2006 Kashmir sex scandal: Five held guilty, two acquitted by Chandigarh court
Srinagar: Five people have been held guilty and two acquitted by the Chandigarh district court in the 2006 Jammu-Kashmir sex scandal case. The court will pronounce the quantum of the punishment on June 4. The guilty include former J&K DSP Mohammed Ashraf Mir, former DIG, BSF, KC Padhi, while businessman Mehrajuddin Malik and former J&K […]
JK govt submits Devika river rejuvenation project to Centre for approval
Jammu, May 30: The Jammu and Kashmir government has submitted a detailed report of the Rs 189 crore Devika river rejuvenation project to the Centre for approval. The detailed project report (DPR) amounting to Rs 189.22 crore has been formulated for the Devika rejuvenation project and submitted for approval to the Ministry of Environment, Forests […]
Militants hurl grenade on Naka Party in Pulwama
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Wednesday hurled a grenade on joint naka of CRPF and police on a new circular road in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that suspected militants hurled grenade on a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir police and Central Reserve Police force on the new circular road in Pulwama. The sources […]
IAF lends helping hand to douse fires in J-K, Punjab
Jammu, May 30: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out twin “bambi bucket” operations in Mata Vaishnodevi hills in Jammu and Kashmir and Pathankot hills of Punjab to douse major fires, an official said today. “A major forest fire broke out in the hills of Mata Vaishnodevi shrine (in Katra in Reasi district) from […]
CLAT 2018 results to be declared tomorrow: SC
New Delhi, May 30 : The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for declaration of results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018 tomorrow for admissions in 19 prestigious national law colleges across the country. A vacation bench of Justices L N Rao and M M Shantanagoudar also asked the grievance redressal committee, headed […]
Taliban attack kills six policemen in southern Afghanistan
Puli Alam (Afghanistan): Taliban attackers including a suicide bomber stormed a police station in southern Afghanistan today and killed six police officers, officials said. The bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at the entrance of the police station in Puli Alam, the capital of Logar province, said provincial police spokesman Shapoor Ahmadzai. Three other attackers then […]
Encounters fuel militant hiring, says official report
Srinagar:Almost half the recruitments into militant ranks in the Valley after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani came from within 10 km of the residences of killed militants or encounter sites and these recruitments took place within 40 days of the encounters, reports claimed. According to a report published by Indian Express, these […]
Mehbooba welcomes India, Pak DGMO’s decision to fully implement 2003 ceasefire pact
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today welcomed the agreement by DGMOs of India and Pakistan to fully implement the ceasefire pact of 2003 and stop cross border firings, saying it would bring great relief to the people of the state. The chief minister said having peace on the borders was the first […]
Police recovers explosive shell, defused
Srinagar, May 30: Police on Wednesday recovered an unexploded shell at Lalpora area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources told GNS that a panic gripped at Aram Mohalla in Lalpora after the residents spotted the explosive device on the bank of a nallah in the area. The locals immediately informed the concerned […]
Chidambaram moves court for protection from arrest in Aircel-Maxis case
New Delhi, May 30: Former Union minister P Chidambaram today moved a Delhi court seeking protection from arrest in the Aircel Maxis money laundering case. The senior Congress leader moved his plea for anticipatory bail before Special Judge O P Saini, who directed Chidambaram to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on June 5 as […]
