Imran Khan supervised the entire process himslef: Report
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was present in Lahore to oversee the ‘smooth’ handing over captured Indian Air Force pilot to India at the Wagah border on Friday, official sources said. Khan arrived in Lahore on Friday afternoon, a couple of hours before IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was brought to the Wagah […]
Handwara standoff continues on day 2
Para Commandos join as troops fail to end gunfight
Srinagar: The standoff between government forces and a militant, who rose from the rubble of a house yesterday, continued at Babagund Langate area of Handwara in frontier Kupwara district on Saturday. So far, four government force men including an officer of CRPF 92 battalion were killed and eleven other personnel—four from paramilitary and others from […]
SAC approves pension scheme for unorganized sector
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) has accorded sanction to the Implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan, scheme (PM-SYM) 2019 in the State from 15th February, this year. Notably, the Government of India had announced the mega pension scheme for the un-organised sector in the interim Budget 2019. The scheme would ensure old […]
Banning of Jamaat-e-Islami “an act of vengeance” by New Delhi: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday termed the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) an act of “vengeance” by the Centre, saying it would have “dangerous consequences”. “There is an atmosphere of vengeance in the state, especially in the Valley after JeI youths and leaders were arrested. JeI is a social and political […]
India-Pak continue to trade fire on LoC
Causalities reported on both sides
Jammu: Pakistani and Indian troops Saturday again violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu division, resulting in causalities on both sides, reports said. The shelling from across the border started in Nowshera sector around 12.30 pm, ending over 12-hour-long lull in the border skirmishes which intensified after India’s pre-emptive strikes […]
Cold wave conditions return after fresh snowfall in Kashmir
Jmu-Sgr highway closed again for traffic
Srinagar: The higher reaches in Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains, an official at the MeT Department said Saturday. The Meteorological Department has forecast another spell of wet weather across the state over the next few days. Many areas in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the famous […]
