Attack on Badal brazen, matter of concern: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal, a Z-plus category protectee, is a matter of concern which needs to be investigated. “I spoke to Sukhbir yesterday after the attack on him. I expressed obviously our gratefulness to almighty that he survived that attack. We spoke about the situation, […]
India, China hold diplomatic talks; prepare for Special Representatives dialogue
New Delhi: In order to prevent recurrence of military standoff along their contested border, India and China on Thursday reflected on the lessons learnt from the eastern Ladakh face-off that ended a few weeks ago following completion of the disengagement process in Depsang and Demchok. In talks held in Delhi under the framework of the […]
Night chill intensifies as Kashmir Valley
Srinagar: Cold conditions intensified in Kashmir on Thursday as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the Valley, with a few places experiencing the season’s coldest night, officials said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar dropped to a season’s low of minus 2.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, compared to the previous night’s minus 2 […]
Work on 175-km Gurdaspur-Jammu pipeline begins
Project to supply domestic gas by 2026 Jammu: Work has commenced on the ambitious 175-km Gurdaspur-Jammu Tawi natural gas pipeline project, which is expected to provide domestic gas to Jammu households by 2026. GAIL (India) Ltd is undertaking the pipeline construction along and across the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, with initial work already underway on sectionalizing valves […]
UG, PG aspirants can seek admission in any discipline irrespective of subject previously studied: UGC
New Delhi: UG and PG aspirants will now be able to seek admission in any discipline irrespective of the one studied by him or her in Class 12 or at the undergraduate programme, after qualifying in a national or university-level entrance exam, according to new norms of the University of Grants Commission (UGC). The UGC […]
Police raid houses of four suspected terror associates in Poonch
Mendhar/Poonch: Police carried out searches at the residences of four suspected over-ground workers of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch on Thursday As part of its efforts to curb anti-national activities, an official said. According to a police spokesperson, the searches were conducted at the houses of MohdNasar of Sakhimadan, MehmoodHussian of […]
Army soldiers open fire after observing suspicious movement near LoC in Poonch
Jammu: An Army ambush party opened fire after observing suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. The troops on ambush duty along the possible infiltration routes picked up suspicious movement near Bagyaldara village late on Wednesday night and fired a few rounds. Simultaneously, the cordon around the […]
Three houses in JK attached in terror cases
Srinagar: Authorities here attached three houses in Shopian and Baramulla districts on Thursday under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in separate terror cases, police said. According to a police spokesperson, the houses attached in Shopian are registered in the names of MohdShafi Dar, the father of terrorist Adnan Shafi Dar, and Abdul […]
Three women among four drug peddlers arrested in Jammu
Jammu: Four alleged drug peddlers including three women were arrested on Thursday along with 40.5 grams of heroin and some sharp-edged weapons here, police said. Parveen Kumar alias “Pinna”, RekhaKumari alias “Kajal”, JyotiBala alias “Ramta” and RashmiLangeh – residents of village Chorli, Bishnah — were arrested based on a tip-off, a police officer said. He […]
Man held with country-made pistol in Jammu
Jammu: A man was arrested and a country-made pistol was recovered from him here on Thursday, police said. Harjinder Singh alias “Kaka”, from ChakJandran village of Arnia, was intercepted by a patrolling team near BalolBridge on ring road near Miran Sahib, a police spokesman said. He said that Singh was subjected to frisking after he […]
