Budgam blast: Police detain six for questioning
Srinagar: A day after a grenade explosion took place at Namthal, Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police late Friday night detained at least six persons for questioning. Official sources told GNS that Special Operation Group (SOG) of police picked up six persons during night raids at Namthal. “The detained persons are being questioned regarding the […]
JK Bank Branch Saddal (Panjar) inaugurated

JK Bank endeavoring to reach the unreached for Banking services -Dr. Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union MoS (Independent Charge) for the DoNER, PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today visited the Bank’s Zonal Office at Jammu and e-inaugurated the bank’s branch at Saddal ( Panjar) situated in Moungri Tehsil of District Udhampur in presence of Chairman and CEO, J&K Bank Mr. Parvez Ahmed. Also present […]
73 Indian arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa norms

Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) Seventy-three Indians have been arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities for violating visa norms this year, officials said on Saturday. A total of 49 Indian nationals were arrested on Saturday from a factory in Matugama, about 60 km from here, the Immigration and Emigration Department officials said. They were staying beyond […]
5.8 magnitude quake hits several Pak cities

Islamabad: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted several cities in the northern parts of Pakistan on Saturday, the meteorological department said. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the epicentre of the quake was Hindu Kush, a mountain range that stretches […]
Stampede-like situation forces Modi to cut short his speech at WB rally

Thakurnagar (WB), Feb 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his speech at a rally here in North 24 Parganas district on Saturday after a stampede-like situation broke out at the venue in which many people were injured. Several women and children were injured, a senior police officer said. While Modi was addressing the […]
One way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar NH on Sunday

Srinagar: The traffic authorities will be allowing the vehicular traffic on National Highway from Jammu towards Srinagar on Sunday. The authorities said that subject to fair weather and road condition, traffic will be allowed from Jammu to Srinagar, “One way traffic for both LMV’s/HMV’s will be allowed in the direction,” they said. “The commuters are […]
BJP takes exception to Naidu’s outbursts, calls him ‘assembly rowdy’

Amaravati, Feb 2 (PTI) A day after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu lashed out at a BJP legislator in the assembly, the saffron party on Saturday called him an “assembly rowdy” and alleged that he was in “deep frustration”. “A frustrated, defeatist Chandrababu Naidu has threatened BJP MLAs Vishnu Kumar Raju & Manikyala […]
Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed CBI director

New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Former Madhya Pradesh Police chief Rishi Kumar Shukla was on Saturday appointed CBI director for a fixed tenure of two years, according to an order issued by the personnel ministry. The 1983-batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre is at present chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation. He […]
Shah Faesal is a chocolate boy, whimsical person: Qayoom Wani

Srinagar: Hitting back at Shah Faesal, Former Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF) president Abdul Qayoom Wani said that the education department got freedom the day they shunted Faesal out of the department. Reacting sharply to Faesal’s comments, Wani told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that Shah Faesal is a chocolate boy and a childish person. […]
Security heightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Modi visit

Srinagar: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s daylong visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, security across the state was beefed up on Saturday. Modi will be visiting all the three regions — Jammu, Ladakh and the Kashmir Valley. He is scheduled to lay foundation stones of projects worth Rs 35,000 crore and inaugurate projects […]