EC to publish finalised J&K voters' list on Oct 31

01/07/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 30: The Election Commission will publish the finalised electoral rolls of Jammu and Kashmir on October 31, the union territory's first voters' list after the boundaries of assembly seats were redrawn in the delimitation exercise. In a letter to the chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir, the poll panel has given a timeline to complete various activities before the final publication of the electoral rolls on October 31. Officials said the voters' list will keep getting upd...

Police arrests 5 LeT terrorists in Srinagar, Sopore

01/07/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 30: Police along with security forces have arrested 05 terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT in Srinagar & Sopore. Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition have been recovered from their possession. In Srinagar, based on specific input regarding movement of terrorists in the district, Srinagar Police laid special checkpoints at various locations. On one such checkpoint laid by Police & 50RR on Sanat Nagar Chowk-Rangreth road area, one hybrid terrorist was ar...

Ban on single-use plastic kicks in from Friday

01/07/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 30: As the ban on certain single-use plastic items kicks in from Friday, state governments will initiate an enforcement campaign and close down units engaging in production, distribution, stocking and sale of such items, Union Environment ministry officials said. Violation of the ban will invite punitive action, including a fine or a jail term or both, detailed under Section 15 of the Environment Protection Act (EPA) and under bylaws of respective municipal corporations, they sa...

Adjournment breaks the back of litigant…

01/07/2022
JAMMU, Jun 30: The Supreme Court of India has recently held that “It breaks the back of litigants; insults & kills justice” and further asked the Courts to come out of the adjournment culture, still the case are being adjourned and the phenomenon of “tareek pe tareek” is not ending. In one of the civil classic case pending since 2013 title Jeep Singh V/S Mandeep Kour & ors in the Court of Addl. Distt. Judge, Jammu. Mr. A.K Sawhney Advocate recently engaged by the Plaintiff Jeep Singh Since...

HC imposes Special Penalty Rs 10 lakh to R&B for violation of right to property of petitioner

01/07/2022
JAMMU, Jun 30: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, imposed special penalty of Rs 10 lacs to R&B Department on account of violation of the right to property of the petitioner which is guaranteed by the Constitution. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is regarding 9.053 Marlas of land falling under survey No. 550 of Moza Sultanpora Sumbal, Bandipora, District Baramulla. The pe...

Cops unearth racket of selling ‘sim cards’ against fake verification, two held in Doda

01/07/2022
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Jun 30: Police on Thursday busted a fake SIM card racket by arresting two persons involved in selling sim cards using a new modus operandi i.e. using details from ceojk.nic.in and then make new voter Id by using photoshop app in Doda district. A police party led by SHO Gandoh Vikram Singh assisted by PSI Parvez Ali in district doda in a major crackdown against misuse of SIM cards and their fraudulent sale has booked SIM card vendors and Computer operator. Doda police arre...

Amid tight security, 2nd batch of 5,700 pilgrims leave for Amarnath from Jammu

01/07/2022
JAMMU, June 30: Second batch of 5,700 pilgrims left from here in a secured convoy to perform pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south of Himalayas amid tight security arrangements. Chanting 'Bam Bam Bhole', the pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in a cavalcade of 230 vehicles early Thursday morning. The 43-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine will conclude on August 11 on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. With the 2nd batch, the total number of pilgrims, who have left for th...

MSMEs one-third of India’s economy, Budget raised 650% in 8 yrs: Modi

01/07/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's micro, small and medium enterprises are a huge pillar of growth journey, as they together account for almost one-third of the country's economy. "When we say MSME, it expands in technical language to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises. But these micro, small and medium enterprises are a huge pillar of India's growth journey. MSME sector accounts for almost one-third of India's economy," PM Modi said. The Prime Minister ma...

PSLV C-53 carrying three commercial satellites lifts off

01/07/2022
SRIHARIKOTA, Jun 30: In its second successful mission within a week, ISRO launched three foreign satellites in precise orbit from the spaceport here on Thursday. PSLV-C53 is the second dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO. It had on June 23 launched GSAT-24 in its first “demand-driven” communication satellite mission post space sector reforms, leasing the entire capacity on board to Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Tata Play. On Thursd...

