BJP leader’s killing: TIP of arrested militant; bureaucrats ignored warnings
Srinagar, May 19 (PTI) A Test Identification Parade (TIP) of arrested JeM militant Hilal Naikoo will be conducted in connection with BJP leader Gul Mohammed Mir’s killing in Anantnag as an internal probe indicated lapses at bureaucratic level despite a clear threat to him, officials said. The family of 57-year-old Mir, who unsuccessfully contested on BJP […]
Woman alleges rape, forced marriage in Reasi, accused held
Jammu, May 19 (PTI) A woman has accused a shopkeeper of rape, abduction and forcible marriage besides circulating her objectionable pictures on social media in Reasi district, police said Sunday. The accused and two of his friends were arrested from different locations here after the victim lodged a complaint on Saturday, a police official said, […]
PSAJK welcomes Govt decision to allow schools to conduct class 8 exams
Srinagar, May 19: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has welcomed the government step to allow schools to conduct class 8 examinations instead of SIE (State Institute of Education) and DIET (District Institute of Education and Training). The Association while welcoming yesterday’s statement of Advisor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai at Baramulla has termed it […]
Christians protest over desecration of graves in Pakistan’s Punjab province
Lahore, May 19 (PTI) Members of the Christian community on Sunday protested after police failed to make a breakthrough in a case desecration of graves in a cemetery in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The incident happened on May 12, when over 30 graves in a village in Okara district of Punjab province, about 200 km from Lahore, […]
Magisterial inquiry ordered in Bhaderwah man’s death
DODA, MAY 19: District Magistrate (DM) Doda, Dr. Sagar D. Doifode has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of Nayeem Ahmed resident of Qilla Mohallah Bhaderwah. As per the order issued by DM, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Thatri Mohammad Anwar Bandey has been appointed as Inquiry Officer. “The SDM will also carry out an inquiry into […]
Driver held with 69 kg of poppy straw in Udhampur
Jammu, May 19 (PTI) A truck driver has been arrested with 69 kg of poppy straw in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Sunday. On late Saturday night, a Punjab-bound truck was intercepted on Jammu-Srinagar national highway and its driver Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Haryana, was arrested after poppy straw was recovered from […]
Cattle smuggling bids foiled, 2 held
Jammu, May 19 (PTI) A dozen separate cattle smuggling attempts were foiled in Jammu and Kashmir’s Raman, Udhampur and Poonch districts, police said Sunday. Twelve drivers were arrested and 185 animals were rescued, they added. Five trucks, heading for Kashmir and allegedly loaded with 80 animals, were intercepted at Batote and Chanderkote areas of Ramban district […]
PDP’s self rule formula most pragmatic way to resolve Kashmir: Mehbooba
Srinagar, May 19): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that only meaningful engagement between India and Pakistan and the leadership of the state can resolve decades old Kashmir conflict and accord permanent peace to the region. Chairing an important meeting of party’s top leadership and important functionaries […]
Bad news for PM Imran, no oil and gas reserves found off Pakistan shore
Karachi, May 19 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s dream of the cash-strapped country becoming self-sufficient in oil has been dashed after no reserves were discovered in the Arabian Sea off the Karachi coast, media reports said Sunday. The drilling work at Kekra-1 well in deep sea near Karachi has been stopped after no oil or […]
Hurriyat ready to support if India and Pakistan start fresh talks on Kashmir : Mirwaiz
Srinagar, May 19 : APHC Chairman and Mirwaiz, Umar Farooq on Sunday said they were ready to support the dialogue provided India and Pakistan initiate the process of talks afresh on Kashmir. He said they were not against development of talks but India should accept Kashmir as a disputed territory “We aren’t against the people […]
