Defence minister visits world’s highest battlefield Siachen
Leh/New Delhi: Siachen is India’s capital of “courage, grit and determination”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday after carrying out an on-the-ground review of the security situation at the world’s highest snow-clad battlefield. Addressing soldiers at a forward post at an altitude of 15,100 ft, Singh lauded the “iron-clad” will of the Indian Army […]
LG chairs review meeting of Power Development Department
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today discussed the power situation and reviewed the progress of key power projects in Jammu and Kashmir during a review meeting of the Power Development Department. An official spokesman said that various matters pertaining to power supply during the upcoming summer months and progress of key projects and schemes were […]
“Bharat cannot be Viksit without Viksit Kashmir”, says Union Minister Puri
Srinagar: Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas, emphasized the crucial role of Kashmir in India’s development at the ‘Viksit Bharat Ambassador meetup’ held in Srinagar on Saturday. Addressing the audience, Minister Puri stated, “Bharat cannot be ‘Viksit’ without ‘Viksit Kashmir’. The Prime Minister said that it […]
Sajad Lone seeks Apni Party support to undo anti-NC vote fragmentation in Bla-Kup, extends support elsewhere
“71% voted against NC in 2019 LS polls from north Kashmir and Omar calls every opponent as anti-Kashmir” Srinagar: Citing the 2019 vote share in the Baramulla-Kupwara Lok Sabha seat as a sample, J&K People Conference President and party’s LS candidate from north Kashmir Sajad Lone today revealed that 71% of voters voted against […]
PDP’s Parra appeals to Kashmiri youth to consider Lok Sabha polls as ‘referendum’
Srinagar: The PDP’s Srinagar candidate on Saturday appealed to Kashmir’s youngsters to consider the general elections as a “referendum” to send to New Delhi a message about their “dissatisfaction” with the Centre’s decisions post-August 2019. Waheed Parra, who is also the youth wing chief of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said there is a need […]
IGP calls for enhancing existing strategies to thwart terror threats
Chairs joint security meeting in Awantipora Srinagar: Kashmir IGP V K Birdi has directed security forces in the valley to evaluate and enhance existing strategies to thwart any potential terror activities to ensure public safety and uphold the integrity of the electoral process, police said on Saturday. The Kashmir zone IGP chaired a joint security […]
Contesting Anantnag-Rajouri seat against friend who turned ‘greedy’ is ‘unfortunate’: Omar
Says BJP is contesting elections, not on their party symbol, but on ‘cricket bat’ and ‘apple’ Pulwama: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said it was “unfortunate” that his party was contesting elections in the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency against a friend who turned “greedy” for a Lok Sabha seat. Abdullah was apparently referring […]
Srinagar boat tragedy: Search continues for missing trio on Day 5
Srinagar: The search operation to locate the bodies of three persons in the Jhelum near Batwara-Gandabal continued for the fifth day without any breakthrough on Saturday, officials said. Searches by different teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), MARCOS and other teams have not met with any success in […]
Rains lash parts of Kashmir for 3rd day; hails wreak havoc in southern areas
Srinagar: Rains continued for the third straight day on Saturday in parts of Kashmir while hailstorms wreaked havoc in several areas of south Kashmir. The sky had opened up and bright sun made weather very pleasant until late afternoon, following which overcast conditions returned and there were intermittent spells of rain in Srinagar and elsewhere […]
Terrorist hideout busted in Reasi
Jammu: A terrorist hideout was busted in Reasi district on Saturday, leading to seizure of some incriminating material, police said. The hideout was busted in Dalas Barneli area in Arnas sub division during a search and cordon operation, which was launched following reliable information about its presence, a police spokesperson said. Two detonators, 12 rounds […]