J&K reports 83 fresh positive cases

01/07/2022
JAMMU, Jun 28: The Government today informed that 83fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 59 from Jammu division and 24 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 455089. Moreover, 37 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 22 from Jammu division and 15from Kashmir division. On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 10,221 doses of COVID vaccine have been administ...

Govt strives to make Amarnath Yatra grand success; to setup 50- bed hospitals at Baltal, Chandanwari

01/07/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 30: Two 50-bedded hospitals are being set up as indoor facilities at Baltal and Chandanwari in Jammu and Kashmir with the help of DRDO as part of various steps taken by the Union health ministry to make this year's Amarnath Yatra a grand success. Under the directions of Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, and as per the directives of the Supreme Court, various initiatives have been taken to streamline Amarnathji Yatra for the devotees, the ministry said in a statement. Ama...

HC imposes Rs 35000 costs on Govt for 2 adjournments in 2013 case

01/07/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 30: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has imposed Rs 35000 costs on the government for two adjournments this month in a petition after authorities failed to submit objections to the plea filed nine years ago. First the court had imposed Rs 10000 penalty on Collector Land Acquisition Shopian on June 2 this year and now Rs 25000 have been imposed as the costs for the adjournment which the court said was "not inclined to but compelled by the circumstances". "The writ petition and t...

Girls again outshine boys in class 12th result

01/07/2022
JAMMU, Jun 30: J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) declared the result of Higher Secondary Examination Part II (Class 12th), Session Annual, Regular, 2022 Summer Zone of Jammu Division today after the successful conduct of examination and evaluation processes which completes the examination process of 12th class 2022. JKBOSE had given a concession of 30% in the syllabi to the students who had to attempt only 70% marks from the question paper which was treated as 100% for result computation ...

Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde sworn in CM, Fadnavis takes oath as Dy CM

01/07/2022
MUMBAI, Jun 30: Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde was on Thursday sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister, while BJP's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as deputy chief minister. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office to them at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai shortly after 7.30 pm. Shinde began by paying tributes to late Shiv Sena leaders Bal Thackeray and Anand Dighe. His supporters shouted slogans hailing Thackeray and Dighe as he finished taking the oath. Earlier on Thursday, BJ...

Amarnath Yatra strengthens our faith in goodness of mankind: LG

30/06/2022
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Jun 29: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the annual Amarnath Yatra strengthens the faith in the goodness of mankind and its successful conduct is the duty or every citizen of the Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off the first batch of pilgrims, as they set off to Shri Amarnath Ji Cave Shrine from Jammu base camp amidst chanting of Vedic mantras. The Lt Governor prayed for the peace, prosperity and a safe spiritual journey...

2 LeT TERRORISTS KILLED IN KULGAM

30/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 29: Police and security forces have neutralized two local terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. Besides, arrested an LeT hybrid terrorist & busted a terrorist hideout on his disclosure in Bandipora. Moreover, arrested one LeT terrorist associate in Budgam. Acting on specific input regarding the presence of terrorists in Nowpora, Mir Bazaar area of Kulgam, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, Army (9RR) in the said a...

On camera, security forces destroy terrorist hideout in Bandipora

30/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 29: Security forces today destroyed a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The forces carried out the operation after they arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist in Bandipora’s Nadihal area. Drone footage of the operation shows a building being blown up in Bandipora. The terrorist has been identified as Mehboob ul Inam, a resident of Nadihal, Kashmir Zone Police said. “Police and SFs arrested an LeT terrorist at a checkpoint at Papchan in Bandipora,” Kashmi...

MHA directs NIA to take over ‘brutal’ murder of tailor in Udaipur

30/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 29: Treating the Udaipur murder as a terror incident, the Centre on Wednesday directed anti-terror agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), to extensively probe the "brutal" murder of a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur district, especially whether any organisation or international links were behind the sensational killing. The Home Ministry's official twitter handle said "MHA has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation of the brutal m...

