J&K: Protests Erupt in Katra Over Ropeway Project

J&K: Protests Erupt in Katra Over Ropeway Project

The shops and owner of Palanquin went on strike for three days. The protest began on Friday, shortly after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board unveiled plans for a Rs 250 crore passenger ropeway project. The project will span from Tarakote Mark to Sanji Chhat. According to media sources, on the third day of … Read more

Jammu & Kashmir: Phase 3 Elections Set to Begin

Jammu & Kashmir: Phase 3 Elections Set to Begin

The third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024 is set to take place on Tuesday, October 1, with voters ready to exercise their franchise across 40 assembly seats. The campaigning for the final phase of the polls ended on Sunday evening, and security forces have been deployed across the union … Read more

Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge Land in J&K—What’s Their Strategy for the Polls?

Union Minister Smriti Irani Slams Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Nyay Yatra'

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday for a two-day visit to the Union Territory to assess the party’s preparations for the upcoming assembly elections and discuss a possible alliance with the National Conference. When the Congress leaders arrived here, they … Read more

Election Commission Issues Notification 

Election Commission Suspends Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar: Report

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued notification for the first phase of the three-phased assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir in which 24 segments will go to polls on September 18. With the issuance of the notification, the nomination process for the candidates has started. The last date for making nominations for the first phase … Read more

Jammu Kashmir’s Baramulla hit with Earthquake

Jammu Kashmir’s Baramulla hit with Earthquake

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported two back-to-back earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.9 and 4.8 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district early on Tuesday morning. The first earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Ritcher scale, struck at approximately 6:45 a.m. The second tremor recorded a magnitude of 4.8 and occurred at a depth of around … Read more

Poonch attack: Mobile internet suspended

Poonch attack: Mobile internet suspended

Mobile internet services were shut down in the Rajouri and Poonch districts on Friday as the security forces carried out their massive operation to find the terrorists responsible for the targeted attack on Thursday that killed four Indian Army soldiers and injured at least three others in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. The army has stepped … Read more

Successful Completion of Rs 82 Crore Infrastructure Project in Jammu & Kashmir

Successful Completion of Rs 82 Crore Infrastructure Project in Jammu & Kashmir

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari in a post said in Jammu & Kashmir the construction of a 250- meter viaduct (2-lane) in conjunction with a 395- meter (2-lane) Maroge Tunnel, at an estimated cost of ₹82 Crores has been successfully completed. Shri Gadkari said this infrastructure is situated along the … Read more

5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan, Sends Tremors Across Delhi-NCR, Jammu & Kashmir, and Pakistan

5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan, Sends Tremors Across Delhi-NCR, Jammu & Kashmir, and Pakistan

The center of the earthquake was located at Latitude 36.38 and Longitude 70.77, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake struck at a depth of 181 km. On Saturday late evening at around 9:30pm, tremors were reported in areas of Delhi-NCR and adjacent regions, Jammu & Kashmir, and on the borders of … Read more