Elaborate security put in place ahead of two-day visit of Amit Shah
Srinagar: Elaborate security measures have been put in place here ahead of the two-day visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Friday, officials said. Shah is scheduled to address a public rally in the Bhagwati Nagar area of the city and pay homage to the founder of Jan Sangh Shyama […]
Article 370 was temporary but lasted for 70 years: Vice-President Dhankhar
Says J&K charting new path of ‘remarkable growth’ post abrogation of Articles 35-A & 370
Jammu: Asserting that people are happy since the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution were abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the article was temporary but still lasted for 70 long years. He also said B R Ambedkar had refused to draft Article 370 while drafting the other articles […]
Independent, critical thinking, and creativity will improve resilience and adaptability: LG
Says NEP 2002 makes students carrier of knowledge, wisdom and values, not storehouse of memories
Jammu: Congratulating the students at the convocation of the University of Jammu today, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha urged them to follow their passion and move forward with new resolutions. He also expressed gratitude to the Vice-President for attending the convocation and blessing the students at the beginning of their working life. According to an official […]
Two doctors dismissed for fabricating evidence in 2009 ‘Shopian rape-murder’ case
Srinagar: Fourteen years after a CBI probe unearthed the conspiracy behind the 2009 “Shopian rape-murder” case, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday terminated services of two doctors for allegedly “actively working with Pakistan-based groups and fabricating evidence”, according to officials. Two women, Asiya Jan and Neelofar, were found dead in a stream in Shopian […]
SIU attaches house of ‘LeT associate’ in Anantnag
Srinagar: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of police on Thursday attached the residential house of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) associate in Anantnag district, police said. Continuing its crackdown on harbouring terrorists and providing logistic support to them, the SIU Shopian attached the residential house of the “terrorist associate” in the Subhanpora Bijbehara area of Anantnag in […]
Holding Yoga event at Cherar-e-Sharief shrine attracts criticism
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah has criticised the holding of the International Yoga Day event on the lawns of a revered Cherar-e-Sharief shrine, calling the programme a “photo-op.” The Army had on Wednesday, in collaboration with the administration, organised a yoga session for school students on the lawns of the shrine of Sufi saint […]
CS reviews traffic management in Srinagar
‘E-challan to start at 25 traffic intersections from June 23’
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the traffic arrangements in Srinagar City. He also reviewed the status of traffic movement on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway for the upcoming AmarnathJi Yatra and the ongoing tourist season, an official press release informed. The meeting was attended […]
India records 95 Covid cases in a day
New Delhi: India recorded 95 coronavirus cases in a day while the number of active cases in the country has been recorded at 1,784, according to Union Health Ministry data on Thursday. The death toll was recorded at 5,31,900, the data updated at 8 am stated. India has so far logged 4.49 crore Covid cases. […]
Mehbooba Mufti reaches Patna to attend Friday’s oppn meet
Patna: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti arrived here on Thursday to take part in the opposition meeting, a day ahead of the conclave. Mufti, who heads the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party, did not take questions from journalists at the airport here and went straight to the guest house where invitees […]
PM Modi leads historic Yoga session at UN; event creates Guinness World Record
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a unique yoga session at the UN Headquarters here on Wednesday in a historic celebration to commemorate the 9th International Day of Yoga, attended by top UN officials, envoys from across and the world and prominent individuals. Modi, who is here on the first leg of his maiden […]