Govt orders reshuffle in Civil Administration

30/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 29: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered a reshuffle in the administration. According to Government Order No.774-JK(GAD) of 2022 issued by the General Administration Department (GAD, Leena Padha, JKAS, Additional Inspector General of Registration, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, relieving Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, IAS of the additional charge of the post. Mansoor Aslam Choudhary, JKAS, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes ...

Govt approves Rs 2,516 crore scheme for computerisation of 63,000 Primary Agriculture Credit Societies

30/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 29: The Centre on Wednesday decided to computerise all functional 63,000 Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) over the next five years with a budget outlay of Rs 2,516 crore in order to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability in their operations. The scheme, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also facilitate PACS to diversify their business and undertake multiple activities and services. ...

Uddhav quits as Maharashtra CM

30/06/2022
MUMBAI, Jun 29: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he is quitting the post. “I am also quitting as member of Legislative Council,” Thackeray said in a webcast. His announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor’s direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday. However, Supreme Court Wednesday refused to stay Maharashtra Governor’s direction to the Uddhav Th...

HC sets aside conviction of Patwari in trap case

30/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 29: The J&K High Court set-aside the conviction of Patwari Mangat Ram who was convicted by Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu in trap case. This significant judgment has been passed in an appeal filed by Mangat Ram against the judgment and order dated 18-12-2015 rendered by the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu in file No. 222/Challan titled State through Police Station Vigilance Organization Jammu V/S Mangat Ram Sharma, whereby, appellant has been tried, held guilty, con...

Hundreds of Jal Shakti dept Daily wagers stage rally for regularisation

30/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 29: Amid scorching heat, hundreds of daily wagers of the Jal Shakti Department on Wednesday staged a massive rally and blocked a vital bridge here, seeking fulfilment of their long-pending demands including regularisation and release of pending wages. The workers, who are on a tool-down strike for the past one week, assembled under the banner of Public Health Engineering (PHE) employees united front at the main office complex of the chief engineer at B C Road in the heart of the...

Coordination meeting held at Samba District

30/06/2022
SAMBA, Jun 29: As per the directions of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, the Coordination Meeting for the quarter April-June 2022 of various stakeholders of justice delivery system for District Samba was held today at District Court Complex, Samba. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Sonia Gupta, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Samba and was attended by Arvind Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samba, Abhishek Mahajan, SSP Samba, Suram Sharma, Addl. DC, Samba, Slahuddin Ahmed, Se...

Abdullah, Mir, Raina attend high tea meeting with LG; Mehbooba skips

30/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 29: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was the only notable absentee from the "high tea" party hosted by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday. Sinha invited heads of various political parties in the union territory for a meeting to discuss the prevailing situation including the Amarnath Yatra scheduled to begin Thursday, officials said. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, J-K BJP chief Ravinder Raina and Congress president G ...

India successfully tests high-speed expendable aerial target Abhyas

30/06/2022
BALASORE, June 29: India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the Odisha coast, as per a statement. The performance of the aircraft at low altitude, including sustained level and high maneuverability, was demonstrated during the test flight, it said. The target aircraft was flown from a ground-based controller in a pre-designated low-altitude flight path, whi...

Pakistan to boycott G20 meeting in J&K: approaches China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia

30/06/2022
ISLAMABAD, Jun 29: Pakistan is reaching out to its close allies in the group of twenty - China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia to boycott the G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir. "Pakistan to ask China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia to boycott G20 meeting in J-K," tweeted WLVN Analysis, geopolitics, defence, and national security think-tank. As per reports, India is planning to host certain events of G20 in J-K, reported The Express Tribune. India is set to assume the presidency of the G20 in December this y...

KK Venugopal agrees to continue as Attorney-General for 3 more months

30/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 29: Senior advocate KK Venugopal has agreed to continue as the Attorney-General for India for three more months following a request by the central government, government sources said on Wednesday. His present tenure was to end on June 30. Venugopal, sources said, was not willing to continue in the constitutional post due to “personal reasons”. But following a request by the central government, he has agreed to continue as the top law officer of the Centre for three more months....

