Valley shivers at minus 6.4 degrees Celsius
Srinagar: Kashmir valley on Monday shivered due to a steep fall in the temperature during the night owing to clear skies. Srinagar city recorded minus 6.4 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 14.6 and Gulmarg minus 12.0 as the minimum temperatures on Monday, a MeT office spokesman said. He said that Leh town recorded minus 16.2 degrees […]
26/11 attack plotter, Tahawwur Rana being extradited to India: Sources
Washington, Jan 14 (PTI) There is a “strong possibility” of Tahawwur Hussain Rana – currently serving a 14-year jail term in the US for plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attack – being extradited to India, an informed source said. The Indian government, with “full co-operation” from the Trump administration, is currently working on completing the […]
Two, including a juvenile held by JK and Delhi police
New Delhi: In a joint operation by Delhi and J&K police, two suspected militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, including a juvenile, were nabbed from Shopian, police said here. The arrested militant was identified as Kifayatullah Bukhari, a resident of Now Pora Bara, Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir and a juvenile was apprehended. They were nabbed at special […]
Pakistan protests ‘detention’ of its High commission official
New Delhi: Pakistan has lodged a protest with India over the detention of an official of the country’s High Commission in New Delhi, alleging that the detention was “unlawful”. A report in Pakistan-based Geo News on Monday claimed that the official was made to sign some papers forcefully during his detention at a police station […]
Kashmir needs democracy not central rule: Dulat
Srinagar: Former RAW chief and expert on Kashmir affairs, A S Dulat Sunday said holding Assembly and parliament polls separately can be a big blunder. He said Kashmir at this crucial point of junction needs democracy and not Governors or Presidents rule. “These elections should be held together and not separately. This is my opinion,” […]
Man found dead with throat slit
Jammu, Jan 13 (PTI) A 30-year-old man was found dead on Sunday with his throat slit at his residence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, police said. The body of Purshottam Chand was found inside his house in Ramban’s village Chakwa, a police official said. He said police visited the spot and removed the body […]
Govt to construct 44 ‘strategically important’ roads along India-China border
New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) The government will construct 44 strategic roads along the border with China and over 2100 km of axial and lateral roads in Punjab and Rajasthan, abutting Pakistan, a CPWD document shows. According to an annual report (2018-19) prepared, and released earlier this month by the Central Public Works Department, the […]
Four militants killed, several others arrested in Rajouri in 2018: Police
Jammu, Jan 13 (PTI) With killings of four heavily armed militants and arrests of several others last year, an alert police force and security agencies managed to keep in check the spread of militants’ base in the border district of Rajouri, a senior police officer said Sunday. The arrested persons included four over-ground workers (OGWs), […]
Slain militants were wanted in series of cases: Police
Srinagar: Police on Sunday said that the two slain Al-Badr militants were wanted in a series of cases. Both the killed militants were affiliated with proscribed outfit Al-Badr and were wanted by the law for their complicity in a series of militancy related crimes including attack on security establishments and civilian atrocities. Zeenat-ul-Islam according to […]
Congress to contest all 80 seats from UP
Lucknow, Jan 13 (PTI) A day after it was virtually left out being part of an anti-BJP alliance formed by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, the Congress on Sunday declared it will contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats from the state on its own. However, the grand old party of India has kept […]
