12 dead, 14 injured in stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

Jammu (IANS) Twelve people were killed and 14 injured on Saturday in a stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

Officials of the shrine said the stampede occurred when a large number of devotees entered…

China's action to change status quo at LAC provocative: India

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Defence Ministry has called China's action to change the status quo in several areas at Line of Actual Control as "provocative" and stated that threat assessment have resulted in reorganisation and realignment of forces…

China implements new border law, India concerned

New Delhi (IANS) India is likely to face more challenges at the northern border as China implements its new border law from Saturday.

Sources said from now on China is likely to dig in its heels at the current disputed positions at the Line…

DoPT amends pay rules for IAS, IPS & IFoS, provides timeline for filing IPR

New Delhi (IANS) The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has amended the pay rules for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service…

'More encounters do not mean militancy has increased'

Srinagar (IANS) Senior Army officers and Jammu and Kashmir police personnel said on Friday that the number of active militants in 2021 was the lowest since militancy started in the Union Territory.

Addressing the media after the killing of…

Tax raid at Samajwadi Party MLC Pammi Jain's premise

New Delhi (IANS) The Income Tax department on Friday conducted raids at 50 premises belonging to Samajwadi Party MLC Pushapraj Jain (Pammi Jain), who also deals in the perfumery compounds business, and another businessman Babu Mian in Uttar Pradesh's…

3 terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Three terrorists were killed and four security forces personnel, including three policemen and one CRPF personnel, were injured in an encounter between the former and the latter at Pantha Chowk area in central Kashmir's Srinagar…

China renames 15 places of Arunachal Pradesh in its map

New Delhi (IANS) Two days ahead of China implementing new border law, the Chinese government renames 15 places of Arunachal Pradesh in its map.

China's Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a statement stating that they have 'standardised'…

Two Pakistanis among 6 terrorists killed in Kashmir gunfights

Srinagar (IANS) Six terrorists, including two Pakistani nationals, were killed in two separate encounters in Kashmir, officials said on Thursday.

All the six terrorists belong to the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group, said the police.

Giving…

AFSPA extended in Nagaland for 6 months, declared 'disturbed area'

New Delhi (IANS) Days after forming a committee to review the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, the Centre on Thursday extended it in the entire state till June 30 next year, declaring the entire state as 'disturbed area'.