PM chairs meeting of Union Council of Ministers

30/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers, which is expected to discuss the impact of aspirational districts, the gati shakti master plan, the rationalisation of autonomous bodies and other reforms, sources said. The meeting that started at 5 pm is being held virtually, they added. The meeting is also expected to discuss the preparedness for the G-20 conference, the sources said, adding that a presentation will be made dur...

Covid: 73 fresh cases in J&K

30/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 29: Jammu and Kashmir reported 73 new Covid cases on Wednesday that took the infection tally to 4,55,006, officials said. No Covid-related fatality was reported and the death toll stands at 4,756, they said. Of the new cases, 52 were reported from Jammu division and 21 from the Kashmir valley, officials said. There are 447 active cases while the overall recoveries have reached 4,49,803, they said. There were 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus), officials added.

Pak-based LeT behind series of explosions in Rajouri; two arrested

29/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 28: Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was behind the recent series of explosions in Rajouri district, police said on Tuesday, claiming to have solved the case with the arrest of two of its operatives while the search is on for the main accused. A huge cache of explosive material, including five improvised explosive devices (IEDs), was recovered at the disclosure of the arrested accused, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu, Mukesh Singh said. Twin explo...

NIA arrests two cross-LoC traders in terror funding case

29/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 28: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two persons in a case related to alleged use of proceeds of cross-LoC trade to fund terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Tuesday. Tanveer Ahmad Wani of Achagoza-Rajpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama and Peer Arshad Iqbal, alias Ashu , of Khwaja Bagh in north Kashmir's Baramulla were arrested during searches carried out in the valley on Monday, a spokesperson of the NIA said. "The arrested accused are cr...

Crackdown on misuse of SIM cards: One vendor booked, 1,000 others under scanner in Kashmir

29/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 28: In a major crackdown against misuse of SIM cards by terrorists, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Tuesday booked a SIM card vendor in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir even as over 1,000 vendors are under the scanner for fraudulently issuing such cards by stealing identities and forging records, an official said. He said two premises belonging to Javid Ahmad Bhat, proprietor of Bhat Telecom', were searched at Mohalla Gunwari in Gugloosa. The basic allegation that t...

AMARNATH YATRA: Unfazed by looming terror threat, hundreds of pilgrims arrive in Jammu

29/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 28: Chants of Bam Bam Bhole and Jai Barfani Baba ki rented the air as hundreds of enthusiastic pilgrims unperturbed by the looming terror threat arrived at the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here amid tight security on Tuesday to set out on a journey to cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas on Wednesday. The devotees said their unflinching faith in Lord Shiva and the security forces has encouraged them to be part of the annual Amarnath Yatra that is being organised this year after a ...

Over 130 sniffer dogs deployed to ensure safe Yatra

29/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 28: Two days ahead of the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra, security has been tightened in Jammu and Kashmir with special emphasis on the use of over 130 sniffer dogs on the vehicle routes heading towards the shrine to ensure safe pilgrimage amid heightened terror threat. A top government official, requesting anonymity, told ANI that this is the first time when the security forces have been using a maximum number of sniffer dogs to check the use of explosives by terrorists to ...

Modern Agri strategies, environment-friendly tech to accelerate rural economy transformation: LG

29/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 28: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended the 7th Convocation ceremony of SKUAST-Jammu at Baba Jitto Auditorium, SKUAST, Chatha. The Lt Governor lauded the University for rendering service to the nation by training young men and women in modern agriculture science and technology, who will shape the destiny of farming sector. Congratulating the graduating students, the Lt Governor said convocation is a stage in life when students step out into real world from academic c...

DB upholds removal of Judge

29/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 28: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjeev Kumar uphold dismissal of Judicial Officer Javed Ahmed Naik, Munisff, who was placed under suspension in 2013, following acomplaint against him of causing loss to the State exchequer by charging insufficient stamp duty. The petitioner, who was serving as Munsiff Pulwama in Kashmir Division, was removed from the judicial service by the Governor of the then S...

