Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary inspects development works in GMC Udhampur, Bailey
Directs executing agency to complete project by July 2025 UDHAMPUR: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today conducted an extensive tour of Udhampur to inspect the ongoing construction works on the Government Medical College Udhampur at Bailey, being executed by the Public Works Department. He was accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Prem Singh along with […]
HC Jammu wing holds Full Court Reference to condole demise of Senior Advocates, Advocates
JAMMU: A Full Court reference was held today in the Court room of Chief Justice at Jammu Wing of the High Court to condole the demise of distinguished members of the legal fraternity including Senior Advocates Ashok Vijay Gupta and Prem Saroop Dutta, Advocates Ramesh Chander Arora and Vinod Kumar Bakshi. Justice Arun Palli, Chief […]
Centre approves appointment of 3 new Supreme Court judges
New Delhi: The Central Government on Thursday approved the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation to elevate three high court judges to the apex court. The appointed judges are: Justice NV Anjaria, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court; Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and Justice AS Chandurkar, judge of the Bombay […]
Security beefed up in Poonch border town ahead of home minister’s visit
JAMMU: Security has been beefed up in Jammu and Poonch districts ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s arrival on a two-day visit beginning Friday evening, officials said. Shah will review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and visit people affected by Pakistani shelling in Poonch during his first visit to the Union Territory […]
Heat waves to last longer and affect more areas in India, warn scientists
NEW DELHI: Heat waves in India are expected to last longer and affect larger regions, scientists have warned, as climate change continues to intensify extreme weather events. Climate models show that the area and duration of heat waves in India would increase, said Krishna Achuta Rao, Head, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences at Delhi’s Indian Institute […]
Gold declines Rs 500 to Rs 98,500/10 g; silver trades flat
NEW DELHI: Gold prices declined by Rs 500 to Rs 98,500 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday amid weak global cues, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The yellow metal of 99.5 per cent purity fell Rs 500 to Rs 98,000 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes). “Gold prices continued […]
NCC Cadets of Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh NCC Directorate : A Shining Beacon of Courage
Jammu : During the present situation of uncertainty, the outstanding mettle and initiative shown by NCC cadets of JK&L NCC Directorate is a shining example for others to emulate. To increase the preparedness level of the cadets and also to empower them with hands on knowledge, 8 J&K Girls Battalion NCC under the aegis of […]
BSF DG visits Poonch to assess impact of recent Pak shelling
JAMMU: Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary visited the shelling-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday and reviewed the prevailing security situation. Shah will during his two-day stay in the Jammu region beginning Friday visit religious places and meet the shelling-hit […]
OGW among two persons detained under PSA in Kishtwar
KISHTWAR/JAMMU: Two persons, including an overground worker of terrorists, were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials on Thursday said. The two detained have been identified as overground worker (OGW) Rustam Ali of Hunjala tehsil and notorious criminal Arshad Hussain of Guryan, they said. Kishtwar District Magistrate Rajesh […]
People of PoK part of Indian family, day not far when they will return to India: Rajnath Singh
NEW DELHI: People of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) are part of India’s “own family” and the day is not far when they will return to the Indian mainstream by listening to their inner voice, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Laying out India’s policy approach towards Pakistan, Singh said New Delhi has “redesigned and redefined” […]
