R-Day parade: JK bags 2nd best tableau prize

New Delhi: The Tableau from Jammu and Kashmir depicting the composite culture of the State at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi has won the 2nd prize. Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the awards to the winning teams at an event here today. The state prize was received by Secretary JKAACL, Dr. Aziz Hajini […]
US, Taliban agree in principle to framework of peace deal: Report

Washington: In a possible breakthrough, the US and the Taliban have agreed in principle to the framework of a peace deal that moves both parties toward ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan, a media report said Monday. The draft outlines a commitment from the Taliban that Afghan soil will not be used by terrorists, and the […]
Babri Masjid case will not be heard on Jan 29

New Delhi: Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case will not be taken up for hearing by 5-judge constitution bench of Supreme Court on January 29 due to the non-availability of Justice SA Bobde. Earlier on January 25, Justices Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer, who were part of an earlier 3-judge bench were selected to […]
‘Suspected drug peddler held with poppy straw in Jammu ‘

Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) A suspected drug peddler was arrested Sunday after he was found carrying over 1.5 kgs of poppy straw on the outskirts of Jammu city, police said. Narinder Pal Choudhary alias Bulla, a resident of Puro-Bhana village, was stopped for checking by a police team after he was spotted moving under suspicious circumstances […]
India’s problem is Pakistan not Afghanistan: Menon

Jaipur, Jan 27 ( PTI) India’s problem is Pakistan which not only promotes terrorism from its own soil but also trains terrorists in Afghanistan, former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has said. The top diplomat, who also served as Foreign Secretary and India’s ambassador to China, rejected the claim that there was a direct link […]
Pak delegation visiting India to inspect Pakal Dul, Lower Kalnai hydel power projects

Lahore, Jan 27 (PTI) A three-member delegation, headed by Pakistan’s Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Mehr Ali Shah, will be visiting India on Sunday to inspect the Pakal Dul dam and Lower Kalnai hydel power projects in Jammu and Kashmir, a media report said. After the bilateral talks on the Indus Waters Treaty in August […]
Now is time for resolution of Kashmir issue: Shah Faesal

Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) Former IAS officer Shah Faesal Sunday said now was the time for resolution of the Kashmir issue as attempting “military solutions to political problems would lead to nothing but graveyards”. Faesal, who has launched a crowdfunding campaign for his political foray was commenting on the killing of 27 persons and injuries […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens for LMVs after six-day closure

Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) In a major relief to stranded passengers, the authorities Sunday allowed Srinagar-bound light motor vehicles (LMV) to ply from here as the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened partially for traffic after six days of closure, a senior police officer said. A fresh landslide struck the highway near Anokhi fall Sunday […]
Thane man with link to ‘ISIS-inspired’ group held by Maha ATS

Mumbai, Jan 27 (PTI) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested a man in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired group that wanted to carry out mass attacks at big events using poisonous chemicals, police said Sunday. The arrest was made Saturday from Mumbra in neighbouring Thane district and a laptop, tablet computer, hard disk, pen drives, router, […]
Former SSP arrested in firing case in Punjab

Chandigarh, Jan 27 (PTI) Former Moga SSP Charanjit Singh Sharma was Sunday arrested in a case related to the killing of two youths in alleged police firing on anti-sacrilege protesters in 2015 in Behbal Kalan of Punjab’s Faridkot district, police said. Confirming Sharma’s arrest from his residence in Hoshiarpur in the early hours, Inspector General of […]