Pak hands over man missing from 21 weeks via LoC crossing point in Poonch
Poonch: Pakistan army on Monday handed over a resident of Poonch to Indian counterparts in presence of civil officials at Chaka Da Bag crossing point here, official said. They told GNS that the person identified as Saif Din son of Ghulam Mohammad Loon of Gagrian (Dhana) Sawjian was handed over by Pakistan army to Indian […]
Man killed, 3 others Injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Kupwara
Kupwara: A 32-year-old man was killed and three persons were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Kralpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday, officials said. They said the car (JK01V/9561) while on way to Kupwara fell into a deep gorge in Upper Nachaya area. Four persons […]
NIA makes two more arrests in Kashmir, total 25 held so far
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two more people in connection with its ongoing probe into a “terrorism conspiracy” case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The fresh arrests take to 25 the number of people arrested from different parts of Kashmir in connection with the case in nearly three weeks. Ishfaq […]
SC sets aside J&K HC order quashing criminal proceedings in corruption case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside the Jammu and Kashmir High Court verdict which had quashed criminal proceedings in a case lodged in connection with alleged misappropriation of government funds in purchase of sub-standard medical kits under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The apex court said the FIR and criminal proceedings in […]
Night temperature falls at places across Kashmir
Srinagar: Night temperature dropped at several places across Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam resort recording minus 3.2°C, officials said on Sunday. Quoting a Meteorological department official, news agency GNS reported that Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 2.6°C against 2.9°C on previous night. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 2.2°C against previous night’s […]
Mathura lawyer to defend three Kashmiri students charged with sedition
Agra: A Mathura lawyer has accepted the brief to represent three Kashmiri students charged with sedition after they allegedly praised Pakistan on WhatsApp after the Indian cricket team’s defeat in a T20 World Cup match in Dubai on October 24. The Mathura lawyer, Madhuvan Dutt Chaturvedi, has come forward despite Agra lawyers deciding not to […]
Jammu-Rajouri highway reopens for traffic after 2 weeks
Search operation in Poonch, Rajouri forests enters 21st day
Jammu: The authorities reopened a stretch of the Jammu-Rajouri national highway for traffic on Sunday morning, more than two weeks after it was shut in view of an ongoing counter-insurgency operation in an adjoining dense forest belt, officials said. The operation to track down a group of hiding militants, who are responsible for the killing […]
Two former NC legislators among dozen leaders join BJP in Jammu
Jammu: Nearly a dozen prominent political workers, including two former National Conference legislators, joined the BJP here on Sunday, with its Jammu and Kashmir unit president Ravinder Raina exuding confidence of forming the next government on its own in the Union Territory. BJP national general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh and Raina […]
Sardar Patel was brilliant administrator, champion of masses: LG
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday paid tributes to India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, calling him brilliant administrator and champion of masses. “An epitome of national unity, brilliant administrator and champion of masses, Patel Ji devoted his entire life for strengthening India,” Sinha said. “Patel’s significant contribution to […]
J&K Cong pays tributes to Indira Gandhi, Sardar Patel
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 37th death anniversary and former home minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel on his 146th birth anniversary. Special functions were organised at all district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir to pay tributes to Gandhi and Patel, a Congress […]
