Deceased Include 5 Children Jammu: Eight members of a family, including five children, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. A policeman, two women and five children aged between six and 16 are among the dead, they said. […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has expressed grief over the tragic road accident in Daksum, Anantnag. In a condolence message, the Lt Governor has said: “I am deeply saddened to learn about the loss of precious lives in an unfortunate road accident in Daksum, Anantnag today. My thoughts and prayers are with bereaved family […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for setting zero poverty targets starting at village level at a meeting of NITI Aayog Governing Council that witnessed high drama with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walking out in a huff alleging her mic was switched off. In his address to the ninth Governing […]
Soldier Killed, Captain Among 4 Injured New Delhi/Srinagar: A soldier was killed and four others, including a captain, were injured as the Indian Army foiled an attack on Saturday by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) in the Kamakari sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, military sources said. They said a Pakistani intruder was also […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday released sketches of the three terrorists responsible for the recent killing of four soldiers, including a captain in Doda district, and announced a cash reward of Rs 15 lakh on their heads. Doda in Jammu region has been rocked by several terror incidents since June, which is being […]
Jammu: Security forces launched a massive search operation on Saturday in J&K’s Reasi district after the movement of two suspected terrorists in the area was reported. An official said that the search operation was launched in Badoa village of Pouni Tehsil in district Reasi. “Locals have seen two suspects moving in the forest area along […]
New Delhi: The government has ordered the extraction of two BSF battalions, comprising more than 2,000 personnel, from Odisha to beef up security in the terror-hit Jammu region along the India-Pakistan border, official sources said on Saturday. The decision to “immediately” move the two units from the anti-Naxal operations grid to Jammu was taken in […]
Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, again recorded the hottest day in the month of July after 1999 at 35.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday. MET department said that the maximum temperature was 35.7 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city on Saturday again after July 4. “On both these days, the maximum temperature was […]
Srinagar: The continuous dry and hot weather conditions have left the orchardists of the valley a little anxious and worried as the fruit crops particularly Apple and pear have/ may show(n) some adverse effect in respect of quality and quantity. And, if there are no rains or moisture is not conserved, the orchards in Karewas […]
Srinagar: The Administrative Council approved the Land Pooling Policy and Transferable Development Rights Policy aimed at giving fillip to the Real Estate sector in J&K. The AC meeting was chaired by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and attended by Advisor R.R Bhatnagar, Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo and Principal Secretary to LG, Mandeep Bhandari. Under the land […]