A security official stands guard at Boulevard Road, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack NEW DELHI: The Centre has formally objected to BBC’s coverage of the recent Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. In a letter addressed to BBC India chief Jackie Martin, the Centre raised concerns over the media outlet’s use…
Education analysts caution that the recent attacks in Kashmir’s Pahalgam will hit a number of students who plan to take admission in Jammu and Kashmir’s top institutes such as IIM Jammu, IIT Jammu, NIT Srinagar, etc., in the coming years. “It (the attack) is definitely bad news for admissions in institutions in the region. People…
JAMMU: As many as 328 people who were stranded at various places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh due to heavy snowfall were airlifted by the Indian Air Force on Saturday, an official said. A total of 3,442 people have been airlifted so far under the ‘Kargil courier’ service by the IAF in coordination with…
JAMMU: Security forces on Sunday busted a terror hideout and recovered seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and wireless set in Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.According to the official sources, a joint team of Police and 16 RR of Army acted on a tip off and launched a search operation in Dara…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that every citizen has the right to criticize any decision made by the state while quashing an FIR against a professor who had criticized the abrogation of Article 370 through his WhatsApp status.The Bombay high court’s order was set aside by the apex court, which dismissed the…
India’s longest transportation railway tunnel is now open! Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the longest transportation tunnel in the country, as he launched the first electrified trains in the Kashmir valley on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL). Additionally, he also unveiled the 48.1-km-long Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan section.As per the Northern Railway (NR), trains can now…
JAMMU: Five villagers among a larger group of nine picked up by the army following a terror ambush in J&K’s Poonch last month that killed four soldiers have told police that they were “tortured severely” during detention. The disclosures have been made during a police probe into the deaths of three of the civilians in…
JAMMU: Vigilant BSF personnel seized a drone from a field near the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district Wednesday.“The suspected surveillance drone — a Mavic-3 Classic model — was found by troops posted at the border outpost in Chamliyal Ramgarh sector,” said an official.BSF is investigating the matter, the official added. Source link
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. File | Photo Credit: PTI J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday named the Baramulla stadium after former Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and urged locals to participate in the ‘Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara’ program on the upcoming Republic Day. “I want the skies of Baramulla to…
JAMMU: In view of prevailing inclement weather conditions, the scheduled visit of Union home minister Amit Shah to Jammu has been deferred, an official said Monday.During this proposed visit, Shah was scheduled to attend Vikasit Bharat Sankalpa Yatra in Jammu and inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,379 crore — including e-buses in Jammu city — and…
