Army mobilizes troops, machinery along border in Rajsthan and Puinjab: Reports
New Delhi: Indian Army has begun massive mobilisation of military tanks and deployment of troops along the International Border in Rajasthan and Punjab. The movement of tanks from Jhansi and Kanpur to forward post locations were witnessed over the last two days. Sources reported deployment of armoured formations from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to […]
Govt sets up multi disciplinary terror action group for JK
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The Centre Friday set up a multi-disciplinary terror monitoring group (MDTMG) to ensure synergised and concerted action against terror financing and terror-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir. According to an official order, the MDTMG will have representatives from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Intelligence Bureau, CBI, NIA, and Income Tax […]
US didn’t spy on India’s ASAT test: Pentagon
Washington, Mar 30 (PTI) The Pentagon has strongly denied the reports that the US spied on India’s anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test by sending a reconnaissance aircraft from its base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to monitor the development. It, however, said the United States was aware about India’s first test-fire of an anti-satellite […]
Exchange of fire reported in Kokernag area, internet snapped
Srinagar: A brief exchange of fire was reported between militants and government forces in Kokernag area of south Kashmir district on Saturday night. On Saturday night at around 2 am a joint team of forces including special operations group (SOG) of police and 19 RR of army laid a siege around Tangpawa village of Kokernag […]
PDD: A miserable failure
It’s summer season in Kashmir and the people fail to come to terms with the power curtailment schedule that has been announced in November last by the Power Development Department (PDD). The PDD department in Kashmir is still implementing the 6 to 16 hour power cuts ranging from area to area. As per the schedule […]
The Scourge of Poverty!
By Peer Faizan Bashir Countless people are moribund just by the consequences of absolute poverty; the future of children is being devastated just by the same factor, and there is hardly a facet of life that is left untouched by this scourge. We, in the modern era, must find solutions for the overwhelming number of […]
Behind the scenes of married men
By Mohammad Safi One side, he has his parents, his siblings and on the other side he has his newly wedded wife and the expected children, the balance required to clutch every one of them has to be precisely fair and needs a sense of egalitarianism. Provocations can come from any side but the more […]
CBI arrests two I-T officers for taking bribe
New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI) The CBI has arrested two Income Tax officers for allegedly receiving bribe of Rs 40,000, officials said Friday. The officers were allegedly demanding the bribe for giving favours to an assessee for the assessment year 2016-17, they said. The CBI laid a trap and arrested the accused, both posted in […]
Man injured after shot at by gunmen in Tral
Srinagar, March 29): A man was injured after being shot at by suspected militants at Nowpora village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday evening. Reports said that the masked gunmen believed to be militants fired upon the man Naseer Ahmad Ganie son of late Bashir Ahmad Ganie outside his home at Nowpora […]
President KCCI meets Governor
Jammu: Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad, President Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Ahmad apprised Governor about the Tourism scenario in Kashmir and made several suggestions for enhancing tourist footfall, inviting investment in health care sector; various issues relating to Cross LoC Trade, land bank for […]
