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Arising state Desk Srinagar,18 July: Today, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) of Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, welcomed the first batch of 316 Hajj Pilgrims at Srinagar International Airport upon their return from Saudi Arabia. The Div Com was accompanied by several officials, including DIG Central Kashmir, Sujit Kumar, Deputy Commissioner…

  Srinagar, July 18: Four unidentified militants have been killed in a gunfight in the Shindhara area of Surankote in Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. Official sources told that a total of four militants have been killed so far in the gunfight. The joint operation involving Indian Army’s Special…

New Delhi: Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Monday felicitated members of the tri-services contingent which participated in the Bastille Day Parade in France last week, and said they have made the armed forces and India proud.At an event held at the Manekshaw Centre here, the Army chief also said…

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday pitched for harsher punishments such as confiscation of assets of those involved in drug trade and their public shaming, saying such action will act as strong deterrence.Shah addressed a conference on “Drugs Smuggling and National Security” during which he also watched…

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a residential property of a man linked to fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim as “proceeds of terrorism” in Thane district of Maharashtra, an official said on Monday.According to the NIA, the case is related to a global terrorist network and a…

Poonch: Security forces killed two terrorists and foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said on Monday.He said while the body of one terrorist was recovered from the site, the second ultra fell into the Poonch river after…

New Delhi, Jul 17: Preventing courts from functioning is “not acceptable”, the Supreme Court said on Monday, and asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to file an affidavit setting forth what action has been taken when bar associations have called for strike in the last one year.The apex court,…

JAMMU, Jul 17: In a significant move, the Jammu & Kashmir Government on Monday constituted a high-level committee to scrutinize/ verify service records of the employees whose initial appointment orders are not available.An order states that the committee shall scrutinize/verify the entries recorded in the service books of such employees…