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LG Manoj Sinha pays tributes to J&K Police cop Masroor Ahmad
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid his tributes to Inspector Masroor Ahmad who succumbed on ...

India successfully conducts training launch of short-range ballistic missile Agni-1
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday successfully conducted the training launch of short-range ballistic missile ‘Agni-1 from A...

2015 attack on BSF convoy: NIA attaches properties of 2 LeT operatives
PULWAMA: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday attached the properties of two key Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operati...

Mother of two breaks stereotype to become first female e-rickshaw driver in Chenab valley
BHADERWAH: The world turned upside down for 39-year-old Meenakshi Devi, a mother of two, almost a year ago after her hu...

J&K suffered due to Nehru's 2 major blunders: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha; Congress seeks debate on first PM
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday blamed India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's "two major...

'One flag, one PM, one constitution' not a political slogan: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday asserted that the concept of "one flag, one prime minister, one consti...

Opposition members press for early Assembly polls in J&K; govt says it is ready, EC to take call
NEW DELHI: Opposition members in the Lok Sabha sought a timeline from the government on Tuesday for holding Assembly po...

No infiltration along international border in Jammu in past year: BSF officer
JAMMU: Inspector General (IG) of the BSF D K Boora affirmed on Tuesday that the force successfully maintained peace alo...

Army troops open fire at suspected Pakistani drone along LoC in Jammu
JAMMU: Army troops opened a few rounds at a suspected Pakistani drone along the Line of Control in Akhnoor sector here ...

BJP win in state polls not INDIA bloc's defeat as opposition did not contest together: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR: The BJP's victory in the assembly polls in three states is not the defeat of the INDIA bloc as the opposition...

J&K administration committed to end discrimination against persons with disabilities: LG Manoj Sinha
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said his administration is committed to end all discriminati...

"Idea of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' has won today": PM Modi at BJP central office after party's victory in three states
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed BJP's victories in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh ...

Hope result will be better for opposition in 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday expressed hope that the result of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be...

IGP Kashmir chairs comprehensive security review meetings in north Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, V K Birdi on Sunday reviewed the overall security situation in Kupwara ...

BJP forges ahead in MP and Rajasthan, has edge in Chhattisgarh; Cong leads in Telangana
NEW DELHI: The BJP was ahead in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh while the Congress was leading in Telangana,...

Assembly polls: Counting of votes underway in 4 states
NEW DELHI: Counting of votes began on Sunday for the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana elections in...

Army organises 2-day job fair in Baramulla
BARAMULLA: The Army on Saturday kicked off a job fair in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district to provide a common pla...

BJP won't have courage to allow assembly poll in J&K: Omar on Karnataka result
RAJOURI: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said there is "no way" the BJP will have the courage...

Suspected drug peddler arrested in Jammu
JAMMU: A suspected drug peddler was arrested under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic of Narcotic Drugs and Ps...

Scores of political social activists join Congress in Kathua
KATHUA: Scores of political and social activists on Saturday joined the Congress in the Kathua district of Jammu and Ka...

CBI conducting searches over 'graft' in contract for Rs 2,200-crore Kiru Hydro Power Project in J&K
JAMMU: The CBI is conducting searches at six locations in four cities in connection with the alleged graft flagged by f...

ED arrests former J&K Co-operative Bank chairman in Rs 250-crore money laundering case
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former J&K Co-operative Bank chairman Mohammad Shafi Dar in con...

CBI files charge sheet against former J&K agri department official, 2 more, in bribery case
JAMMU: The CBI has filed a charge sheet against former Jammu and Kashmir Special Secretary Agriculture Production Depar...

Exit polls predict edge for Congress in Chhattisgarh, Telangana; advantage BJP in MP, Rajasthan
NEW DELHI: Most exit polls on Thursday put the BJP ahead in Madhya Pradesh and gave it an edge in Rajasthan while predi...

Gang involved in illegal trade of counterfeit gold biscuits busted in Budgam, 3 held
SRINAGAR: A gang allegedly involved in illegal trade of counterfeit gold biscuits has been busted and three people have...

