India, China have agreed to seek mutually acceptable solution to boundary issue: Govt
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) India and China have agreed to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the boundary question through negotiations, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said China disputes the international […]
Jammu: Man drowns in canal while bathing
Jammu, Jun 27 (PTI) A 45-year-old man drowned while taking a bath in a canal on the outskirts of Jammu on Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Nazir, a resident of Nagrota. He ran a meat shop at Pukhroo in Domana area, a police official said. To beat the heat, Nazir had gone […]
Man held for rape of 17-year-old girl in Goa
Panaji, Jun 27 (PTI) A man was Thursday arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a 17-year-old girl at Cujira village near here, police said. The incident had taken place in November last year, police said. The accused, Mohammed Rafik Patel, 31, was arrested after a complaint was filed against him by the victim’s mother on Thursday […]
Jammu sizzles at 40.2 deg C, rains lash Srinagar
Jammu, Jun 27 (PTI) Jammu recorded a maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday, a marginal dip of 1.4 notches compared to the previous day, the Meteorological Department said. The temperature in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, however, remained 2.5 notches above the season’s normal, it said. Jammu recorded a night temperature of […]
India lodged strong protest with Pak over harassment of guests at Iftar: Govt
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Pakistanis invited to an Iftar hosted by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad were actively dissuaded and physically stopped from attending the event by Pakistani agencies, prompting India to lodge a strong protest with that country, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply to a question […]
Four drug peddlers including a lady arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar: Four drug peddlers including a lady has been arrested by police and contraband substance has been recovered from their posession on Thursday, officials said. According to a police officer police Station Nowhatta arrested four drug peddlers identified as Abdul Ahad Sheikh S/o Dilawar Sheikh , .Mohammad Rafiq Sheikh S/o: Ali Mohammad, Mohammad Yousuf […]
Shopian road accident: Governor express grief over loss of lives, announces ex-gratia
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Shopian district. In a condolence message, Governor has conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls. Governor has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of […]
Home minister’s visit to J&K may help Centre understand ground situation better: Omar
Srinagar: NC leader Omar Abdullah Thursday hoped Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir would help the Centre understand better the ground situation of the state and the need to change its approach towards it. “After the two-day visit of the Union home minister to J&K, I hope there is a better […]
9 girls among 11 students killed, 7 injured in accident on Mughal road
Srinagar: Eleven students, nine of them girls, were killed and seven others were injured after an excursion (vehicle) Tempo Traveller they were on board skidded off the road near Peer Ki Gali along Mughal road in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday. Reports reaching GNS said that a vehicle—Tempo traveler— overturned and fell into […]
Enforce rule of law, continue strict action against terror funding: Shah directs security agencies
Srinagar: The Home Minister of India Amit Shah on Thursday, after a detailed briefing on the prevailing Security Scenario in the state appreciated the “significant improvement” in all the parameters relating to the security situation and directed that stricter action should continue against the terror funding in the state. Shah said that there should be […]
