New Delhi: Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi will tomorrow take over as the next chief of the Indian Army on Sunday succeeding Gen Manoj Pande on completion of his 26-month tenure. Lt Gen Dwivedi would be the 30th Chief of the Army Staff and is taking over at a time when the force is undergoing major […]
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today addressed senior wing Cadets of National Cadet Corps at Special National Integration Camp, at JAKLI Regimental Centre, Rangreth. The Lt Governor, in his address, appreciated the NCC Directorate, Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh for providing opportunity to young cadets to forge life-long friendships, understand and value the rich heritage of […]
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today exhorted upon the J&K Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) to enhance supervision over the fleet of vehicles in public service for increasing revenue collection. The Chief Secretary issued these directions while addressing a meeting held to review the working of Transport Department. The meeting besides Secretary, Transport was attended by […]
Panchkula (Haryana): Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the three laws of the British-era that were governing the Indian Judicial system have been changed on the concept of delivering speedy justice. Shah was speaking at the MoU signing event between the Haryana government and the National Forensic Science University (NFSU), Gandhinagar in Panchkula […]
Mendhar/Jammu: A brief exchange of fire was reported along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, official sources said on Saturday. The firing from across the border was reported on a forward Indian post in Krishna Ghati sector late Friday night, prompting retaliation by the army troops guarding the LoC, the […]
JAMMU: At least five police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured on Saturday after allegedly being attacked by a mob protesting against an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. A drive was launched in the Nagri area of Hiranagar to demolish an illegal place of worship that was […]
Srinagar: The Health & Medical Education Department has set up a dedicated ‘SKIMS Cell’ in the Civil Secretariat to expedite the processing and resolution of administrative matters concerning Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, and SKIMS Medical College, Bemina. The initiative has been launched following a decision taken up by the SKIMS Governing Body […]
Hoshiarpur: Four members of a family, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when their Toyota Innova and a canter collided near Adda Saran in Tanda sub division of Hoshiarpur district on Saturday morning. Police identified the victims as Farooq, his brother Arif, sister Naibu and daughter Arsh, all residents of Jammu. They were going to […]
Srinagar: Amid heightened security measures, the first batch of the annual Amarnath Yatra with 4,603 pilgrims reached the Kashmir valley on Friday amid stringent security arrangements, officials said. Local Muslims joined senior officials of police and civil administration at several places to welcome the yatris, who were flagged off from the Bhagwati Nagar Jammu base […]
Ganderbal: The first batch of Shri Amarnath Ji yatris arrived at the Baltal base camp on Friday amidst a grand welcome by the district civil administration Ganderbal and police. The devotees from various parts of the country were greeted with bouquets, and traditional Kashmiri hospitality. The district administration and police have made elaborate arrangements to […]