Manipur's oldest militant group UNLF signs peace pact with govt, Amit Shah says 'historic milestone'
NEW DELHI: The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), an extremist group operating in Manipur, on Wednesday signed a ...

Families of 7 arrested undergraduates seek leniency, Mehbooba Mufti says students should get another chance
SRINAGAR: Families of the seven agricultural university students arrested under UAPA for allegedly raising objectionabl...

Softer Provision Of UAPA Invoked Against Arrested Students: J&K Police
SRINAGAR: After it faced flak from a section of politicians, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday defended booking u...

Lakhs of devotees take dip in Ganga in Haridwar on Kartik Purnima
HARIDWAR: Lakhs of devotees took a dip in the Ganga here on Monday on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, officials said.

7 students booked under UAPA for raising objectionable slogans, celebrating India’s loss in WC
SRINAGAR: Seven students of an agricultural university have been arrested here under the Unlawful Activities Prevention...

INDIA alliance will be wiped out in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan: PM Modi
HYDERABAD: The INDIA alliance will be wiped out in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where Legislative Assembl...

Silkyara tunnel rescue: Vertical drilling of 19.2 metres done on first day
UTTARKASHI: Vertical drilling of 19.2 metres was done on Sunday to create an alternative escape route for the 41 worker...

Multiple stakeholders attend Army's annual logistics conference in Udhampur
UDHAMPUR: Multiple stakeholders attended the annual logistics conference at the headquarters of the Army's northern com...

High-altitude remote village in Kishtwar gets mobile tower
KISHTWAR: Another high-altitude remote village has received telecom connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar distri...

Jammu disappointed with BJP, LG administration: Altaf Bukhari
JAMMU: Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari on Sunday said the people of Jammu are "deeply" disappointed with the BJP and...

PM Modi questions practice of families organising weddings abroad
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he is troubled by the trend of some "big families" conducting we...

India crushing terrorism with all its courage, says PM Modi in Mann ki Baat
NEW DELHI: On the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described it as the mo...

Search operation underway near LoC in Poonch
POONCH: Security forces on Sunday launched a massive search operation in the forest area near the Line of Control in Ja...

Cochin University Tech Fest stampede kills four students, over 60 injured
KOCHI: Four students were killed, and over 60 were injured in a stampede during Cochin university annual festival here ...

Security situation not alarming in J&K, terror attacks nothing but pin-pricks caused by Pakistan: DGP
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain on Saturday said the situation in the Union Territo...

High level security review meeting held in Jammu
JAMMU: A high level security review meeting was held here on Saturday with participants from the Army, police and other...

High altitude Buddhist village in Kishtwar gets telecom connectivity
The LG Administration J&K and the district administration have spearheaded the provision of mobile network facilities to this previously isolated region.
KISHTWAR: Sumcham, a high altitude Buddhist village, nestled close to the Kargil region and adjacent to the renowned Pa...

Woman arrested in Anantnag in terror-funding case
ANANTNAG: The State Investigation Agency on Friday arrested a woman for her alleged involvement in a terror funding cas...

Search operation in J-K’s Rajouri still underway: Army officer
RAJOURI: The Army on Friday said the search operation in the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Raj...

Northern Army commander reviews operational situation in Rajouri
RAJOURI: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday visited the Kalakote area of the Rajouri ...

Security forces recover pistol, ammunition from OGW's house in Poonch
POONCH: Security forces on Thursday searched the house of an over ground worker (OGW) of a terrorist outfit in Jammu an...

In ‘Amritkaal' of India's independence, country has come out of mentality of slavery: PM
MATHURA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said for the first time in the ‘Amritkaal' of India's independence, t...

Former Minister Lal Singh granted interim bail in money laundering case; walks out of jail
JAMMU: A special court here on Thursday granted interim bail to former minister Lal Singh who was arrested in a money l...

DC Jammu asks Medicos, civil administrations to promote Jan Aushadhi Kendras
JAMMU: Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today reviewed the working of Jan Aushadhi Kendras, - the outlet...

EC issues show-cause notice to Rahul Gandhi for 'panauti', 'pickpocket' remarks against PM Modi
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for comparing Prime ...

