Jammu, November 22: Terrorists are waiting for an opportunity to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan, a top Border Security Force (BSF) officer said on Friday while giving the assurance that his force is fully geared up to meet the challenge.
Jammu, November 22: Twenty-one students set off on a month-long cyclothon from Jammu to Kanyakumari for the cause of girls' education. The 3,700-km cyclothon has been organised by P N Doshi Women's College in Mumbai in collaboration with Jammu University's Directorate of Sports and Physical Education. Jammu University Vice Chancellor Manoj K Dhar flagged off the cyclothon.
Srinagar, November 22: A civil society delegation led by former Union minister Yashwant Sinha arrived in Kashmir on Friday to assess the situation here and the economic losses suffered by people over the last three months due to the shutdown following the abrogation of provisions of Article 370.
Srinagar, November 22: Police in its recent action against drug dealings in district Budgam arrested 03 drug peddlers and seized contraband substance from their possession. Officers at the checkpoint established at Bonpora Budgam intercepted a vehicle bearing registration No: JK04C-4012 and arrested one drug peddler indentified as Abdul Majeed Bhat resident of Wara Sangam, Budgam. 69.5 Kgs of Fuki was recovered from his possession.
Jammu, November 22: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the highest road length in the country this year so far under a Centre's rural roads' programme with the completion of around 11,400 kilometres covering 1,838 habitations, officials said on Friday. This includes 1,161 km for the current financial year against the total sanctioned road length of 19,700 km, they said.
Srinagar, November 22: The railways has significantly increased the frequency of trains in Kashmir from Friday and extended daily run-time to allow more passengers to use the service, officials said here. There will be 14 train services on Friday and 16 services daily from Saturday onwards between various stations on the railway line in Kashmir, they said.
New Delhi, November 22: There is a proposal to outsource commercial and onboard services of a few trains, but no large-scale privatisation plans are underway, the Railway Ministry informed Parliament on Friday. In reply to a query in the Rajya Sabha, the ministry said that while private players will be allowed to run trains, the responsibility of its safety lay with the railways.
New Delhi, November 22: Businessman Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, told a Delhi court Friday that he was not going to run away if granted bail in a money laundering case related to the VVIP chopper scam. Puri sought bail from the court saying he was not an accused in the predicate offence, lodged by the CBI based on which the Enforcement Directorate lodged the present case.
Kishanganj, November 22: A railway ticket booking clerk was injured when a man hurled petrol bombs at the reservation counter in Bihar's Kishanganj district on Friday, an RPF officer said.
Jammu (Katra), November 21: The School of Philosophy & Culture of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University celebrated the World Philosophy Day on 22nd Nov. 2019. On this occasion, a panel discussion on the theme “How Does Philosophy Matter?” was organized. The discussion was chaired by Prof. (Dr.) D. Mukhopadhyay, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Faculty of Management. The panelists included Dr.
Jammu, November 21: Prominent NC and Congress leaders along with their supporters joined BJP in the presence of party State President Ravinder Raina at party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu and Gool, Reasi. Joining programme at party headquarter, was facilitated by former Minister & BJP State General Secretary Sunil Sharma. Former Dy. CM Kavinder Gupta, party State General Secretary (Org.
Jammu, November 22: Reiterating its demand of preserving cultural and ethnic identities of whole Jammu province after the abrogation of Article 370, Team Jammu on Friday asked the administration of Union Territory (UT) of J&K to make institutional arrangements to project job and land rights of the people.
Jammu (Katra), November 20: School of Architecture and Landscape Design (SoALD), Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), organised collaborative events at SMVDU Campus in collaboration with the School of Architecture, Jammu (SoAJ) on National Education Day. In the sequence of events, two-day joint studio was organized for 2nd year B.Arch. Students of both the Schools of Architecture. Further, special lectures were held for 3rd Year B.Arch.
Jammu, November 22: Army Goodwill Park as a mark of tribute to the most decorated soldier of Indian Army Late Naib Subedar Chuni Lal, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous), Vir Chakra, Sena Medal was dedicated by Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, GOC-in-C, and Northern Command at his native place village Bhara, Doda today.
Washington/Islamabad, November 22: US President Donald Trump in separate phone calls, thanked Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani for their support in release of two hostages American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, the White House said. On Tuesday, Australian Timothy Weeks, 50, and Kevin King, 63, an American, were handed over to US forces in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province.
Jammu, November 22: The Centre has released Rs 836.64 crore out of the sanctioned allocation of Rs 900 crore under a financial assistance programme for vital health projects in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said on Friday. Out of the total 144 ongoing and new health projects approved under the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP), 48 projects have been completed and will be made functional soon, the spokesperson said.
Srinagar, November 22: Most shops and other business establishments in Kashmir were closed on Friday, the third consecutive day of a Valley-wide shutdown following a brief semblance of normalcy. On Wednesday, posters warning shopkeepers against opening their shutters as well as public transport operators appeared at several places in the city and elsewhere in the Valley, officials said.
By Lalit K Jha Washington, November 22: The Tibetan people have the complete ownership over the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, a top Tibetan leader has said while asserting that the community would accept no role of China on this issue. In July, China made it clear that the successor of the Dalai Lama has to be decided within China.
New Delhi, November 22: The family members of former prime ministers will not be guarded by the elite Special Protection Group commandos, as per the amendments approved by the Union cabinet to the SPG Act, official sources said. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha on Friday that the SPG Act (Amendment) Bill had been listed in the government's business for next week.
By Lalit K Jha Washington, November 22: Acknowledging India's reliance on Russian military hardware for its defence needs, the Trump Administration has said that it wants New Delhi to address its protocols and processes on protecting sensitive military technology and procurement processes to be a "tighter and closer partner" of the US.
Guwahati, November 22: A Japanese student on an exchange programme at IIT-Guwahati has been found dead inside a hostel room, police said. The body of the student, identified as that of Kota Onoda (22) was found hanging from the ventilator of a bathroom in Lohit hostel at 3.30 pm on Thursday, a spokesperson of IIT-Guwahati said. After receiving information, a police team reached the spot and recovered the body.
Kolkata, November 22: The historic significance of India's maiden Day/Night Test isn't lost on him but national coach Ravi Shastri on Friday also struck a note of caution by saying that "plenty of questions" on the pink ball's behaviour are still to be answered. Seven years after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave its go ahead, India finally embraced the revamp which is aimed at bringing back the crowds to the Test format.
New Delhi, November 22: The CBI is carrying out searches at nine locations in three states on Friday in connection with an alleged misappropriation of development funds of Rs 332 crore in Manipur, officials said. The searches are underway in Aizawl, Imphal and Gurgaon, the officials said.
Mumbai, November 22: The next Maharashtra chief minister will be from the Shiv Sena and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has not demanded the top post during state-level meetings on government formation, Congress leader Manikrao Thakare said on Friday. Sources suggested that the chief ministerial post may go to the Shiv Sena for five years.
Mumbai, November 22: As the government formation process picked momentum in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday met his party's legislators to discuss the political situation in the state. Sena MLA Bhaskar Jadhav told PTI that the meeting was convened to apprise the legislators of the government formation process and meetings of Congress-NCP leaders in Delhi.
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