JAMMU, Apr 25: The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Rising Star Corps, Lieutenant General Rajan Sharawat, on Saturday reviewed the operational preparedness of troops in Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir. In a post on X, the Rising Star Corps stated that the GOC assessed the operational readiness of forces deployed in the two
Srinagar, Apr 25: In a continued crackdown against drug trafficking under the Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, Srinagar Police on Saturday attached immovable properties worth ₹3.5 crore belonging to narcotics smugglers in the Noorbagh area of the city. Police Station Sangam acted under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act and attached properties linked with
Anantnag, Apr 25: In a major intensified anti-narcotics drive, Anantnag Police registered 24 NDPS cases in a single day while conducting extensive operations against drug cultivators and peddlers across the district. An official said police also destroyed large patches of illegal narcotic cultivation, recovered significant quantities of contraband, and arrested several drug peddlers during coordinated
LONDON, Apr 24: Vikram Doraiswami has wrapped up his tenure as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom this week and will now take up his new assignment as India’s Ambassador to China in Beijing. UK Foreign Office Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Seema Malhotra, praised Doraiswami’s contribution in elevating India-UK ties to a “new level”
BUDGAM, Apr 24: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said India is set to emerge among the top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and aims to break into the top five by 2047. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a 30-bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospital at Ompora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, Mandaviya said
JAMMU, Apr 24: Chief Justice of the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice Arun Palli, said on Wednesday that the true value of journalism lies not in speed alone but in verification, balance, and integrity, asserting that journalism remains one of the noblest responsibilities in public life. He made these remarks while addressing a
KOLKATA, Apr 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride on the Hooghly River in Kolkata on Friday morning, where he met boatmen and morning walkers during his visit. The Prime Minister shared photographs of the river journey on social media, showing him seated on a wooden boat with a camera in hand, with
Jammu, Apr 24: A revenue official and a forest guard have been suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Doda districts respectively over alleged dereliction of duty, officials said. In Samba district, Deputy Commissioner Ayushi Soodan ordered the suspension of a girdawar, Pankaj Singh Jamwal, for failing to complete the digitisation of revenue records within
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 24: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was seriously wounded in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike that also killed his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, but is reported to be “mentally sharp,” according to The New York Times (NYT). Citing unnamed Iranian officials, the report said Mojtaba Khamenei has, at least for now, delegated
SRINAGAR, Apr 24: Six tourists from Bengaluru were injured after a lift reportedly collapsed at a hotel in the Hyderpora area of Srinagar on Friday. They were later shifted to Bone and Joint Hospital, Barzulla, for treatment, officials said. The incident took place at a hotel in Hyderpora where the tourists were staying. The injured