DGP J&K sanctions welfare loan of over Rs.2 crore for police personnel, scholarship for 16 police wards
Jammu: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Friday sanctioned welfare loan in favour of 225 personnel of J&K Police. Meritorious Scholarship has also been granted to twenty six wards of Police personnel. As per the orders issued Rs.2,20,95,000/- has been sanctioned as welfare loan in favour of 225 personnel and the loan will […]
Missing Udhampur boy traced in Gujarat
Jammu: Police on Friday said that they have traced the 16 yrs old missing boy of Udhampur from Megh Nagar, MP-Gujarat border and has been brought back home. The boy had gone missing from February 2. The look out was launched after Puran Singh R/O Roundomail, Udhampur registered a complaint regarding missing of his son namely Aditya […]
16 die in Haridwar village after consuming spurious liquor
Dehradun,(PTI) Sixteen persons died Friday and seven others were battling for life at the hospital after consuming spurious liquor served at a feast in a village of Haridwar district. A number of people took ill last evening after consuming hooch served at the Tervi (post death ceremony) of a person at Ballupur village in Jhabrera area […]
Shocking that PMO was holding “parallel negotiations” on Rafale: A K Antony
New Delhi, (PTI) Former defence minister A K Antony claimed Friday it was “shocking” that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was conducting parallel negotiations on the Rafale deal and alleged it had “special interests to protect”. “This is shocking to me. In the defence negotiations, only the Defence Ministry is involved,” the senior Congress leader told […]
BJP’s youth wind demands land to construct temple on AMU campus
Aligarh (UP)(PTI) The BJP’s youth wing has demanded land to construct a temple on the AMU campus, saying Hindu students were facing problems in performing prayers. In a letter to AMU Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor, Mukesh Singh Lodhi, the district president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), said if the university doesn’t fulfil their demand […]
Will grant Chenab valley, Pir Panchal region division status if voted to power: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that if chosen to power in coming elections they will grant division status to Chenab valley and pir panchal region. Omar took to twitter and said: “After the elections of 2019 should the people of J&K repose faith in @JKNC_ our government will grant division status […]
J&K has three divisons now, Ladakh given division status
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved creation of a separate Administrative/ Revenue Division for Ladakh. This division will comprise Leh and Kargil Districts with its headquarters at Leh. The Government has also approved creation of the posts of Divisional Commissioner (Ladakh), Lehand Inspector General of Police (Ladakh), Leh. Further, a committee has been constituted […]
Two die in landslide on Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Feb 8 (PTI) Two persons including an assistant accounts officer (AAO) were killed in a landslide on Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, officials said. The victims were crossing a landslide zone on foot in Maroog area, when landslide suddenly hit them, they said. The deceased have been identified as AAO […]
Jawahar tunnel avalanche: One more retrieved alive, one body found, seven remain untraced
Qazigund: One more policeman has been rescued alive and shifted to Qazigund hospital while one body has also been retrieved from the snow avalanche site at Jawahar tunnel on Friday. Officials said efforts are on to trace the seven others at the site. According to SDRF officials two persons have been retrieved alive so […]
Pak using social media to mobilize Kashmiri youth toward militancy: Army
Udhampur, (PTI) The general officer commanding-in-chief of the northern command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, said Thursday the Pakistani army has been using social media to mobilize support among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to stir them towards militancy. He also said that terrorist infrastructure continues to remain intact in PoK and Pakistan. He said Pakistan […]