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Old Vaishno Devi cave opens for pilgrims
STATE TIMES NEWS
KATRA: Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine is witnessing heavy rush of devotees as compared to the corresponding period of previous years.
Around 2,26,382 pilgrims have paid obeisance here at Cave Shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi during…
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Pak detains JeM chief Masood Azhar, offices sealed
AGENCY
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday arrested Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother and "several individuals" belonging to his dreaded outfit, which is suspected to have engineered the Pathankot terror attack,…
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AGENCY
NEW DELHI: Lt Gen J F R Jacob (retd), who negotiated the surrender of Pakistani troops in Dhaka following the 1971 war, passed away on Wednesday.
Jacob, who was 92, breathed his last this morning after prolonged illness, Army…
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Two IPS among 5 SPs transferred; 4 IPS given higher grade
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Two IPS officers among five Superintendents of Police (SPs) have been reshuffled on Wednesday. Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar, IPS (JK:2011), awaiting orders of adjustment has been posted as SP West, Srinagar replacing…
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Tremors felt in Kashmir
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: A moderate intensity earthquake woke residents up in the middle of the night in Kashmir but there were no reports of any damage caused by the tremor.
An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude on the Richter Scale was…
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BJP loses nerve, becomes impatient
AARYAN SHARMA
JAMMU: The delay caused in arriving at a decision over the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir is taking its heavy toll on the BJP leadership in the state.
In the absence of formal initiation of dialogue process over…
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Will review success in realising Mufti’s vision: Naeem
STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: As government impasse hovers over the State, Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday said that the party will review how much "it has achieved vis-à-vis fulfilling development vision" of former chief minister Mufti…
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SVC summons IGP SVO for ‘bypassing’ SVC Act
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The recruitment scam relating to 37 illegal/backdoor appointments in J&K Legislative Assembly took a new turn on Wednesday when the whistleblower Prof. S.K. Bhalla moved an application before the J&K State…
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M. A Mir designated as Commissioner Secretary Law
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: As per government order issued by the General Administration Department here, Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Secretary, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has been designated as Commissioner Secretary, Law Justice and…
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Rajendra reviews RD arrangements
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: To review security arrangements ahead of the Republic Day (RD) celebrations, to be held in winter capital, a high level meeting was convened at Police Headquarters (PHQ) here on Wednesday.
The meeting was chaired by…
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