Terror has no place in civilised society: Kharge on Rajouri attacks
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Terrorism has no place in a civilised society, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday while expressing his anguish at the two back to back terror attacks in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir in which six people were killed. Among the six killed in the attacks in a village in Rajouri […]
Rajouri terror act: Police announce Rs 10 lakh reward for sharing info about attackers
Srinagar, Jan 03: Jammu and Kashmir police have announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for sharing information about terrorists involved in Rajouri attack in which six civilians were killed on Sunday evening. An official said that if any person shares any specific information about those involved in the attack he/she will be rewarded with […]
Minister’s statement cannot be attributed ‘vicariously’ to govt, says SC
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) A minister’s statement cannot be attributed “vicariously” to the government even when applying the principle of collective responsibility, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and held that there can be no additional restrictions on freedom of speech for public functionaries. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer […]
Rajouri Attack: Special NIA team reaches Dangri village
Srinagar, Jan 03: A special team of the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday reached Dangir village of Rajouri district where 6 civilians lost their lives in a major terror attack on Sunday evening. Sources said that a special team of NIA has reached to Dangri village today morning. They said the probe agency team has […]
Youth dies, another injured after falling from hillock in Kupwara
Kupwara, Jan 3: A 30-year-old individual died and another was hospitalised after the duo reportedly slipped and fell down into a deep gorge in Tumnard forest area in Batpora Haihama in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that two persons Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, son of Abdul Aziz Mir and Jaffar Ahmad Khan, son of Liyaqat […]
Cold wave conditions continue in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 3: Intense cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley despite slight rise in mercury on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.4°C against last night’s minus 5.4°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 2.3°C below normal for the summer capital, the official said. Srinagar has so far seen […]
Omicron’s XBB most prevalent sub-lineage circulating all over India: INSACOG bulletin
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) COVID-19 variant Omicron and its sub-lineages continue to be the dominant variant in India with ‘XBB’ being the most prevalent sub-lineage circulating all over the country, the INSACOG said in its bulletin. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) bulletin was released on Monday. According to the bulletin, BA.2.75 and BA.2.10 […]
Terror strikes: Two cousins killed in IED blast within 14 hours in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: In an apparent security lapse, two cousins – aged four and 16 – were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in a village in Jammu’s Rajouri area on Monday, 14 hours after terrorists had shot dead four people there. The terrorists, locals claimed, had planted the IED on Sunday itself and […]
