Jammu: Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across the Jammu region on Saturday as people congregated in large numbers at mosques, praying for peace and prosperity of the nation. Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramzan, is being celebrated across India after crescent Moon was sighted on Friday evening. The biggest congregation took place […]
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid expressed resentment over disallowing of Eid prayers at the historic Jama Masjid today for the 4th consecutive year. Anjuman in a statement said that police and civil authorities last evening informed them that Eid prayers would only be allowed at Jama Masjid if held before 7.30 Am which was not […]
Srinagar: ‘Jumma-tul-Vida’ prayers, marking the last Friday of Ramzan, were offered across Kashmir including at the historic Jamia Masjid here with religious fervour, officials said. The largest congregation was held at Jamia Masjid in the old city here, where the Jumma-tul-Vida prayers were offered after three years. A huge number of the faithful also offered […]
Srinagar: Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the culmination of the holy month of Ramazan, is being celebrated by Muslims across this part of the globe on Saturday. There will be congregational Eid prayers at Hazratbal as well as shrines and mosques on April 22. There will be no prayers however at the historic Eidgah. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj […]
Poonch: Drones and sniffer dogs were used and a MI chopper conducted a recee of the dense forest area of Bata-Doriya in Poonch on Friday in a massive manhunt for the militants who killed five Indian Army personnel and injured one the day before. An NIA team visited the ambush spot and conducted full inspection […]
Jammu: BSF Director General S L Thaosen reviewed the security situation along the International Border (IB) on the Jammu frontier on Friday, officials said, a day after a attack in Poonch near the LoC killed five army personnel. The Border Security Force’s chief arrived at the frontier headquarters in Jammu to take stock of the […]
New Delhi: The CBI has asked former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik to answer certain queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in the Union Territory, officials said on Friday. This is the second time in seven months that Malik, who completed his terms as the governor of various states, will be […]
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday urged the youths to join hands with the government in eradicating the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Sinha called upon the youths while addressing the Rajya Puraskar Ceremony of J-K Bharat Scouts and Guides earlier today. “The way the illicit trade of drugs is increasing …The way […]
Srinagar: Amid decrease in precipitation and forecast for scattered to fairly widespread light rain and thunderstorm in next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir below normal on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that “mainly dry weather to isolated very light rain and thunderstorm” was expected during two […]
Shopian (J&K): Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s announcement that a tunnel would be built at Peer Ki Gali on Mughal Road has brought cheer to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian. Talking to reporters earlier this month, Gadkari had shared the details of the Rs 5,000-crore project to make Mughal Road and an all-weather road […]