Gangster killed in police encounter in Kathua
KATHUA/JAMMU, Apr 3 (PTI): A gangster was killed in an exchange of fire with police inside the premises of a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday night, an official said. He said a police official was injured in the encounter that took place outside the main building of the Government Medical College […]
Lt Guv chairs high level meeting to review preparedness for upcoming festivals
Jammu, Apr 2: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting today to review the preparedness of concerned departments and agencies for upcoming Eid, Navratras and Baisakhi festivals. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; RR Swain, DGP; Vijay Kumar, ADGP, Armed, Law & Order; Anand Jain, ADGP Jammu; Administrative Secretaries; Divisional Commissioners; […]
Ghulam Nabi Azad to contest Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag-Rajouri seat
Srinagar, Apr 02: Former chief minister and DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, the party said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, party treasurer and former minister Taj Mohiuddin, said that the party has decided to field Ghulam Nabi Azad as its Lok Sabha […]
Police arrests four gamblers in Baramulla
Srinagar, Apr 2: Police arrested four gamblers and seized stake money and playing cards from their possession in Baramulla, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that acting on a specific information regarding gambling activities in the orchards of Tapper Pattan, a police party raided the specific spot and apprehended four gamblers and recovered stake […]
Mortar shell destroyed in controlled blast in Samba
SAMBA/JAMMU, Apr (PTI): An mortar shell was found in a field and was later destroyed in a controlled explosion by a bomb disposal squad in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Tuesday, police said. The mortar shell, which was old and rusted, was noticed by a person working in his fields at Rajpura village in […]
Disengagement, de-escalation way forward: Rajnath on eastern Ladakh
NEW DELHI, Apr 2 (PTI): With the India-China military face-off continuing in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Indian troops are standing “firm” and the ongoing talks between the two sides for a peaceful resolution of the matter will continue as disengagement and de-escalation is the way forward. In an address […]
Man-eater leopard that killed 2 minor girls shot dead
Srinagar, Apr 02: The man-leopard that killed two minors in the past 20 days was on Tuesday killed in Harwan area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. An official said that after hectic efforts by the Wildlife officials, the man-eater leopard was killed today in Harwan area. The leopard had claimed lives of two […]
Three terror associates held in Sopore: Police
Srinagar, April 02: Police on Tuesday said to have arrested three terror associates in North Kashmir’s Sopore. Police said that it along with Army (22RR) & CRPF (179BN) at a joint checkpoint established at Fruit Mandi crossing noticed three suspicious persons attempting to flee from the spot, but the alert joint party apprehended them tactfully. […]
Action against corrupt to go on: PM Modi
RUDRAPUR (U’KHAND) Apr 2 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that the action against the corrupt will go on and he cannot be deterred by threats and abuses. Beginning his Lok Sabha campaign in Uttarakhand from Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district, he also said that more development work has been done in […]
Night temperature drops below normal in Kashmir except Gulmarg, Kokernag
Srinagar, Apr 2: Night temperature recorded a drop in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir and settled below normal except in Kokernag and Gulmarg on Tuesday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 4.8°C against 6.4°C on the previous night and it was 1.6°C below normal for the […]