Transport Commissioner visits Baltal, Domail Base camp, Sonamarg; reviews transport arrangements
GANDERBAL,: Transport Commissioner Vishesh Paul Mahajan today conducted an extensive visit to key locations along the Amarnath Yatra route to review the transport arrangements and coordination among various agencies. He was accompanied by ARTO Ganderbal and other field officials. The visit included inspections at Baltal, the base camp at Domail and a high-level review meeting […]
BJP holds meeting with MLAs in Jammu, warns agitation against ‘discriminatory language policy’
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Unit of BJP on Wednesday held a meeting of its legislators here, warning a mass agitation against government decision to make Urdu as a compulsory subject in the recently notified Naib Tehsildar recruitment examination in the Union Territory. The meeting, presided over by J-K BJP President Sat Sharma at party headquarters […]
Vande Bharat, Chenab Bridge take spotlight at World Expo 2025 in Osaka: Railway Ministry
NEW DELHI: Vande Bharat and Chenab Bridge have emerged as a star attraction at the ongoing World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, drawing enthusiastic crowds and high praise from visitors for its remarkable journey of modernisation and technological innovation, the Railway Ministry on Wednesday said. “Held at Yumeshima, an artificial island on Osaka’s waterfront, the […]
Nearly 17,000 more pilgrims offer prayers at Amarnath cave shrine
SRINAGAR: Nearly 17,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Amarnath shrine on Wednesday in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the total number of pilgrims this year to 128,000 in the first week, officials said here. A total of 16,720 pilgrims paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine in the Himalayas in south Kashmir on Wednesday, […]
Police attach property of Pakistan-based terrorist handler in Kupwara
SRINAGAR: The property of a Pakistan-based terrorist handler was attached in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday, police said. In a major crackdown on terror operatives and their support structures, Jammu and Kashmir Police have seized the property belonging to a Pakistan-based terrorist handler and top commander of proscribed terror outfits Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) […]
Maintain high level of vigilance throughout Amarnath Yatra: DIG Shiv Kumar Sharma
JAMMU: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Shiv Kumar Sharma on Wednesday conducted a thorough security review of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra and stressed the significance of maintaining a high level of vigilance throughout the duration of the pilgrimage. The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high shrine commenced on July 3 from the Valley via the twin tracks […]
J&K Police invoke new criminal laws to attach property in job scam, compensate 17 victims
JAMMU: In a landmark action under the BNSS, Jammu and Kashmir Police successfully executed a property attachment in a Rs 2.39 crore job scam here, resulting in the recovery and refund of Rs 75 lakh among 17 victims, a senior officer said on Wednesday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Joginder Singh, said the milestone reflects […]
J&K Cong to intensify statehood movement ahead of Parliament Session
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Wednesday said it will intensify the statehood restoration movement ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament that is set to start from July 21. At a meeting of party coordinators for different districts of the Jammu region, the Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Tariq […]
PM Modi conferred with Namibia’s highest civilian award
WINDHOEK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday conferred with Namibia’s highest civilian award, ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’. The award was presented by Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Modi is in Namibia on the last leg of his five-nation visit. This is the first visit of Prime Minister Modi to Namibia and the […]
Govt must treat public grievances as opportunities to identify flaws: Dr Jitendra Singh
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said over 26 lakh public grievances are filed each year, and the government must treat them as opportunities to identify flaws in policies and administrative rules. Addressing an event, the Union minister of state for personnel called for a fundamental shift in the way public grievances are […]
