New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The much-anticipated India-Pakistan T20 World Cup encounter scheduled for Sunday evening has once again ignited sharp political reactions across party lines. While leaders from the BJP and its allies voiced confidence that India would secure a decisive victory, the Congress questioned the very staging of the match in light of cross-border terrorism allegedly backed by Pakistan.India and Pakistan are set to face off in Colombo later in the day. The atmosphere in the host …
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Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), at its 50th meeting chaired by Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, on Thursday decided to enhance the accidental insurance cover for registered Amarnath Yatris, service providers and ‘Pujaris’ from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, strengthening the safety net for stakeholders associated with the annual pilgrimage.Officials said the decision was taken during the Board meeting presided over by the Lieutenant Governor, who is also the Cha…
United Nations, Feb 12 (IANS) A United Nations terrorism monitoring team has contradicted Pakistan’s assertion that the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is “defunct”, noting in a recent report that the group remains active and has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks, including the Red Fort strike in Delhi last November.The UN’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, in a report submitted to the Security Council last week, said JeM was “reported to be linked to an attack on …
Jammu, Feb 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the union territory government plans to fully utilise the abeyance of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) to implement various water infrastructure projects.The issue of many defunct tubewells and other projects of water resources was raised by BJP MLAs including former minister, Sham Lal Sharma in the Legislative Assembly during Question Hour.Admitting that short-term solutions to the water problems in Jammu is l…
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) Temperature improved remarkably across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with Srinagar city recording a minimum temperature of 3.3 degrees Celsius and Jammu city 12.3 degrees Celsius.The Meteorological Department officials said that Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of 3.3 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg minus 3.4 degrees Celsius and Pahalgam minus 0.4 degrees Celsius.Jammu city registered a minimum temperature of 12.3 degrees Celsius, Katra town 11.2 degrees Celsius, Bat…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The disruption in affordable pharmaceutical imports from India, especially vaccines, has sharply increased Pakistan’s financial burden and the country stares at an annual import bill of $1.2 billion by 2031, according to reports.The disruption due to last year’s military clashes exposed Islamabad’s heavy reliance on foreign manufacturing and donor support for routine immunisation as the country provides 13 vaccines free of cost but with zero domestic vaccine product…
Gandhinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) During an interaction with students from Gujarat’s Devmogra in his annual ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a wide-ranging discussion with tribal students, focusing on education, stress management, career choices and the contribution of tribal communities to nation-building.The students, most of whom belong to tribal regions of the state, welcomed the Prime Minister in their native language and expressed happiness on seeing him wea…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar has raised serious concerns over Hamas’ growing engagement in South Asia – especially with local Islamist groups in Bangladesh and Pakistan – as part of the terror organisation’s broader strategy to expand its regional and global networks. “By establishing contacts and operations beyond Gaza, including through senior Hamas leaders such as Sheikh Khaled Quddumi and Khaled Mashal, Hamas aims to secure funding, ideological support, and…
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Despite the huge setback to the tourism industry by the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22 last year in which 26 innocent civilians, including 25 tourists and a local pony owner, were killed by Pakistani terrorists, more than 1.78 crore tourists visited the Union Territory in 2025. The hospitality of the people and the confidence reposed by the visitors in the goodwill of the locals has defeated the nefarious designs of the enemies of peace and prosp…
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) The minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city improved marginally on Wednesday, as the Meteorological Department forecast generally dry weather until Friday evening. Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg ski resort minus 8 degrees Celsius, and Pahalgam minus 5.6 degrees.Jammu city recorded a minimum temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius, Katra town 7.5 degrees Celsius, Batote 1.6 degrees Celsius, Banihal minus 1.1 degrees Ce…