‘Terror funding:’ SC rejects plea of Hizb Chief Salauddin’s son
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea of Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of Hizbul-Mujahideen founder and a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ Syed Salauddin, challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail petition in a terror funding case. The top court said that once the trial court had granted extension of time to […]
Pak army shells forward areas along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistan army troops resorted to mortar shelling on forward posts and civilian areas along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. Indian troops fired in retaliation, they said, adding that no casualty or damage was incurred. There were nearly 1,600 incidents of ceasefire […]
Cong stopped Rafale deal as it ‘didn’t get the money’: Nirmala
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Hitting back at the Congress on the Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday alleged that the party had stopped the deal when it was in power as it “didn’t get the money” and ignored national security. Replying to a debate on the Rafale issue in Lok Sabha, […]
Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed after fresh snowfall
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed Friday as a precautionary measure as the road was rendered slippery due to fresh snowfall, a Traffic Department official said. Moderate to heavy snowfall began across Kashmir this afternoon, bringing relief to the residents from dry weather. “It has been snowing across Kashmir since afternoon. The men and machinery […]
Cong demands implementation of 2014 package for people displaced from PaK
Jammu, Jan 4 (PTI) The Congress on Friday reached out to the people displaced from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK), who were on a indefinite chain dharna here since December 27 demanding implementation of ‘2014 package’, and urged the Centre to hold talks with them. The displaced people from PaK have been on a chain hunger […]
Odisha Dalit teen sold and married to Haryana man; 2 arrested
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (PTI) A Dalit teenager jumped from the first floor of a house in Haryana to escape from a man twice her age, who married the girl after allegedly buying her for Rs 2 lakh from her uncle and kept her in illegal confinement, police said Friday. The girl, who is from Odisha […]
Dr Sheikh Abdul Ahad is no more, DAK condoles demise
Srinagar: Dr Sheikh Abdul Ahad (74) is no more. Dr Ahad was former head of the department of otolaryngology (ENT) at Government Medical College, Srinagar. Dr Ahad breathed his last yesterday at SKIMS after he was operated one week back for a duodenal perforation. Earlier he was operated for prostatic malignancy and was on chemoradiotherapy. […]
Leopard kills over 20 head of cattle in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A leopard killed over 20 head of cattle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said Friday. The leopard entered into an animal shed belonging to Gulam Nabi Wani in Chakka area in Ramsoo tehsil of the district and killed over 20 sheep overnight, they said. The people alleged that over 100 domestic animals […]
