KASHMIR

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday chaired a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners and senior officials, at the Civil Secretariat, to review the preparations for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, which will start on Saturday, August 13. “Har Ghar Tiranga is a celebration of the spirit of Janbhagidari and Jan Andolan. Schools and colleges are organising programmes recalling the contributions […]

SRINAGAR: A prominent Kashmiri Pandit businessman is taking a bold step as he is set to unveil Kashmir’s first-ever multiplex in the Sonwar area of Srinagar. The move comes more than three decades after the terrorists shut down all cinema halls in the valley. And the Dhar family, which owned the now defunct Broadway Cinema […]

SRINAGAR: A major tragedy has been avoided after security forces found an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 30 kg at Tahab crossing on Circular Road in the Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar told The New Indian that an IED weighing around 30 kg has been […]

SRINAGAR: To celebrate 75 years of independence and commemorate it as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) launched the National Anthem Singing Competition-2022 for which entries were made open online between August 1 and August 7. The government had called upon the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir to take […]

SRINAGAR: Authorities have imposed restrictions in several areas of Srinagar to prevent Muharram mourners from participating in processions on Sunday, the eighth day of the Islamic calendar. Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in large numbers at Lal Chowk and adjoining areas, including Maisuma, MA Road and Dalgate as well as in downtown areas […]

SRINAGAR: To further promote adventure tourism and off-beat tourist destinations, Tourism Department and Ahrabal Development Authority in collaboration with District Administration Kulgam today organised a summer festival at the famed tourist destination of Aharbal. During this summer festival, multifarious activities and events were carried out which include trekking expeditions up to Kongawattan and Kounsarnag, a […]

ANANTNAG: As part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrating 75 years of India’s Independence, the District Administration Anantnag along with the Ministry of Power in association with National Hydro Power Company Limited (NHPC), Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) organized a concluding celebration of ‘Bijli Mahotsav’ at Government Degree College (Women), here on Saturday. The […]

KARGIL, LADAKH: Perhaps no family in Kargil attracts as much attention as Deols for they remind us of what our country stands for, Unity In Diversity.  Being the only Hindu family among the 1.7 lakh population of Kargil district, young Rishi Deol and his father Ravinder Nath, are proud of the town that is close […]

SRINAGAR: The Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Leh highway were closed on Thursday after heavy rains triggered landslides at various places along the route while an alert has been issued in Chenab valley. The inclement weather conditions also lead to the suspension of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. Due to heavy rains on Wednesday night, massive landslides blocked the […]

SRINAGAR: Union minister Smriti Irani will flag off a Tiranga rally of at least 300 bikers from the famous clock tower in Srinagar on Monday. The bike rally will culminate at Kargil War Memorial on July 26, marking the Vijay Diwas. Besides BJP national general secretary Tarun Chug, BJP Yuva Morcha president Tejasvi Surya and […]