Irfan Amin Malik In the July heat, workers move through neat rows of lavender at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine’s (CSIRIIIM) field station in Bonera, Pulwama, cutting shoulder-high plants heavy with purple flowers. Within hours, the flowers are taken to a nearby distillation unit, where steam is used to.
Security forces on Monday launched search operations in several forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Rajouri district and the International Border (IB) in Samba district after Pakistani drones were sighted in the forward areas.
A man was killed and three Jammu and Kashmir Police SOG personnel were injured during a firing incident in Doda district. Police said the youth allegedly tried to snatch a service rifle, while a religious preacher has been detained as investigations continue.
The CRPF has installed a 61-foot-high National Flag at its 84th Battalion headquarters in Ramban. The force is also providing security and medical assistance during the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
Srinagar: At least six Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were injured on Friday after their vehicle met with an accident near the tunnel area in Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Officials said the vehicle carrying the personnel went out of the driver’s control and skidded off the road near the tunnel, resulting in.
New Delhi: The annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 commenced on Friday, with thousands of devotees beginning the 57-day pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Lord Shiva in Jammu and Kashmir. The yatra will continue until August 28, giving pilgrims nearly two months to undertake the sacred journey. The first batch of 4,822 pilgrims.
Jammu: Traffic restrictions are being imposed in J&K’s Jammu from July 2, a day ahead of the start of the annual Amarnath Yatra. Convoy Movement Timings Announced Officials said that with the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2026 (SANJY-2026) set to commence on July 3, the Traffic Police Jammu have announced route restrictions and diversions in the.
New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Afghanistan on Saturday evening, with strong tremors felt across Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh and several parts of North India, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Epicentre and Timing The NCS, India’s nodal agency for monitoring seismic activity, said the earthquake originated in Afghanistan.
