2 soldiers injured in cross-LoC shelling
Jammu, Nov 20: Two soldiers were injured after Indian and Pakistani troops fired mortar shells and exchanged small arms fire across the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri districts, prompting authorities to close schools in some places. “Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling and fired from small arms on places in Poonch sector’s Figwar […]
Vaishno Devi pilgrim dies in Katra
Jammu, Nov 20: A 70-year-old pilgrim from Maharashtra died after falling unconscious in Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district, police said. Pradeep Ashok Shah, a resident of Sholapur, who had reached Katra to pay obeisance at the shrine along with family, fell unconscious while travelling in a three-wheeler […]
Absconder held after 15 yrs
Jammu, Nov 20: A man, wanted in a case of rash driving, was apprehended on Tuesday after evading arrest for the last 15 years in Samba district, police said. The accused, Daljeet Singh, a resident of Bhour Camp Satwari area in Jammu district, was arrested and produced before a court, a police official said. He […]
4014 in the fray for Sarpanch, 1286 for Panch seats
Voting for 2179 polling booths in Phase-II
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 19: Polling for Phase-II of Panchayat Polls-2018 will be held tomorrow at 2179 polling stations across the state, including 828 in Kashmir and 1351 in Jammu Division. The timing for polling is from 8 am to 2 pm. According to the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra, 4014 candidates are in the fray […]
At 63, Iqbal Khanday bids adieu to all
Political parties, state administration, all mourn the sudden demise
Srinagar, Nov 19: Iqbal Khanday is no more. This one liner came as a shock to all who knew this bureaucrat with spine of steal, who despite several controversies, will always be remembered as one of the most upright, honest and well meaning bureaucrat of the state. Mohammad Iqbal Khanday, former chief secretary of Jammu […]
Mughal road reopens for traffic
Srinagar, Nov 19: The Mughal road connecting the Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region with south Kashmir’s Shopian district was opened for restricted vehicular traffic on Monday after a week-long closure due to heavy snowfall, a senior traffic police official said. Only a limited number of light vehicles were allowed to move on Mughal […]
Train services resume in Jammu after Punjab farmers’ agitation
Jammu, Nov 19: Train services resumed here on Monday, two days after its suspension due to blockade by agitating farmers in Punjab near Dasua, a senior railway official said. The track was cleared for operations on Sunday night, he said, adding that two trains left for their destinations late at night. “The train traffic was […]
Police probing uploading of ‘execution videos’ on social media
Srinagar, Nov 19: Police on Monday warned action against those uploading videos of ‘executions’ carried out by the militants on social media, saying it is investigating various social media accounts propagating such videos. Militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen had purportedly released videos of the killings of two Shopian youth last week. In the videos, the outfit […]
‘Stones & Wounds’ is about Kashmiri people stuck between two extremes: Co-director
New Delhi, Nov 19: Short film “Stones & Wounds” uses the premise of stone pelting to tell the story of common people of Kashmir, who are stuck between two different ideologies, says co-director Aditya Raj Somani. Somani, who runs Hera Pheri Films and has co-directed the film with Sachin Malvi, said though the film is […]
CB files case against two fraudsters
Srinagar, Nov 19: Crime Branch Kashmir has registered a case against two persons for providing a fake appointment letter and visa to a job-seeker in lieu of money. In a statement, Crime Branch said that they received an application from one Naseer Ahmed Qazi of Rathpora Eidgah Srinagar saying that he paid Rs six lakh […]
