Cross LoC shelling reported in Poonch
Poonch, June 16: Armies of India and Pakistan on Sunday trade heavy exchange of fire along the LoC at several places in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. An official said that Pakistani army opened unprovoked fire at Indian posts at Upper Bandi Chechian, Qasba, Kirni and Mandhar. The soldiers manning the fence responded strongly […]
Hr. Edu Deptt clarifies reports on accreditation of Degree Colleges
SRINAGAR, JUNE 16: The Department of Higher Education has clarified a news story regarding NAAC accreditation of Degree Colleges in Jammu and Kashmir. “It is clarified that assessment norms of the NAAC have undergone certain changes in recent times under which obtaining higher grades of A and A ++ and also maintaining earlier NAAC gradings […]
Separatists say no threat to Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar, Jun 16 (PTI) As the revered Amarnath Yatra commences on July 1, Kashmiri separatists Sunday asserted there was no threat to the annual pilgrimage and urged the pilgrims and tourists visiting the state not to pay heed to any “false propaganda”. They said people of the Valley will continue to retain and nourish the tradition […]
Guv Malik addresses meeting of the NITI Aayog, seeks liberal assistance for J&K
NEW DELHI, JUNE 16: Governor, Satya Pal Malik while addressing the 5th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog sought personal intervention of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, for accelerating the development in the State which is imperative for putting the State on the path of peace, progress and prosperity. Addressing the 5th […]
SHO Saddar Anantnag succumbs to injuries at AIIMS New Delhi
Srinagar, June 16 : Station House Officer (SHO) Sadr Anantnag Arshad Khan who was critically injured in an encounter with militants at KP Road on June 12, succumbed to injuries on Sunday, sources said. The police sources said that Khan was shifted to AIIMS New Delhi from SKIMS Srinagar for specialized treatment using an air […]
Police smashes ‘governance infrastructure’ of militants inside jails
Srinagar, Jun 16 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted ‘Shuara-e-Zindan’ (supreme council for jail), a term used by militants for governance inside prisons, and restored the prison manual completely, officials said here. After the escape of Naveed Jhatt, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, last February, the Jammu and Kashmir prison department under the leadership of Dilbagh […]
Kathua case: Court did not rely on prosecution eyewitnesses while acquitting Vishal
Pathankot (Punjab), Jun 16 (PTI) The only acquittal in the Kathua rape-and-murder case came as the trial court set aside the statement of three prosecution witnesses who had claimed that Vishal Jangotra, the son of main culprit Sanji Ram, was in the area at the time of the crime. District and sessions judge Tejwinder Singh relied […]
Heatwave claims 44 lives in Bihar
Patna, Jun 16 (PTI) At least 44 people have died in a blistering heatwave that hit three Bihar districts on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. The officials at the Disaster Management Control Room said 22 people died in Aurangabad, 20 in Gaya and two in Nawada districts due to the heatwave. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has […]
Four killed in lightning strike in Chhattisgarh
Balrampur/Korba, Jun 16 (PTI) Four people, including two brothers, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike during rain and thunderstorm in northern part of Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday. A 16-year-old boy and his younger brother, aged eight years, died after lightning struck them on Saturday while they were standing under a mango tree near […]
Separatist, militant groups managed funds to prolong economic shutdown in Valley: NIA
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against militants belonging to Jammat ud Dawah and activists of Duktaran-e-Millat, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and other separatist leaders in the J&K state for raising and collecting funds for funding separatist and militant’s activities in the state. The NIA spokesman in a hand-out issued here said all […]
