With fresh 1,081 positive cases, tally reaches 74, 095
COVID-19 claims 18 more lives in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 18 more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking their number to 1,164, while 1,081 new cases pushed the infection tally in the Union territory to 74,095, officials said. Eleven fatalities were reported from Jammu and seven from the Valley, they added. “The UT recorded 1,081 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the […]
Shopian Fake Encounter: 2 arrested persons sent for 8 days judicial remand
Srinagar: District Court Shopian on Tuesday sent two persons arrested by police in connection with the Ashmipora Shopian fake encounter case into judicial remand for eight days. Accepting the complicity of its troops in the alleged fake encounter at Ashmipora Shopian in which three labourers from Rajouri were killed on July 18 and dubbed as […]
SC seeks J&K admin’s reply to plea on Mufti’s detention
Srinagar: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to respond to Iltija Mufti’s amended plea challenging the detention of her mother, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, under the J&K Public Safety Act, saying it cannot go on forever and “some via media” should be explored. A bench of Justices S K Kaul […]
India rejects China’s assertion over following its 1959 stand on perception of LAC
Situation in eastern Ladakh at "uneasy no war no peace" status: IAF chief
New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected China’s position that it abides by its 1959 stand on the perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from advancing an “untenable unilateral” interpretation of the de-facto border. The stand by China spelt out by its foreign ministry insisting that it […]
China says it’s opposed to India’s infrastructure development at borders in Ladakh
Beijing: China on Tuesday voiced its opposition to India undertaking infrastructure development for military purposes in the border areas of Ladakh, and maintained that both countries should avoid any activities that might complicate the situation upsetting the consensus reached between them to ease the situation. “China has not recognised Ladakh Union Territory illegally set up […]
School teacher arrested for pasting threatening posters in Pulwama: Police
Srinagar: Police have arrested a private school teacher in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district allegedly involved in threatening locals by pasting threat posters in Kakapora area. “Police station Kakapora received a complaint from locals of Gundipora Kakapora saying that on September 10 posters purportedly on behalf of Lashker-I-Islam were found pasted in Gundipora Kakapora area of […]
OGW arrested with AK-47 rifle in Batamaloo
Srinagar: An alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW) of a militant outfit was arrested and an AK-47 rifle was recovered from his possession during nocturnal raid at Diyarwani locality of Batamaloo in the city here Tuesday. A police official said that a joint team of police and paramilitary CRPF, on a tipoff, conducted raid at Diyarwani […]
Former militants’ spouses stage protest
Srinagar: Spouses of scores of former militants who have returned to this side of Kashmir under Rehabilitation Policy of 2010, on Monday attempted to march towards Raj Bhawan here. However, police stopped them on way to the LG office. Those protesting women were demanding citizenship rights and issuance of travel documents. They urged Lieutenant Governor […]
Man booked for using firecrackers during his marriage
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday booked a person for using firecrackers during his marriage ceremony in Reck Chowk area of Batmaloo in Srinagar. In a statement, a police spokesman said that the Police Station Batmaloo booked a bridegroom for using firecrackers during his marriage ceremony last night. Use of firecrackers is prohibited within the territorial jurisdiction […]
Victims of Mumbai, Pathankot terror attacks are yet to get justice: India
New Delhi: India has said that the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attack and the 2016 Pathankot strike are yet to get justice because of the “unwillingness” and “non-cooperative” attitude of a particular country, in a clear reference to Pakistan. At a virtual ministerial meeting of the ‘Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism’, India […]