Four Army personnel martyred, two injured in encounter with terrorists in Rajouri
RAJOURI: Four Army personnel, including two captains, were martyred and two others were injured during an encounter bet...

Important to ensure Israel-Hamas war does not escalate to regional conflict: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it was important to ensure that the Israel-Hamas war does not...

Hunter found dead with firearm injury in Samba
SAMBA: A 40-year-old hunter was found dead with a firearm injury near his farm in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir o...

13 security personnel, 22 terrorists among 45 killed in Jammu region this year
JAMMU: Forty-five people, including 13 security personnel and 25 terrorists, were killed in three districts of Jammu th...

Rohit Sharma unlikely to play T20Is in near future
MUMBAI: India's ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma is unlikely to play T20 Internationals anymore and had discussed his ...

J&K's unemployment rate dips to 4% from 5.2% in 2021-22: Officials
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir's current unemployment rate has decreased to around four per cent from 5.2 per cent in the fin...

Unexplained sudden death among young adults in India not due to Covid vaccination: ICMR study
NEW DELHI: Admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 in the past, family history of sudden death and certain lifestyle beha...

LEH	Amit Sharma Chairs Meeting to Formulate Information and Cyber Security Policy for Ladakh LEH: The Administrative Secretary of Information Technology, UT Ladakh Amit Sharma presided over a meeting at the Civil...

WWF empowering soldiers to convert disability into ability
GOC provides modified scooters to ex-soldiers
JAMMU: A rally was held at Nagrota jointly by the efforts of Northern Command and War Wounded Foundation (WWF) on Novem...

Govt repatriates Dulloo to J&K UT cadre
JAMMU: The Government on Monday repatriated senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo to his Union Territories cadre, a Personnel ...

World Cup 2023 Final: PM Narendra Modi consoles Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, lifts mood in Indian dressing room
AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoled the Indian players, including captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Vir...

2-kg IED found planted by terrorists in Kishtwar; defused
KISHTWAR: A two-kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found planted by suspected terrorists on a road in Jammu and K...

Pipeline pushed through rubble, breakthrough at collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel boosts morale
UTTARKASHI: Rescuers on Monday pushed through a six-inch-wide pipeline through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tun...

BJP delegation meets SSP Jammu, demands enhanced security at migrant Kashmiri Pandit camps
JAMMU: A BJP delegation on Monday called on Senior Superintendent of Police (Jammu) Vinod Kumar and demanded enhanced s...

Gyanodaya Express with 700 girl students flagged off from Katra
KATRA: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday flagged off ‘Gyanodaya Express - College on Wheels' train fr...

ITBP jawan martyred in IED attack cremated in Samba
SAMBA: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police jawan who lost his life in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh was cremated with full h...

Northern Army commander compliments troops for two successful operations in J&K
JAMMU: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi visited troops deployed in the counter-terrorism grid...

Rajasthan Cong like cricket team whose batters spent 5 years trying to run out each other: Modi
JAIPUR: Amid the World Cup fever in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Rajasthan Congress is ...

Instead of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, Modi should say ‘Adani ji ki Jai’: Rahul Gamdhi
JAIPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Narendra Modi of working for billionaire industrialist Gautam Ad...

B2V campaign envisages renewed focus on economic empowerment of villages in J&K: LG Manoj Sinha
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said his administration's back-to-village (B2V) prog...

Eminent theatre personality Mushtaq Kak passes away in Jammu
JAMMU: Senior theatre director and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Mushtaq Kak passed away at his residence here on Sunda...

Former minister Chaudhary Lal Singh sent to 14 days judicial custody in alleged money laundering case
JAMMU: A Special designated Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court on Saturday ordered the judicial custody of Lal...

doda	75 pc of 257 road accidents in 17 months caused by over-speeding in Doda: Officials DODA: As many as 112 people lost their lives in 257 road accidents since July last year in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda dis...

LG Manoj Sinha announces 5 marla land to 17,000 PMAY-G landless tribal beneficiaries in J&K
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced that his administration will provide five ...

Six terrorists killed in two encounters with security forces in J&K
SRINAGAR: Six terrorists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, of...

doda	Doda bus accident: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha meets the injured in hospital DODA: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the citizens who were injured in a bus accident in Doda district and admi...

