Def Ministry approved purchase of 41K LMGs, 3.5 lakh carbines
New Delhi, Feb 28 : The defence ministry today approved capital acquisition proposals worth nearly Rs 9,435 crore including procurement of 41,000 light machine guns and over 3.5 lakh battle carbines to bolster firepower of infantry soldiers deployed along borders with China and Pakistan. The proposals were cleared at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition […]
4 injured in LPG cylinder blast
Jammu, Feb 28: Four people were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in a house in Reasi district today, the police said. The explosion occurred around 9.10am at the house of Rakesh Thapa in Reasi town. The injured — Ramesh Kumar (36), Vikrant Mengi (43), Rakesh Singh (33) and Rashpal Singh (45) — have been […]
JMC bans hoardings on residential buildings, places of worship in Jammu
Jammu, Feb 28: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has imposed a ban on installation of hoardings on residential buildings, places of worships, hospitals, and educational institutions in the city. The JMC has seized 30 truck-loads of advertisement material during a drive in this regard. “The JMC has imposed ban on installation of hoardings on residential […]
APDP faction holds sit-in; seeks details of 112 disappeared person of Banihal
Srinagar, Feb 28: The families of the victims of enforced disappearances Wednesday held a sit-in protest here urging the government to provide status report vis-à-vis the disappearances of 112 persons “at the hands of government forces” in Banihal area in of Ramban district. The victim families under the banner of Association of Parents of Disappeared […]
DGP raises ISIS flag and then pulls it down
After ISIS owns Soura attack…
MHA too downplays IS presence in Kashmir Srinagar/New Delhi: A day after Islamic terror group ISIS claimed responsibility for the killing of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the state police, in a first, admitted that the group has a presence in the Valley. State police chief SP Vaid told NDTV that while […]
GoI announces reduction in airfare for Hajj
New Delhi, Feb 27: The government today announced a significant reduction in airfare for those going on the Hajj, a month after it scrapped subsidies for the pilgrimage. Union Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi described the move as a “major step”. “The PMO took a keen interest in this. The decision is in line […]
40 prisoners shifted out of Srinagar Central Jail
Srinagar, Feb 27: As many as 40 militants and their “sympathizers” including Pakistani national Zia Mustafa were shifted today from the Central jail here to prisons outside the Valley, a step taken after the dramatic escape of LeT’s Mohammed Naveed Jhatt from a hospital earlier this month. The Jammu and Kashmir Prisons department chalked out […]
Two soldiers injured in cross-LoC shelling in Poonch, Rajouri
Jammu, Feb 27: Two BSF soldiers were injured today in continued cross-LoC firing and shelling between Indian and Pakistani troops in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortar bombs from 0850 hours today in Bhimbher Gali (BG) sector along LoC (in […]
“Finalize Master Plan for Gulmarg in 3 weeks or face action”
HC tells GDA…
By: Rashid Paul Srinagar, Feb 27: The J&K High Court on Tuesday granted three weeks time to Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) for finalization of the Master Plan for the famed winter ski resort of Kashmir which is strained by encroachments and pollution. The proceedings in the public interest petition started with an application by the […]
CM calls on HM, FM
Discusses implementation of AoA; seeks restructuring of loans
Srinagar, Feb 27: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today and discussed with him obtaining situation in the State particularly the plight of residents of border villages who have been suffering due to continued cross-LoC shelling. According to an official press release issued here, the Chief Minister […]
