Invoking the shared scholarly legacy of Nalanda and Kashmir's ancient Sharda Peeth, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday urged the younger generation to rediscover India's knowledge traditions and transform them into a modern intellectual project for a developed India.
Fresh cherries from the orchards of Kashmir are now reaching markets in Mumbai and Gujarat within hours instead of days, thanks to a record fruit-loading drive by Northern Railway's Jammu Division.
The Home Minister said that the Modi government has fortified internal security with over 12 accords in the Northeast, while the country has set examples of its resolute commitment to national security for the world to admire.
Director General of Police J&K Nalin Prabhat on Sunday chaired a high-level security review meeting in Srinagar and directed officers to maintain maximum vigilance, intensify anti-terror operations and strengthen surveillance measures to ensure smooth, safe and peaceful conduct of the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY)-2026.
The Joint Training Exercise, “Shakti Sangam,” was conducted jointly by the SOG Jammu and the NSG from 8 to 13 June.
Over the last 11 days, since it began on July 3, more than two lakh pilgrims have undertaken the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, as another batch of 6,143 pilgrims departed from Jammu for Kashmir on Monday.
Calling it a “blatantly undemocratic” move, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticized the authorities for confining several mainstream political leaders including those from the ruling National Conference (NC) to their homes in order to prevent them from visiting the historic Martyrs’ Graveyard in downtown Srinagar.
During the 9 days since it started on July 3, so far 1.63 lakh Yatris have performed the Amarnath Yatra, even as another batch of 6,639 pilgrims left for from Jammu on Saturday.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir after the Pujas following an invitation extended by Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, who called on the former at her chamber at Nabanna today.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated safety audits of its major tourist destinations following the recent deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam.
