As heatwave persists in Jammu, summer vacation announced for schools in region
Jammu: As the weatherman predicted the continuation of a heatwave in the Jammu region for the next seven days, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced a 46-day summer vacation from June 1 for the government and recognised private schools in the Jammu division’s summer zone. Jammu on Monday recorded a high of 43 […]
Doctors warn of heatstroke risks as temperatures soar, advise precautions
Srinagar: With heat wave conditions persisting unabated, health officials are insisting that people should be careful and prevent the incidence of heatstroke. The heatstroke occurs when the body’s temperature regulation system is overwhelmed by high heat and humidity, leading to a rapid rise in body temperature. Symptoms of heatstroke include dizziness, confusion, rapid heartbeat, headache, […]
Two hybrid terrorists held for attack on tourists in Pahalgam: Police
“Properties of two “terror handlers” attached in Baramulla” Srinagar: Security forces in Anantnag district have arrested two “hybrid terrorists” for the attack in Pahalgam earlier this month in which a tourist couple was injured while properties of two “terror handlers” were attached in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said on Tuesday. Those arrested […]
Contractors having ‘separatist relatives’ can’t be barred from govt tenders: J&K High Court
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled in favour of contractors previously delisted for being relatives of militants and separatists, allowing them to participate in the tendering process, ‘The Hindu’ reported on Tuesday. The court quashed an order from the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, issued on March […]
HM’s assertion “no govt jobs for relatives of terrorists, stone-pelters” can be revoked under general amnesty in future: J&K BJP
Srinagar: With Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that no family member of “terrorists and stone pelters will be eligible for government jobs” here, the J&K unit of the BJP Tuesday said the order could be ‘revoked’ under general amnesty in future. Endorsing the Home Minister’s remarks, the BJP state general secretary (Org), Ashok Kaul […]
Nawaz Sharif says Pak ‘violated’ agreement with India signed by him and Vajpayee in 1999
Lahore: Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday admitted that Islamabad had “violated” an agreement with India signed by him and ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, in an apparent reference to the Kargil misadventure by Gen Pervez Musharraf. “On May 28, 1998, Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests. After that Vajpayee Saheb came […]
2019 temple priest murder case solved, main accused nabbed from Haryana: Police
Jammu: Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved a five-year-old murder case of a temple priest with the arrest of the main accused from Haryana. Baba Pragat Nath (65), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was found dead with injuries to his head inside the temple in Toph Sherkhania on the intervening night of November 15 […]
HC quashes FIR in a case of sexual harassment of woman IAF pilot after settlement between parties
Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has quashed an FIR after a settlement between the parties in a case of sexual harassment of a woman pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) by her male wing commander a few years ago. An FIR No. 0036/2021 dated 11.02.2021 had been registered with the Police […]
38 minors engaged in begging, child labour rescued in Jammu
Jammu: Thirty-eight minors engaged in begging and child labour were rescued here by the district administration, officials said on Tuesday. The Jammu district administration recently launched a drive to rehabilitate children in street situations, including those engaged in child labour and begging, an official spokesman said. In an effort led by District Child Protection Officer […]
No family member of terrorists, stone-pelters will get govt job in J&K: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that no family member of any terrorist or close relatives of stone-pelters will get government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah also said that the Narendra Modi government has not only targeted terrorists but also eliminated the terror ecosystem, resulting in a drastic fall in terror […]