298 vehicles fined, three drivers arrested in J&K for traffic violations
JAMMU: In a crackdown on traffic violators, the Jammu and Kashmir Police fined the owners of 298 vehicles and impounded...

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: 22 mts drilled through rubble for rescue
UTTARKASHI: Working overnight with a powerful machine, rescue workers had by Friday drilled up to 22 metres through the...

Prabhari Officer conducts wide-ranging activities at Panchayat Aghar Ballian - Reasi
REASI: Dr Rehana Akhter Bijli, Personnel Officer at Associated Hospital Jammu and the visiting officer for Panchayat Ag...

Key terror launch commander killed in Uri infiltration bid
SRINAGAR: In a major blow to terror infrastructure and terror sympathisers in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, security f...

doda	38 killed 20 injured as bus falls into gorge in Doda DODA: At least 38 people were killed and 20 injured when a bus carrying passengers skidded off the road and rolled down...

Too good to be true, it is stuff of dreams: Kohli on scoring 50th ODI ton
MUMBAI: His hero applauded, his wife blew kisses, and a football royalty watched in disbelief a packed crowd going bonk...

Cooperatives will play important role by spearheading rural development in J&K: LG Manoj Sinha
JAMMU: Cooperatives will play an important role by spearheading rural development and developing critical infrastructur...

Man posing as Army officer attempts to rape schoolgirl in Samba, held
SAMBA: A man has been arrested for allegedly posing as an Army officer and attempting to rape a class 12 student in Jam...

Army confirms dismissal of Captain for fake encounter in Amshipora that killed three men
NEW DELHI: The Army has confirmed the cashiering of Captain Bhoopendra Singh for killing three civilians in a staged en...

Lal Singh's ED custody extended by 5 days in money laundering case
JAMMU: A court here on Tuesday extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of former Jammu and Kashmir minister L...

Ensure that people are safe while you deal with enemies of peace: J&K DGP to police officers
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief on Monday asked his department's personnel to evolve a mechanism to ensure pub...

VHP to invite 10 crore families to take part in January 22 consecration ceremony at Ram temple
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday said it will invite more than 10 crore families in the country and...

People across India revel in Diwali; Delhi sees best air quality in 8 years
NEW DELHI: Buildings were decorated with earthen lamps and colourful lights as people across the country celebrated Diw...

India safe as long as its brave soldiers stand guard at borders: Modi to security forces on Diwali
NEW DELHI: Lepcha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that security forces have a big role in maintaining peac...

Village defence guards open fire on suspicion in Rajouri
RAJOURI: Village defence guards on Sunday opened fire, observing suspicious movement in a village in Jammu and Kashmir'...

J&K DGP to meet people twice every month to address grievances
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain will hold two-hour public grievance meetings twice ...

6 Aligarh Muslim University students nabbed for alleged ISIS connections
NEW DELHI: The Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh has apprehended six suspects who are believed to be linked to t...

Bring perpetrators of 26/11 attack, Pathankot strike to justice: India, US
NEW DELHI: In a veiled message to Pakistan, India and the US on Friday reiterated their condemnation of the 26/11 Mumba...

Attempts to push in more terrorists before winter always there; forces alert, says BSF DG
SRINAGAR: There are always attempts from across the border to push in more terrorists before the onset of winter and cl...

2 cops suspended for dereliction of duty in Jammu
JAMMU: Two constables of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were suspended for dereliction of duty here on Thursday, an offic...

Kamala Harris celebrates early Diwali at her residence; says the world is facing a 'difficult and dark moment'
US Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated Diwali at her official residence during which she told the guests that it's ...

J&K Police attach JeM terrorist's shop in Anantnag
SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday attached a shop belonging to a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist, who is presently in cust...

Will take India among top 3 economies of world in my third tenure: PM Modi
DAMOH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said in his third tenure as PM, he will take the country among the top...

DG BSF reviews operational preparedness of force at LoC in Bandipora
SRINAGAR: Director General Border Security Forces Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday reviewed the operational preparedness of t...