3000 illegal backdoor engagements in J&K Bank

29/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 28: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed the petition filed by Parvez Ahmad Nengroo seeking quashing of FIR registered by Anticorruption Bureau in much publicized alleged 3000 illegal backdoor engagements in J&K Bank. Justice Sanjay Dhar while dismissing the petition, observed that counsel for the petitioner that the offences, which are subject matter of two FIRs, have arisen out of a single conspiracy which commenced with the tenure of the then Chairman, Sheikh Mu...

60 hrs, 15 engagements: PM Modi wraps up his two-nation tour

29/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just wrapped up his two nations tour and left for India from Abu Dhabi, after an extremely successful visit to Germany as well as the United Arab Emirates. It was an action-packed schedule in Germany where the Prime Minister attended the largest community programme post-COVID-19 pandemic. PM Modi, who arrived in Germany on Sunday, addressed a gathering of thousands of people from the Indian diaspora at an event in Munich. In his address, PM M...

India committed to protect 30 pc of world’s land and ocean by 2030: Jitendra

29/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 28: India on Tuesday assured the world community that it is committed to an international pact to protect at least 30 per cent of the world's land and ocean by 2030. Delivering the India statement at the UN Ocean Conference at Lisbon in Portugal, Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said efforts were on to achieve the 30x30 target in a mission mode as per the resolutions of the Conference of Parties. Singh said he is here at the UN forum to present before the world, Prime Min...

Woman killed, 4 injured as car rammed into truck in Kathua

29/06/2022
KATHUA/JAMMU, Jun 28: A 60-year-old woman was killed and her four relatives seriously injured on Tuesday when their private car rammed into a parked truck in Kathua district, police said. The accident took place at Rajbagh on Jammu-Pathankot highway when the driver lost control over the car and hit the truck stationed on the roadside, a police official said. He said five persons travelling in the car were seriously injured in the accident and were rushed to Government Medical College (GMC) ho...

68 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

29/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 28: Jammu and Kashmir reported 68 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday that pushed its infection tally to 4,54,933, officials here said. While 53 cases were reported from the Jammu division of the union territory, 15 were reported from the Kashmir valley, they said. The death toll due to the viral disease remained unchanged at 4,756, the officials said. There are 405 active COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir. So far, 4,49,772 people have recovered from the disease, they said.

PM Modi meets UAE President Sheikh Mohamed in Abu Dhabi

29/06/2022
ABU DHABI, Jun 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met UAE's newly-appointed President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan here and the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen and diversify the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Modi met Sheikh Mohamed during a brief stopover here on his way to India from Germany to personally convey his condolences on the demise of former president of the Gulf nation Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahya...

India calls for ramping up scope, scale and speed of climate finance

29/06/2022
LONDON, Jun 28: India on Tuesday called on the developed world to step up the scope, scale and speed of climate finance for the developing world to help tackle the crisis of climate change. Addressing a Climate Finance and Technology Summit in London, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav highlighted the milestones achieved by India in the field of climate action on mission mode . For the developing countries, adaptation finance is important, and the USD 10...

Playgrounds constructed in every Panchayat to nurture talent of budding sportspersons of J&K

29/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 28: To encourage and motivate the sports-loving youth of J&K to choose sports as a profession, J&K Government is constructing one playground in each Panchayat of UT to nurture the talent. For the promotion of sports at the grass-root level, each panchayat has been provided with sports kits during the Back to Village-3 as per the local requirements. The rapid promotion of sports in J&K, especially in the rural sector, has developed a sense of hope that the J&K will bring laurels f...

Focus on governance instead of giving speeches: Rahul to PM on falling Rupee

29/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 28: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over the falling value of the rupee and said one would have to focus on governance rather than giving speeches to arrest the deteriorating condition of the economy. His remarks came as the value of the rupee fell to Rs 78.83 per US dollar, its weakest ever. To attack the prime minister, Gandhi quoted Modi's words as Gujarat chief minister targeting then central government led by the Congre...

