SRINAGAR: The number of pilgrims who paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir crossed the 1.30 lakh mark on Thursday, officials said. “Nearly 25,000 pilgrims performed the yatra on Thursday and had darshan of Baba Bholenath on the sixth day of the annual yatra,” the officials said. They said the […]
New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday said people of Jammu and Kashmir, have approved Bharat’s Constitution, its democracy and Election Commission. He replied to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address to Parliament in the Rajya Sabha today. Addressing the House, the Prime Minister thanked the President for the inspirational and […]
Kokernag Endures Hottest July Day Ever, Srinagar In 25 Years Srinagar: Heatwave continues to batter Kashmir valley, creating new temperature records as Kokernag witnessed hottest July day ever while mercury soared to 25-year-old high for Srinagar on Wednesday. Director Meteorological Department (MeT) here Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad told GNS that Kokernag recorded 33.3°C which was the […]
Poonch/Jammu: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, exhorting the troops to remain steadfast to meet all security challenges, officials said. This was his first visit to the Jammu region after taking charge as the 30th chief of the Indian Army […]
Srinagar: More than 30,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Wednesday, taking the total number of devotees who have had ‘darshan’ of the naturally formed ice lingam so far to over one lakh, officials said. The Amarnath Yatra began on Saturday from the twin tracks — the […]
Srinagar: Inspector General, Kashmir Frontier, Border Security Force (BSF) Ashok Yadav reviewed on Wednesday the operational readiness of the Force, deployed along the Pahalgam axis in south Kashmir for the Amarnath Yatra. The 52-day Amarnath Yatra began on Saturday on the twin tracks of the Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the Baltal route in […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday constituted various cabinet committees, including the country’s highest decision-making bodies on security, economic and political affairs. According to an official notification, the Cabinet Committee on Security comprises Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and External Affairs Minister […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain said on Wednesday that law-enforcement agencies and security forces have full control of the Union Territory’s security situation. The DGP maintained that the degree of fear is significantly less compared to three-four years ago and emphasised that the law-and-order situation is much better […]
SRINAGAR: The Election Commission has sent a notice to newly elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid who is in jail in a terror funding case, over a significant disparity in his election expenditure report for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The election authority has asked for a […]
2nd Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls SRINAGAR:- As the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the 2nd Special Summary Revision (SSR) of Electoral Rolls-2024 w.r.t. 01-07-2024 as the qualifying date in Jammu and Kashmir, a review meeting of District Election Authority was held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din […]