JAMMU: A combing operation to track down three escaped terrorists entered its second day on Friday, with security agencies strengthening the multi-layered cordon. Forces are scouring the forest area in Udhampur district, where the terrorists were believed to be hiding, as well as areas in Kishtwar, Kathua, Rajouri, and Poonch. "The search operation by the…
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir aims to achieve self-sufficiency in power generation in next two years, ensuring a reliable electricity supply, and that the government was committed to offering 200 units of free electricity. He said Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation was prioritizing the development of hydroelectric…
BARAMULLA: A suspected grenade attack took place at a police station in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late last night, police said today. "During the night intervening March 4-5, at approximately 2120 hrs, a blast-like sound was heard from the backside of Police Post Old Town, Baramulla, causing concern among the general public. No casualty or…
SRINAGAR, Dec 10: A fire broke out in the Member Legislative Assembly Hostel (MLA) in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said. There was no report of any casualty in the incident. The Fire and Emergency officials said that fire broke out at around noon in the first floor of the MLA hostel quarter situated at the…
JHANSI: At least 10 infants were killed after a massive fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh late Friday evening, officials said. According to hospital officials, there were 54 infants admitted to the NICU ward and several infants trapped have been rescued. The dousing, as…
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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain will hold two-hour public grievance meetings twice every month, police said on Saturday. Swain, who took over as the police chief of Jammu…
JAMMU: District Magistrate, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today visited the shrine of Baba Jitto and reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the annual Jhiri Festival. The annual Festival will commence from November 26 and culminate…
JAMMU: The grandson of the last Dogra ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh, BJP leader Ajatshatru Singh, said on Saturday that people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will hold a conference in Geneva in March to highlight their plight. On his return from London, where he celebrated Jammu and Kashmir's accession day as a special invitee to the UK Parliament's House of Commons on October 26, he told reporters that he met a large number of people from PoK. Ajatshatru Singh stated that the PoK delegates he met in London were mostly "living on foreign soil" and were optimistic about the upcoming conference's outcome."They (people from PoK) are holding a major conference in March in Geneva, where the UN office is located, to inform the world community about their sufferings...," he went on to say. During the accession day celebrations, he said, a roundtable conference was held, and the participants agreed that Jammu and Kashmir's accession to India was complete and final. "Kashmiri Pandits were also part of the programme and a book on their migration from the Kashmir Valley over 30 years ago was also released," said Ajatshatru Singh
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a stinging attack on the Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, saying the grand old party will impose a 'Teen Tigaada-Kaam Bigaada' (too many cooks playing spoiler) government on the people if elected. On Saturday, Shah told a rally in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, "Theirs would be a 'Teen-Tigada, Kaam Bigada' government." The Gandhi family will issue the orders, (Congress state president) Kamal Nath will issue the instructions, and Digvijay Singh will be made the fall guy. When the Congress ruled the country and the states, particularly under (former Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh, who took his orders from Sonia Gandhi, Pakistan inflicted severe damage on the country by unleashing terror on unarmed civilians whenever they pleased. Terrorists from across the border struck again in Uri and Pulwama (in Jammu and Kashmir) shortly after we formed the government (in 2014). However, this time, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, we crossed into Pakistan and attacked them in their own backyard." Also accusing the Congress of putting the family's interests ahead of those of the country and the party, the BJP stalwart stated that Sonia wants Rahul Gandhi to be Prime Minister in 2024. "In order to secure the country's borders and root out terror from across the border, Modi-ji must be reinstated as Prime Minister." The Congress is a family-oriented political party. "Kamal Nath wants to make Nakul Nath the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, and Sonia Gandhi wants to make Rahul the Prime Minister," Shah added. Also