Amarnath Yatra: LG Sinha reviews arrangements at Baltal base camp

7,282 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine from Jammu

Srinagar/Jammu:  Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday visited the Baltal base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra to take stock of the arrangements there and took stock of the facilities and arrangements for the pilgrims. “Interacted with Shri Amarnathji pilgrims, officers, ponywalas at Baltal base camp earlier today. Enquired about the facilities, […]

Shrine board to take ‘feedback’ from pilgrims

Jammu: Pilgrims visiting the Amarnath can now give their feedback to the shrine authorities for improving facilities. The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on Monday launched pilgrim feedback services (PFS), officials said. People can rate their experience on overall yatra facilities, accommodation, sanitation and food quality in the camps, besides giving suggestions and comments. The […]

Fruit growers hail LG’s directive about movement of fruit-laden trucks

Sopore: A day after Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed the authorities to facilitate movement of trucks laden with fresh fruit from Kashmir, the fruit growers and dealers of the Valley on Monday welcomed the decision and expressed gratitude to the LG. Speaking to the news agency KNO, Sopore Fruit Mandi president, Fayaz […]

Gupkar Alliance will contest polls together, Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: The National Conference and the PDP – major constituents of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration – said on Monday that the grouping will jointly contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “We will contest the elections together. There is a political party that said that they have left the alliance. The truth […]

Chief Secretary reviews arrangements for Eid ul Azha

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a meeting with the Administrative Secretaries of different departments at Civil Secretariat here to review the arrangements for the upcoming festival of Eid-ul-Azha. The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Commissioners and representatives from Health, PDD, Jal Shakti, FCS&CA, Legal Metrology, Animal Husbandry and many […]

JK BJP says arrested militant not its member; Parties demand high-level probe

BJP using criminal elements to further its agenda: Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu/Srinagar: The BJP on Monday denied claims that a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist nabbed in Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir was its member, even as the Congress and others attacked the saffron party and demanded a high-level probe. BJP spokesperson Abhinav Sharma claimed the captured terrorist, Talib Hussain Shah of Rajouri, visited the party headquarters by […]