Omar Abdullah leads protest rally against highway ban
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday led a protest march against the ban on civilian movement on highway twice a week. The protesting NC workers and leaders including NC General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, Peer Afaq, Tanvir Sadiq, Salman Sagar and […]
RSS leader’s killing: Police constitutes SIT, army carries fresh flag march amid internet, curfew gag
Kishtwar: Police has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and has arrested ten suspected persons in connection with the killing of RSS leader and his PSO in Kishtwar district where curfew continued for the second consecutive day Wednesday amid internet gag. Official sources said that army also carried a flag march even as additional deployment […]
RSS leader killing: Lal Singh barred from going to curfew bound Kishtwar, detained in Doda
Jammu, April 10 (KNO) : Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan chief and a former BJP leader Chaudhary Lal Singh on Wednesday was stopped from going to Kishtwar by police. According to KNO correspondent Singh was stopped at Doda and was detained by police. He was moving towards Kishtwar were a RSS leader and his PSO were […]
LS Polls: ITBP Soldier Injured After His Rifle Goes Off Accidentally In Bus
Poonch: An Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) soldier was injured when his service rifle went off accidentally on board a bus in Mendhar area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Station House Officer (SHO) Gursai, Sanjay Gupta told GNS that ITBP personnel were on board a bus and were returning after inspection of […]
NIA arrests JKLF chief Yasin Malik
New Delhi(PTI): The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday arrested JKLF chief Yasin Malik in connection with a case related to the funding of terror and separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. Malik was brought to the national capital Tuesday evening after a special NIA court in Jammu gave the go ahead for […]
Rafale: SC dismisses Centre’s objection claiming privilege over docs by petitioners to seek review
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed preliminary objections raised by the Centre that documents on which it claimed “privilege” cannot be relied upon to re-examine the verdict in the Rafale fighter jet deal. The Centre had submitted that the privilege documents were procured by petitioners in an illegal way and used […]
RSS calls for handing over Kishtwar to Army, extending of ‘operation all out’
Jammu PTI: Condemning the killing of its leader and his PSO in Kishtwar, the RSS Tuesday termed the attack a “security lapse” and called for extending the Army’s ‘Operation Allout’ in the hilly district to prevent spread of militancy in the Jammu region. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said it will not be cowed down by attacks […]
Five get three years in jail for animal cruelty
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Apr 10 (PTI) A fast-track court in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district has convicted five people of animal cruelty and sentenced them to three years of imprisonment. Fast-track court judge Abid Shamim on Tuesday also slapped a fine of Rs 10,500 on each of the accused — Kapil, Alijan, Ashraf, Yusuf and Tehseen — after […]
Rupee rises 21 paise to 69.09 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, (PTI) The rupee appreciated by 21 paise to 69.09 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 69.26 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground and touched 69.09 amid a weak opening in domestic equities, displaying gains of 21 […]
Curfew enters second day in Kishtwar, Baderwah following killing of RSS leader, his PSO
Jammu: Curfew continues in Kishtwar and Baderwah areas of Jammu for second straight day following killing of a RSS worker and his PSO yesterday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Chandrakant Sharma working at Kishtwar district hospital injuring him and the cop critically. While the cop died on the spot Sharma was shifted to GMC Jammu, […]