J&K: Around 50 Armado vehicles to give more teeth to Indian Army
Jammu: Around 50 more advanced Armado vehicles will give more teeth to the Indian Army to fight terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. “In view of the recent attacks on army vehicles in Rajouri and Poonch districts along the Line of Control (LOC), nearly 50 more advanced bullet-proof vehicles have been sanctioned,” official sources added. They […]
Strong quakes jolt central Japan, major tsunami warning issued
Tokyo: A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The major quake hitting Ishikawa, a coastal prefecture on the Island of Honshu, registered an intensity of 7 on […]
J&K: Police books wanted drug smuggler under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla
Baramulla: Police on Monday booked a wanted drug smuggler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The most wanted and notorious drug smuggler was identified as Dawood Ahmad Sofi, a resident of Solinda Khaipora Tangmarg who has been booked under the […]
264 cases registered under NDPS Act, 75 drug peddlers have been booked so far: Baramulla Police
News Desk Baramulla: Police have filed 264 cases under the NDPS Act, resulting in the arrest of 464 drug peddlers, which include 75 hard-core drug peddlers who have been booked under PIT NDPS Act/ PSA.The police have also made substantial seizures of contraband worth crores in the black market. Further, properties of drug peddlers worth […]
Balloon Marked With ‘PIA’ Recovered Along LoC in Poonch
Srinagar : A balloon marked with PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) was recovered along Line of Control in Poonch, an official said on Monday. The official said that the balloon was recovered in Tain Mankote in Mendhar area by the Indian Army. “The balloon is in the possession of the Army for required assessment”, the official […]
Basic facilities reach doorstep in far-flung border areas in Rajouri
Rajouri: The residents of far flung border areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri have something to celebrate this New Year after basic facilities reached the doorstep of the poor families for the first time after independence. Different government schemes have benefitted the neglected poor people under the Panchayati Raj System in border areas of J&K. […]
Yemen’s Houthi group says 10 fighters killed by U.S. Navy forces in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said Sunday that 10 of its fighters were killed by U.S. naval forces in the Red Sea while they were trying to hijack a commercial ship in international waters. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement broadcast live by the group’s al-Masirah TV that the U.S. forces attacked three […]
ISRO’s first New Year day launch success, PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission accomplished
Sriharikota: In a first, the Indian Space agency heralded 2024 with the successful first ever New year day launch, when PSLV-C58, carrying XPoSat, X-ray Polarimeter Satellite, and ten other payloads, was successfully injected into the orbit after a fine take off from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Monday morning. After a smooth 25 hour countdown […]
India’s first non-leather component cluster takes shape in TN, foundation stone laying during GIM
Chennai: The foundation stone for the maiden factory at the country’s first non-leather footwear component cluster that is coming up inside the footwear park at Perambalur in Tamil Nadu will be laid during the upcoming Global Investors Meet (TNGIM) next week in the presence of Chief Minister M.K.Stalin. Zhong Bu Development Singapore Pte. Ltd will […]
Kashmir under deep freeze, Srinagar shivers at minus 5.2°C on New Year
Srinagar: Severe cold conditions continued to grip Jammu and Kashmir with the summer capital of the Valley recording a low of minus 5.2°C on the first day of the new year on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against minus 3.4°C […]