India’s approach transitioned from ‘women’s development’ to women-led development’: Modi

28/06/2022
ELMAU (GERMANY), Jun 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a G7 summit session on food security and gender equality during which he emphasised that India's approach had transitioned from women's development to women-led development. Modi also suggested that for ensuring food security the focus should be on fertilisers' availability, structured system for use of Indian agricultural talent, nutritious alternatives like millets and natural farming. "PM @narendramodi addressed the ...

Biden walks upto Modi at G7 Summit, shows bonhomie between leaders of democratic world

28/06/2022
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Jun 27: In an instance of bonhomie between the leaders of the two largest democracies of the world that caught the eye of viewers, US President Joe Biden walked up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to greet him at the venue of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at Schloss Elmau, Germany on Monday. Prime Minister Modi is attending this year's summit being held under the German Presidency. India is among the five partner countries invited to attend the G7 Summit. German Chancellor Olaf ...

All set for resumption of Amarnath Yatra after 3-year suspension

28/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 27: Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) is pulling out all the stops to ensure smooth pilgrimage, scheduled to begin on June 30, to the holy cave shrine housing the naturally formed ice-lingam in south Kashmir Himalayas. Jammu and Kashmir administration is also augmenting the efforts of the Shrine Board by providing fool proof security cover along both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes to the holy cave, a senior official said. While the board is making arrangements for the pilgrims i...

HC quashes PSA of 2 detenues

28/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 27: High Court quashed detention orders of two detenues held under Public Safety Act last year and directed the authorities to release them from the custody. The Court while hearing the two separate petitions filed by Irshad Ahmad Reshi R/o Taj Mohalla Tral-i-Payeen District Pulwama and Mehraj-ud-Din Dar R/o Manz Mohalla, Anchar, Soura, Srinagar challenging their detention orders passed against them by District Magistrates Pulwama and Srinagar, quashed both detention orders a...

2 terrorists neutralized in Kulgam encounter

28/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 27: Acting on specific information generated by Police regarding the presence of terrorists in village Nowpora-Kherpora, Trubji area of Kulgam, a joint cordon & search operation was launched by Police, Army (1RR) and CRPF in the said area. During the search operation, as the joint search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter. However in order to...

Terrorist arrested in Doda

28/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 27: Doda Police alongwith security forces have arrested one terrorist namely Fareed Ahmed son of Ghulam Hassan resident of Koti Doda and recovered 01 Chinese pistol, 02 Magazine,14 live cartridges and one mobile phone from his possession. As an increased security measure before the Amarnath yatra, a Police Party of PS Doda laid a naka on the outskirts of Doda Town and intercepted a young man carrying arms and ammunition. The accused was taken into custody and a special team star...

UN Conference takes off, Dr Jitendra holds bilateral Ministerial talks

28/06/2022
LISBON (PORTUGAL), Jun 27: The 5-day UN Ocean Conference took off today with the Governments of Kenya and Portugal being the co-hosts. Leaders from over 130 countries from across the world will deliberate for five days to find an international agreement on protecting the world’s oceans, seas and marine resources. Meanwhile, on the first day of the 5-day conference, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is leading the Indian delegation, held bilateral talks with a number of Ministers from diffe...

DGPC ELECTION: 70 elected unopposed, elections contested in 40 constituencies in Jammu

28/06/2022
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Jun 27: District Gurudwara Prabandhak Committees (DGPC) elections- 2022 were held successfully across Jammu and Kashmir UT, today. In Jammu division, out of total 110 Constituencies, 70 members were elected unopposed, while votes were polled for 40 Constituencies with a turnover of 48.41 percent. Pertinently, the elections for District Gurudwara Prabandhak Committees (DGPC) - 2022 were held as per the schedule notified by the Government through Financial Commissioner Reven...

