Jammu: The registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra through Baltal and Chandanwari routes began on Tuesday, officials said. Nobody will be allowed to undertake the yatra without securing a permit which is valid for a specified day and route, they added. The registration of pilgrims is being undertaken through 440 designated branches of the Punjab National […]
Srinagar: Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Tuesday chaired a joint key security meeting of various security agencies to review the current situation in Kashmir and to evolve a strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Northern Army Commander, who is on a two-day visit to the valley, chaired a joint key security […]
Kabul: At least Eight policemen were killed while six others wounded after Taliban militants attacked a police camp in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh overnight, local police said on Tuesday. “The Taliban armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) stormed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) base camp in Shaikhah village of Sholgara District. In an ensuing […]
Srinagar: Cricketer turned Bharatiya Janata Party politician Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday lashed out at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah after the later said that his party will force the centre to restore the various privileges and protections given to Kashmir’s special identity which were eroded over years. On Monday, addressing a poll rally in […]
Srinagar: Congress on Tuesday promised to review the dreaded Armed Forces Special Powers Act and reduce Army footprints in J&K. In its manifesto that was released on Tuesday, the Congress said said that Dialogue was the only way forward for the resolution of Kashmir issue. “Dialogue is the only way to understand the aspirations of the […]
Srinagar: Massive fire engulfed the District Hospital Ramban on Tuesday blazing the main block of the hospital. Reports said panic gripped the hospital after the fire emanated from the main block of the hospital. They said that the Fire and Emergency personnel along with the local residents are on job to douse the flames. The fire […]
Srinagar: Government of Jammu and Kashmir Monday appointed four liaison officers for Aligarh Muslim University who will visit the varsity on April 4. They will hold meeting with students from Jammu and Kashmir. The team was constituted to coordinate with the students from the state pursuing higher education in AMU. According to a letter issued […]
New Delhi: WhatsApp Tuesday unveiled its ‘Checkpoint Tipline’, where people can check the authenticity of information received as the messaging giant looks to crack down on fake news ahead of the general election in the country. “Launched by PROTO, an India-based media skilling startup, this tipline will help create a database of rumours to study misinformation […]
Lima: Seventeen people were confirmed dead after a double-deck bus caught fire Sunday night in Lima, Peru’s public prosecutor’s office said Monday. “The team of prosecutors and six forensic doctors finished the work of retrieving the bodies of the 17 victims from the interprovincial bus that burned in Fiori, in San Martin de Porres (north of […]
Srinagar: Protests broke out on Srinagar-Jammu highway at Lethpora after forces allegedly didn’t allow the school buses to move ahead on the highway and thrashed many students. Reports said that a school bus belonging to Hajahad High School Awantipora was not allowed to move ahead despite an official order by the authorities that school buses and […]
