Over 2,000 CRPF personnel being deployed in Rajouri, Poonch
Jammu: In a bid to enhance security setup in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, authorities on Wednesday are deploying more than 2,000 CRPF personnel to secure minority areas in the region, officials said. The development comes in view of twin terror attacks in Rajouri district in which six people of a minority […]
India logs 175 fresh Covid infections, active caseload declines to 2,570
New Delhi: India recorded 175 new Covid infections in a day while active caseload declined to 2,570, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The tally of Covid cases in India is crore while the death toll is 5,30,707, data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.09 […]
Shutdown in Poonch over Rajouri killings enters second day; protests held in Kathua, Jammu
Jammu: The shutdown against the twin attacks in Rajouri that killed six people and injured 11 others entered its second day in the border town of Poonch on Wednesday while protests were held across the Jammu region. Security was beefed up in the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in view of the bandh, officials […]
Unemployment data given by pvt companies ‘not scientific’: Labour Ministry
New Delhi: The Labour Ministry on Wednesday rebutted survey-based news on high unemployment, saying various private organisations conduct such studies based on their methodologies that are generally neither scientific nor based on internationally accepted norms. However, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has not referred to any such news or private body in its rebuttal. […]
Kashmir continues to reel under sub-zero temperatures
Srinagar: Kashmir continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures as the mercury remained several degrees below freezing point across the Valley for the third consecutive night, officials said on Wednesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night against minus 4.4 degrees Celsius the night before. Pahalgam in Anantnag district registered a […]
DAK urges people to take precautions against high blood pressure in winter
Srinagar: With the continuous dip in temperatures to sub-freezing levels in Kashmir Valley, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said chilly weather of winter puts people at greater risk of high blood pressure. “Falling temperatures in winter cause a hike in blood pressure which increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the two leading […]
Separatism can’t be jailed; has to be addressed through dialogue, reconciliation: PDP
Srinagar: Separatism is an idea which cannot be confiscated or jailed and has to be addressed through dialogue and reconciliation, the PDP has said. It also said the Centre’s current approach is only “serving to further alienate” Kashmiris and strengthen the separatist sentiment. In the January edition of its monthly newsletter ‘Speak Up’, which was […]
J&K has become tourist hotspot, no longer terrorist hotspot: MHA
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir, which used to be a “terrorist hotspot”, has become a “tourist hotspot” as 22 lakh tourists visited the Union Territory in 2022, nearly four times more than the previous highest, the Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ‘Year End Review 2022’ of the Home Ministry, released on […]
6 killed in twin terror incidents in Rajouri cremated
Rajouri/Jammu: The mortal remains of six people including two minor cousins who were killed in twin terrorist incidents in Rajouri district were given a tearful and emotional farewell as they were cremated at their native place on Tuesday. Hundreds of sobbing mourners – relatives, friends and neighbours – queued up with flowers and wreaths to […]
Defence Minister inaugurates two infra projects to improve road connectivity in J&K, Ladakh
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday inaugurated two infrastructure projects to improve road connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union territories, officials said. Singh, who inaugurated 28 projects in virtual mode while on a visit to Arunachal Pradesh, dedicated to people the Maitra Bridge in Ramban district and the double-lane Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road, they […]
