple locations that blocked the key Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and other roads, officials said. Authorities closed all schools upto class 10 in Ramban due to a threat of flash floods owing to heavy […]
Srinagar: In order to ensure hassle free movement of traffic in view of Amarnath Yatra on Highway, all the tankers and empty vehicles from Jammu will be allowed via Mughal road only. “In view of the forthcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2023 and taking in to account the condition of National Highway-44, besides, the erratic […]
Srinagar: The government on Monday ordered transfer of two JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order, Dharam Paul, JKAS, Deputy Director, Libraries, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Audio-Visual) in the Directorate of Information, J&K, against an available vacancy. Sunil Kumar, JKAS, awaiting orders of […]