United Nations/Geneva: India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent “public and premeditated” acts of desecration of the Holy Quran. The Geneva-based 47-member UN Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution Countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or […]
Srinagar: General Officer Commanding of Army’s Chinar Corps Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai visited forward areas close to Line of Control in Kashmir to review the anti-infiltration grid. “#ChinarCorps Cdr, visited frontline troops at Machhal, #Kupwara & Rampur, #Baramulla to review the Anti-Infiltration & CT Grid along #LoC, he was briefed by Commanders. The Corps Cdr […]
Srinagar: Security forces arrested five militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in Budgam district of central Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. The associates were arrested in Khag area of the north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said. He identified them as Rouf Ahmad Wani, resident of Bhatangan Khag, Hilal Ahmad Malik, resident of Bathipora Khag, […]
Chairs 94th BoD Meeting of JKTDC Srinagar: In its 94th Board of Directors (BoD) meeting of the J&K Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC), Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today directed the officers of Tourism Department to take all necessary measures to promote destinations other than Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Patnitop as attractive tourist spots and improve […]
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed hope that the Supreme Court would safeguard the Constitution and the law of the country while deciding on the Article 370 petitions. The former J-K chief minister, however, raised apprehensions over the listing of the hearing dates for the case immediately after Chief Justice of India (CJI) […]
Srinagar: Weather department here on Wednesday forecast mainly dry weather with possibility of isolated light rain and thunderstorm till July 14 even the minimum temperature recorded increase and decrease at other places in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here told local news agency GNS that “intermittent light to moderate rain” was expected at […]
Srinagar: A teenage girl was killed and three persons injured after a car they were traveling in crashed into a tree in Bijbehara Anantnag this afternoon, officials said. They said that the car bearing registration number JK02CS 3742 crashed into a tree near GDC Bijbehara, resulting in injuries to four occupants. The injured persons were […]
New Delhi: Days after their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, two high court chief justices were on Wednesday elevated as judges of the Supreme Court. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments of judges Ujjal Bhuyan and S Venkatanarayana Bhatti on Twitter. The names of Justice Bhuyan, the chief justice of […]
Srinagar: Claims of “revolutionizing” health infrastructure by authorities notwithstanding, there are not even prescription pads for doctors to prescribe medicine at a government-run health centre in Zadibal Alamgari Bazaar of Srinagar. The doctors now prescribe the medicine on a small 1/4th piece of an A4 size paper and a senior doctor at the health institution […]
Srinagar : 9155 Amarnath devotees paid obeisance at the Holy Cave on Wednesday, taking total to 146508 yatries who performed darshan since July 1. According to a statement by information department here, Among the yatries who visited Shri Amarnathji Cave today were 6995 males, 1918 females, 122 children and120 sadhus. Thousands of amarnath yatris traverse […]