accusing the grand old party of putting the proposed Ram Temple in Ayodhya on hold, Shah stated that if re-elected, the BJP will take everyone in the state on a turn-by-turn tour of the shrine. "This year, Madhya Pradesh is planning to celebrate Diwali three times." The first will be celebrated tomorrow, the second on December 3, after the BJP forms the government here, and the third on January 22, when the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is consecrated and Ram Lalla ascends to the throne. During their tenure, Congress put the Ram Temple project on ice. The temple is now nearing completion, and Modi-ji plans to open it to devotees next year. "Once we regain power here, we will arrange for everyone to visit Ayodhya," he said. Invoking the repeal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, which stripped the state of its special privileges, Shah stated, "When I stood up to table the Kashmir Bill in Parliament, Rahul Baba said, 'don't remove Article 37 as it will spark nationwide uproar." In Kashmir today, no one dares to even light a fire. Modi-ji worked to protect the country from infiltration. The NIA recently conducted raids to prevent Rohingyas from illegally settling in India. PFI (People's Front of India) was also banned under Modi-ji's leadership. In addition, by repealing Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Valley became ours for good."The Union Home Minister also credited PM Modi with reviving cultural centres that had fallen into disuse under previous regimes at the Centre, saying, "While Modi-ji took the lead in reviving several cultural centres in the country, the Congress opposed naming a Metro (network) after Raja Bhoj." We are also building a Sant Ravidas temple in Sagar." [caption id="attachment_5438" align="alignnone" width="300"] "Teen Tigaada-Kaam Bigaada": Shah takes…
KISHTWAR, Nov 11 : Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy & Department of Space, said today that Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir is on track to become North India's major "power hub," generating around 6,000 MW of power after the completion of ongoing power projects. Dr. Jitendra Singh, who was on an extensive tour of the remote and peripheral areas of the hill district of Kishtwar, visited Gulabgarh in the Paddar area and the remote village of Massu, where he also inaugurated the new School established by "Shiksha Bharti" for village children.The Union Minister, who is also a physician and diabetologist, attended the Indian Army's Multi Specialty Medical Camp in the village of Gulabgarh. Later, in the presence of district administration officers, Dr. Jitendra Singh held public interactions in the remote village of Massu as well as in Gulabgarh. He also spoke to the local PRIs, which included BDC members, Councillors, Sarpanches, and prominent activists from the region. Dr. Jitendra Singh stated during his address and later in a press conference that 6 to 7 major hydropower projects have been built in the region in the last 9 to 10 years since Shri Narendra Modi became Prime Minister.He went on to say that the largest capacity project, Pakal Dul, has a capacity of 1000 MW. Its current estimated cost is Rs.8,112.12 crore, with a competition timeline of 2025. Kiru Hydroelectric Project, with a capacity of 624 MW, is another major project. The project's estimated cost is Rs. 4,285.59 crore, and the timeline is also 2025, he said. The Minister also stated that the 850 MW Ratle project has been revived as a joint venture between the centre and the UT of J&K. Furthermore, the current Dulhasti power station has a capacity of 390 MW, while the Dulhasti II Hydroelectric project will have a capacity of 260 MW.Dr Jitendra Singh said these projects shall not only augment the power supply position thereby making up for the shortage of power…
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today chaired the joint Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of J&K Handicrafts (S&E) Corporation (JKHC) and J&K Handloom Development Corporation (JKHDC) at Civil Secretariat here.…
NEW DELHI, Nov 11:According to an official, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge-sheet against four people in the Khalistan Tiger Force recruitment and arms smuggling case. According to a federal agency spokesperson, the charge-sheet was filed before the Special NIA Court in New Delhi against Amritpal Singh alias Ammy and Amrik Singh, both deported from the Philippines, as well as Jassa Singh and Gagandeep Singh alias Mithi.On July 22, the agency filed a charge-sheet against nine defendants in the case. Twelve other members of the terrorist outfit Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and their associates, who are linked to the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and the KTF, are being investigated for their role and involvement in this terror conspiracy. According to the spokesperson, a "listed individual terrorist," Canada-based Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala, in collaboration with accused Manpreet