Govt orders establishment of Civil Services Officers’ Institute in J&K
Srinagar: The Government on Thursday accorded sanction to the establishment of the Civil Services Officers’ Institute, J&K as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Quoting an order, news agency GNS reported that the government ordered the establishment of the Jammu branch on land identified by Divisional Commissioner Jammu in the Majheen area of […]
Minister pays tribute to fallen soldiers in Jammu, reviews Army’s ops preparedness
Jammu: Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Friday paid tribute to fallen soldiers during a visit to Balidan Stambh at the Indian Army’s Tiger Division here. Bhatt, who reviewed the troops’ operational preparedness, was received by General Officer Commanding (Tiger Division) Maj Gen Gaurav Gautam. He also interacted with the troops and […]
AS BJY begins J&K leg, Sanjay Raut, PVC awardee Bana Singh, others join march
Kathua: Sanjay Raut of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Param Vir Chakra awardee Capt (retd) Bana Singh were among those who joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Bharat Jodo Yatra which began its Jammu and Kashmir leg from this border district Thursday. As it was raining in the morning, Gandhi donned a black raincoat […]
Congress to launch two-month campaign to spread Rahul Gandhi’s message across India
Kathua: The Congress will launch a two-month door-to-door campaign across India from next week to spread Rahul Gandhi’s message among the masses, senior leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. The Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is a “fight between the BJP-RSS combine’s ideology and the Congress”, which has always believed in unity and brotherhood, Ramesh said […]
Let administration decide on Bharat Jodo Yatra route in Kashmir: Congress
BJP terms Yatra as ‘Khandaan Jodo Yatra where the Gandhis are trying to unite Abdullahs and Muftis’
Srinagar: The Congress wants to take the Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by Rahul Gandhi, through the interiors of the Kashmir Valley, but has left the decision on the route of the foot march to security agencies and the Jammu and Kashmir administration, party leader Chetan Chauhan has said here. “We have carried out reconnaissance and […]
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir affects flights, closes Srinagar-Jammu nat’l highway
Srinagar: Most parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday leading to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway and impacting flight operations to and from the Valley, officials said here. Snowfall was recorded in the tourist towns of Pahalgam and Gulmarg, as well as in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam, and the upper areas […]
Kashmir’s cricket bat industry stares at uncertain future amid growing willow cleft shortage
Srinagar: The 102-year-old cricket bat industry in Kashmir has upped its standards over the years to compete with manufacturers that work with the fabled English willow. But bat-makers fear a shortage of clefts might force closure of the Rs 300-crore enterprise that provides livelihood to over 100,000 people. “We have been manufacturing cricket bats for […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 1,946
New Delhi: India logged 145 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases dipped to 1,946, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,650). The death toll stands at 5,30,728, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity was recorded at 0.08 […]
Bharat Jodo Yatra enters J&K, NC leadership, others join
Govt diverting attention of people and then looting them: Rahul Gandhi
Lakhanpur, Jan 19 (PTI) Entering Jammu and Kashmir on the last leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of indulging in “mass pickpocketing” by diverting the attention of people and then looting them. Addressing a rally here, the former Congress president said he had walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir […]
Bharat Jodo Yatra betrays Cong’s discomfiture with normalcy having returned to J&K: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday alleged that the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra only betrays their discomfiture with normalcy having returned to Jammu and Kashmir because the party and its allies have developed a “vested interest” in the continuation of terrorism and unrest to ensure they continue to thrive by getting elected, generation […]