Police officer’s wife dies of bullet injuryt
Jammu, Feb 26: Wife of a police officer posted in the Chief Minister’s security today died allegedly after receiving a bullet injury at her residence here, police said. Inquest proceedings have been initiated into the death of 26-year-old Neha Basson, who succumbed to bullet injuries at Government Medical College Hospital, a police officer said. It […]
2 cops killed in 2 attacks by militants
One was guarding Char-e-Sharif shrine; another, residence of Hurriyat leader
Srinagar, Feb 25: Two cops were killed and their weapons snatched by the militants in two separate attacks at Char-e-Sharif in Budgam and Soura locality of Srinagar city on Sunday. As per details, a cop was injured after militants attacked a police post guarding the shrine of Shiekh Noor-ud-Din Wali (RA) at Charar-e-Sharief in central […]
CM orders probe into KVIB selection process
Madni’s son decides not to join; NC wants KVIB chairman’s resignation
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today ordered a high-level inquiry into the procedural inadequacies in the selection process of the Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), the results of which were declared a couple of days ago. Mehbooba ordered the probe following severe criticism over the appointment of her own nephew Aroot […]
URI: Sacred to return home, displaced residents demand alternative land, bunkers
Uri, Feb 25: With constant fear of cross-border haunting them, displaced villagers living in schools-turned-into-camps at Uri are scared of returning to their homes. They demand immediate sanction of the “promised” piece of land in safer zones for their settlement and construction of bunkers for safety. The demands were made by displaced families putting up […]
Pakistan has been given befitting reply: Army
Denies reports of initiating ceasefire violations in Uri
Uri: Army on Sunday claimed that it has given befitting reply to frequent ceasefire violations by Pakistan Army and alleged Pakistan Army has targeted civilian villages in which several houses got damaged. Talking to media persons at Uri about tensions along LoC, Commander 12 Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Y.S Ahlawat said that Pakistan Army got a […]
Water-rich, energy deficient JK exploits just 16% of hydro-power: Survey
Srinagar, Feb 25 : Jammu and Kashmir has exploited only about 16 percent of the estimated 20,000 MW of hydro-power potential even as the energy demand has been growing gradually creating a wider demand-supply gap, the state economic survey 2017 said. The estimated hydro-power potential of Jammu and Kashmir is 20,000 Megawatts (MW), of which […]
Farooq urges India-Pak govts to find way to end bloodshed in JK
Says, dividing people on religion dangerous
Jammu, Feb 25: Border skirmishes between Indian and Pakistani forces are only adding to people’s sufferings and governments of both the countries should find a way to restore peace at the borders, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah said Sunday. “Unless they (India and Pakistan) find a way out, away from this (border skirmishes), people on […]
JK CM can’t decide about talks with Pakistan: Ram Madhav
Srinagar, Feb 25: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is not mandated to decide on talks with Pakistan, BJP’s national general secretary and point-person on Jammu and Kashmir Ram Madhav has said. He said Chief Minister no doubt heads the alliance government with his party, but she “is not going to decide about talks with Pakistan”. In […]
Just 3.05 pc women in police forces in J&K: Govt data
New Delhi, Feb 25 : In Jammu and Kashmir, there are just 3.05 percent women in police force against the sanctioned strength of more than 80,000 police personnel, Union Home Ministry statistics say. This is even less than the national average. In India, women constitute 7.28 percent of the police force. The government data comes […]
Azad denounces Army chief over AIUDF remark
Guwahati, Feb 25 : Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, today criticised Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat over his comment on Assam-based political party AIUDF and said the armed force should maintain its non-political character. “We take pride in the fact that our Army is non-political unlike in some of our […]