Pak intruder killed along IB

28/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 27: A Pakistani intruder was killed by BSF troops along the International Border (IB) in Jammu district early Monday, officials said. A BSF spokesman said the area domination party noticed the intruder heading towards the border fence with an intention to cross over. "Our party challenged him to stop but he paid no attention and continued his movement towards the fence", he said. BSF troops fired three rounds at the intruder, the spokesman said, adding his body was found close to ...

Hyderpora encounter: SC asks J&K HC to hear plea of man seeking exhumation of son’s body

28/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 27: The Supreme Court Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to consider either on Tuesday or within a week the plea of a man seeking a direction to exhume the body of his son, who was dubbed a terrorist and killed in an encounter in November 2021 and to permit the family to conduct last religious rites at the same graveyard. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala also requested the high court consider the plea for the grant of compensation to Mohammad ...

Dinkar Gupta takes charge as NIA chief

28/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 27: Former Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Monday took over as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), an anti-terror probe agency formed after the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, and called for "expeditious investigation" and prosecution of offences of terror that affect security of the country. The appointment of Dinkar, a 1987-batch IPS officer from Punjab cadre, comes at a time when Pakistan's snooping agency ISI is seen making attempts of revamping terror...

CJI Ramana addresses Indian diaspora in Washington DC

28/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 27: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana addressed the Indian diaspora in Washington DC on Sunday during his visit to the United States. The CJI and his wife Sivamala reached the US from Germany. Prior to visiting Washington DC, the CJI visited the Independence Hall in Philadelphia and said it is necessary for all the citizens of the world to work tirelessly to sustain and further the liberty, freedom and democracy that "our forefathers have fought for".

PM making his friends ‘daulatveer’, youth made ‘Agniveers’: Rahul

28/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 27: Using wordplay to slam the BJP over the Agnipath scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making his friends “daulatveer’ by handing airports to them for 50 years while making youths ‘Agniveers’ on a four-year contract. The former Congress chief’s attack came on a day the party’s leaders and activists observed a “peaceful Satyagraha” in all assembly constituencies to demand a withdrawal of the new military recruitment scheme...

High Court quashes interim bail order passed by Session's court

27/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 26: Justice M.A Choudhary of U.T of J&K and Ladakh High Court quashed the Interim Bail order passed in NDPS case by Sessions Court Sopore in Commercial quantity case. The order reads as…… Petitioner, through the medium of this application, seeks cancellation of bail granted to the respondent herein vide impugned order dated 18.02.2022 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge Sopore in the case titled "Irfan Ahmad Gazi Vs. UT of J&K" arising out of an FIR No.276/2021 for th...

Government working tirelessly for holistic development of tribal communities: LG

27/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 26: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today conferred the first-ever UT level Tribal Awards at SKICC, Srinagar and felicitated individuals and institutions for their exemplary services to tribal welfare and achievements in the field of sports, education, culture, literature and Science & Technology. Extremely proud to have participated in the first-ever UT level Tribal Awards Ceremony. This initiative to acknowledge the achievements and services of the community will encourage...

Around 3 lakh pilgrims have registered for Amarnath yatra so far

27/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 26: Around three lakh pilgrims have registered so far for the annual Amarnath Yatra which is scheduled to begin on June 30 amid unprecedented security arrangements in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Sunday. Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), which manages the annual pilgrimage, commenced the registration of pilgrims for the 43-day yatra on April 11 through 566 designated branches of various banks across the country, in addition to the facility on its website. Regis...

Dr Jitendra holds pre-conference meeting with Indian representatives

27/06/2022
LISBON (PORTUGAL), Jun 26: Soon after his arrival here for the 5-day UN Ocean Conference beginning tomorrow, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today held a pre-conference meeting with Indian representatives including delegates and Embassy officials to assess the preparation by the Indian side and to deliberate on the ...

PM Modi highlights India’s growth story, says country impatient to fulfil its dreams

27/06/2022
MUNICH, Jun 26: In his address to the Indian diaspora in Munich on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the country's achievements in a short span of time and said India is impatient to fulfil its dreams. "India is now ready, ready, impatient. India is impatient, for progress, for development. India is impatient for its dreams, for the fulfillment of its dreams," said PM Modi. "Today's India has come out of the mentality of 'it happens, it runs like this'. Today India takes a pledg...