Singh alias Peeta, indoctrinated and recruited Amritpal, Amrik, Jassa, and Gagandeep into his terrorist group.Amritpal and Amrik, who were based in the Philippines, were actively recruiting young people. Their activities included smuggling arms and explosives from Pakistan, as well as extortion and then channelling the extortion proceeds into terrorist activities, according to the official. The NIA successfully deported Amritpal and Amrik from the Philippines during the course of the investigation, according to the spokesperson. "The charge-sheeted accused persons played a pivotal role, at the behest of Arsh Dala, in a larger conspiracy, primarily focused on raising funds for the proscribed KTF," a spokesperson for the prosecution said.Arshdeep and his arrested accomplice Manpreet arranged the recruitment of potential members, forming terrorist gangs in Punjab, and carrying out targeted killings and firings at potential victims' homes, coercing them into complying with their extortion demands, according to the official. "Investigations also revealed that extortion funds were being systematically routed to various foreign countries via both banking and non-banking channels." These illegal financial transactions were intended to fund terrorist activities in India, according to the spokesperson. According to the agency, investigations have revealed that KTF operatives based abroad were involved in the regular recruitment and management of their terror syndicate associates."They were also involved in the smuggling of arms, ammunition, and explosives across the border using drones and other means." These terror hardware supplies were then used to carry out terrorist activities on Indian soil," according to the spokesperson. [caption id="attachment_5429" align="alignnone" width="300"] NIA Files Supplementary Charge-Sheet In KTF Recruitment, Arms Smuggling Case[/caption]
SRINAGAR, Nov 11: Officials said three bodies were recovered from houseboats destroyed in a blaze on Dal Lake here on Saturday. Officials said the charred bodies were discovered in the early hours of Saturday near ghat number nine. They stated that the identity of the deceased was being determined. So far, the deceased included a man and a woman, with the gender of the third victim unknown. According to officials, a fire broke out early Saturday in the tourist hub of Dal Lake, destroying property worth crores of rupees. The cause of the fire, which destroyed five houseboats and an equal number of huts attached to them, was unknown at the time. [caption id="attachment_5426" align="alignnone" width="300"] 3 dead in Dal Lake blaze in Srinagar[/caption]
SRINAGAR: Early snowfall in Gulmarg and other areas of Kashmir has boosted the tourism industry, with visitors flocking to the valley to take in the scenery. Several tourists who had come to see the magic of the crimson Chinar leaves falling in Autumn here were pleasantly surprised when they were able to catch the white Gulmarg due to early snowfall on Thursday and Friday. "We were in Srinagar when we heard the weather was changing. So we came here to see the valley's scenic beauty. It's not wrong to say that if you want to see heaven, go to Kashmir, to Gulmarg...we're feeling great," Manzar Khan, a Delhi tourist, said."We enjoyed ourselves after coming here," Asim Kumar Raut from Odisha said. We were expecting snow, but not snowfall, which we witnessed for the first time." Tourists who rushed to Gulmarg after the snowfall were seen building snow structures. They had a great time sliding, skating, and taking pictures of the snow-covered mountains. "I'm visiting Kashmir for the first time. It's called heaven on Earth, and I saw it for myself today. We visited Pahalgam and Sonmarg before arriving in Gulmarg today. It's a lovely valley. "I'm seeing snow for the first time here," Suhail Ahmad of West Bengal said.Pravidha, a Pune resident, praised Kashmir's hospitality and encouraged everyone to visit the valley to experience its allure. "This is my first visit to Kashmir, and I hope to return soon." I saw snow for the first time in my life here, and it's something you can't get from photos or videos; you have to come here. The locals are also very nice. "The staff, the cab drivers are all very nice and helpful, and I believe the Kashmiri food is also very good," she said. "Kashmir is a hundred times better than what we had imagined, it's like we have come to heaven, and the people here are amazing, they are very cooperative also," said a visitor from Gujarat. Locals in the tourism industry anticipate increased business this winter as early snowfall has generated positive "word of mouth" publicity for Kashmir as a destination. "The festival holidays have become a popular time for tourists to visit." "The feedback we've received from our guests gives us hope for a better winter season," said Shoaib Ali, a tour operator. [caption id="attachment_5423" align="alignnone" width="300"] Pleasant surprise for tourists as Kashmir witness early snowfall[/caption]…
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