Case registered against a cop for ‘sarcastic’ post on FB
Baramulla, Jan 20: Police have registered a formal case against an SPO for his ‘sarcastic’ post on the social media networking site facebook. Sources said that an SPO identified as Peer Khalid is purportedly operating a facebook page under the title ‘Rafiabad News Service’. The said cop reportedly posted a ‘sarcastic’ post about a particular […]
Working on addressing misinformation on user policy update, available to answer any question: WhatsApp
New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) A day after India asked it to withdraw changes to its privacy policy, WhatsApp on Wednesday said the proposed change does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and that it is open to answering questions on the issue. The Indian government on Tuesday posed 14 questions […]
Haryana trucker’s body found in stream two days after accident on national highway
Banihal/Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) The body of a 22-year-old truck driver from Haryana was found in a stream in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday, two days after his vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 150-foot-deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials said. The Jammu-bound truck rolled down into a […]
Govt directs all employees to attend Republic day celebrations
Srinagar, Jan 20: Government has asked its workforce to attend the main official January 26 functions in Jammu and warned them that any dereliction will be construed as disobedience of the instructions. “The main function of the Republic Day-2021 is being held at the Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, where the Lieutenant Governor will preside over […]
Burglars loot cash from three Masjids, shrine in Tangmarg
Baramulla, Jan 20: Burglars broke donation boxes at a shrine and three Masjids and decamped with cash in different villages in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to locals during the intervening night of Tuesday—Wednesday, the burglars struck at the shrine in Ziyarat Nakesh Bandipora and three Masjids including Jamia Masjid Warpora, Masjid […]
Cold wave persists, Srinagar records minus 6 degrees Celsius
Srinagar, Jan 20: Intense cold conditions persisted in Kashmir Valley even as minimum temperature rose slightly in Srinagar and Pahalgam and fell marginally elsewhere, the weatherman said on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that the mercury increased by four notches in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and recorded a low of minus […]
Three infiltrators killed, 4 army soldiers injured on LoC
Jammu, Jan 20: Three infiltrators were reportedly killed and four army soldiers injured overnight on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu district where the army foiled an infiltration bid, officials said on Wednesday. Defence sources said Pakistan Army started heavy shelling in Khour area of LoC’s Akhnoor sector on Tuesday evening to facilitate infiltration. […]
PM pays homage to Guru Gobind Singh on his ‘Parkash Purab’
New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to Guru Gobind Singh on his birth anniversary and said the 10th Sikh Guru’s life was devoted to create a just and inclusive society. “I bow to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on the pious occasion of his Parkash Purab. His was […]
Biden returns to Washington DC to be sworn in as the 46th US President
Washington, Jan 20 (PTI) Four years after he left the Beltway for his hometown in Delaware, Joe Biden returned to Washington DC a day before his swearing-in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday with the message of unity and the enormous task of healing a bitterly divided country. I am honoured […]
Increased suicides a concern
The past two weeks have once again witnessed increased suicides in Jammu and Kashmir raising serious concerns among the society members at large. Reports said that during the past two weeks nearly 15 suicide cases were reported in Jammu division alone while Kashmir valley also witnessed a surge in cases. Suicides is emerging as one […]