Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer files plea for suspension of sentence
Seeks bail on health grounds
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer on Saturday filed a petition in the high court here for suspension of his sentence and seeking bail on medical grounds for the incarcerated PML-N leader. Sharif has been incarcerated in the KotLakhpat jail in Lahore after he was sentenced to seven years in jail by an […]
Valley remains cutoff
It was for the sixth straight day that the Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed leaving thousands of stranding passengers in Jammu as well as in Srinagar, besides shortage of essentials in the valley and Ladakh divisions. The bad condition of the road has made the job of making it motorable for authorities even more difficult as […]
Scooty rider wounded in Sopore mishap
Sopore: A scooty rider sustained serious injuries on Saturday after he met with an accident in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The scooty he was riding was hit by a speedy four-wheeler in Sopore, thus leaving him severely wounded. According to reports a Scooty rider identified as Imran Salam Kana 25, son of […]
President confers Ashoka Chakra on Nazir Wani
New Delhi: Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, a militant-turned-soldier who laid down his life fighting a group of terrorists in Shopian in Kashmir in November, was awarded the Ashoka Chakra by President Ram NathKovind Saturday. The award — India’s highest peacetime gallantry honour — was received by Wani’s wife and mother at the Republic Day […]
Militants attack CRPF camp in tral
Pulwama: Militants on Saturday evening attacked a Central Reserve police Force camp in Nowdal area of Tral in Pulwama district. Officials confirmed to KNO and said that gunfire has rattled the area. “No injuries or loss of life has been caused,” he said. The area has been cordoned off. KNO
R-Day function: Tri-colour falls off post in Rajouri, cop suspended
Rajouri: District Magistrate Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Saturday ordered an inquiry into the felling of a tricolor off the post as it was hoisted at the main R-Day function in Rajouri district of Jammu on Saturday. The committee comprising ADC Rajouri Sher Singh and ASP Rajouri Liaqat Kalas, have been asked to enquire into the […]
Man held with heroin in Reasi
Jammu, Jan 26 (PTI) A man was arrested on Saturday with three grams of heroin in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. Sunil Kumar, a resident of Akhnoor, was was stopped for checking near Banda Bahadur Dharmshala in Katra town as he was roaming around evoking suspicion, he said. The official said […]