Attempts made to crush democracy during Emergency: PM

27/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 26: Targeting the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that attempts were made to "crush democracy" during the Emergency imposed in 1975, and asserted that it is difficult to find another example in the world where people defeated a "dictatorial mindset" through democratic means. In his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio broadcast, Modi also lauded India's feats in the space sector and cited creation of "In-Space" which is promoting opportunities in the space sector for the p...

Terrorist arrested in Doda

27/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 26: A terrorist was arrested in Doda district on Sunday, a police official said. A pistol, one magazine and some rounds were recovered from the terrorist, the official said. Based on a specific information, the terrorist was nabbed by a joint search party of the police and security forces from the outskirts of Doda town, the official added.

Security tightened ahead of Amarnath Yatra

27/06/2022
KATHUA, Jun 26: Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, the security has been tightened at the gateway of Jammu and Kashmir at Lakhanpur. Speaking to ANI, RC Kotwal, SSP of Kathua said, "Lakhanpur is the gateway of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir from the Punjab side and we have arranged all kinds of securities. I can assure you that no tourists will face any kind of problems." "We are building reception yards, reception centres for the tourists' registration and can easily move ahead and till now, ...

Agnipath a fraud on youths, govt should reconsider: Meghalaya Guv Satya Pal Malik

27/06/2022
BAGHPAT, Jun 26: Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik Sunday slammed the 'Agnipath' scheme as a "fraud" with the hopes of future jawans and said those retiring without a pension after serving the armed forces for four years would hardly attract any marriage proposal. Malik, who has also served as Jammu and Kashmir governor, urged the government to "reconsider" the new scheme under which youths will be recruited as soldiers on a contractual basis. Seventy-five per cent of the recruits will be re...

Suspended IPS officer Basant Rath resigns; hints at joining electoral politics

27/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 26: Suspended IPS officer Basant Rath on Sunday announced his resignation from service on social media, hinting that he is joining politics to contest elections from Kashmir. In his famous twitter handle KangriCarrier , which is unverified, as well as WhatsApp status and Instagram post, Rath who will be completing two years of his suspension next month, said politics is a noble profession . Sharing his copy of resignation letter addressed to J&K Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta ...

IAF can deliver desired punch when required within short time frame: IAF Chief

27/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 26: India should comprehend the situation along its unsettled western and northern borders as a ‘two-front’ contingency and prepare for it accordingly, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on Sunday, referring to the possible challenge from a collusive military threat from China and Pakistan. In an exclusive interview , the Chief of Air Staff said India could be attacked on all fronts, starting from military standoffs to information manipulation and blackouts in the future and it...

J&K reports 56 fresh positive cases

27/06/2022
JAMMU, Jun 26: The Government today informed that 56fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19)have been reported today; 43from Jammu division and 13 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 454798.Also, 01 COVID death has been reported from Jammu division. Moreover, 28more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 18fromJammu division and 10from Kashmir division. The Bulletin also informs that no new case ...

Appalled that seeking justice is equated with hatching conspiracies: Mehbooba

27/06/2022
SRINAGAR, Jun 26: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said she was appalled that asking for justice in the country was equated with hatching conspiracies. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to the arrest of activist Teesta Setalvad by the Gujarat Police. Appalled that standing with the victims has been criminalised & asking for justice is equated with hatching conspiracies. To make matters worse, this judgement which should've served a closure is instead being used to pun...

While Indians struggle, PM busy planning next distraction: Rahul

27/06/2022
NEW DELHI, Jun 26: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the PM’s “mastery” in “entire distraction science” can’t hide disasters such as an all-time high unemployment rate, a 30-year high wholesale price index, and devaluation of LIC by $17 billion. Gandhi said that while Indians struggle, Modi is busy planning his next distraction. “PM’s mastery in ‘Entire Distraction Science’ can’t hide these disasters – ? at 78/$; $17 bn LIC value lost; WPI In...