2 civilians shot at in Shopian
Srinagar, May 08: Suspected militants Wednesday shot at and injured two civilians in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said. Reports said that the gunmen barged inside a chemist shop in Zainapora at around 3 pm and fired upon Irfan Hameed and Muzafar Ahmad. Both of them suffered injuries in the attack following which they […]
Political parties demand rollback of toll tax on Sgr-Jmu highway
Srinagar, May 08: Cutting across party affiliations, different political parties in Kashmir Wednesday demanded an immediate rollback of the toll tax being levied on vehicles on the Srinagar–Jammu national highway. A newly constructed toll plaza on the four-lane highway at Sangam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district was recently made operational to collect toll tax from […]
BJP panel to probe ‘Leh bribery’ charge, questions claims of scribes
Jammu, May 08: The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit will set up a committee to probe the allegation that some party leaders tried to bribe journalists to influence parliamentary polls, party’s state unit chief Ravinder Raina said Wednesday, even as a legislator named in the matter claimed the envelopes given to scribes had invitations and […]
Omar seeks action in journalists’ bribery case
Srinagar, May 08: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday said action must be taken in the alleged bribery of journalists by BJP leaders in Leh. “In light of the CCTV footage purported to show BJP leaders attempting to bribe journalists in Leh, I’m retweeting my original tweet with the letter of complaint by the Press […]
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’
Islamabad, May 08: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian security forces along the Line of Control which resulted in the death of three civilians. The Foreign Office (FO) said: “The Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Working Boundary […]
Jammu records season’s hottest day
Jammu, May 08: Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Wednesday recorded the hottest day of the season as the mercury, for the first time, crossed the 40 degree Celsius mark this season, the Meteorological department said. The maximum temperature recorded in Jammu was 40.1 degrees Celsius — 3.3 notches above the normal during […]
One person dies, another injured in Ramban road accident
Srinagar, May 08: One person died while another was injured on Wednesday after a vehicle rolled down into a deep gorge at Harnihal in Khari area in Ramban district. An official identified the deceased as Tanvir Ahmed, son of Ghulam Qadir Pachoo of Seraan Khari while the injured was identified as Mohammad Amin (driver). Images […]
Man kills wife in Jammu
Jammu, May 08: A man allegedly stabbed his 20-year-old wife to death in the city on Tuesday night, officials said. Police have arrested the accused Tota Ram, SP (south Jammu) Vinay Sharma said. In the preliminary investigation, it has surfaced that Ram suspected that his wife was involved in an illicit relationship. Images News Netwokthekashmirimages.com
AJKPC body seeks NIA probe into Anantnag BJP leader’s killing
Jammu, May 08: Sarpanches from parts of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the killing of BJP’s Anantnag vice-president Gul Mohammed Mir. Led by their president Anil Sharma during a protest at the exhibition ground here, members of the All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) demanded […]
Massive fire destroys wheat crop in Samba
Jammu, May 08: A massive fire completely destroyed standing and cut-out wheat crop spread over 100 acres of farm land in Samba district on Wednesday. The fire started due to electric short-circuit in a power supply line over the farm land in Samba, officials said. Within minutes, the fire spread over 2 to 3 kilometres […]
