CASO launched in Anantnag village
Srinagar: Forces on Wednesday launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Shangus village of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, witnesses said. They said that troops launched the search operation at at Sheikhpora village of Shangus after getting specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Eye witnesses said that army, police and paramilitary forces cordoned off the […]
2019 expected to be warmer: Officials
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) The year 2018 may have ended on a chilly note, but 2019 is expected to be warmer, senior officials said, citing El Nino and the overall trend of rise in temperatures. According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the chance of a full-fledged El Nino being established between December 2018-February 2019 […]
Leopard, cub captured in Doda, Rajouri districts
Jammu, Jan 2 (PTI) A leopard and a cub were captured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda and Rajouri districts on Wednesday, officials said. Acting on information received from people about movement of a leopard in villages of Doda district, wild life department officials laid a trap and captured the animal in Beoli hamlet, they said. Also […]
140 militants killed by forces in Jammu and Kashmir between June-Dec 2018: Govt
New Delhi: Altogether 140 militants were killed by government forces in Jammu and Kashmir between June and December 2018 during which 426 stone pelting incidents were also reported in the state, Union minister Hansraj Ahir said Wednesday. Replying to a written question in Rajya Sabha, he said 140 militants were killed from June 25 to […]
Radicalization of youth happening, but ISIS has no big footprints in Valley: DGP
Srinagar: Director General Of Police Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday said that the presence of global militant outfit ISIS’s footprints in the valley is not huge, however, a section of youth is being radicalised. “A section of youth is being radicalised otherwise presence of ISIS is not that big in Kashmir,” Singh said. Singh made these […]
China building ‘most advanced’ naval warships for Pakistan: report
Beijing: China is building the first of four “most advanced” naval warships for its “all-weather ally” Pakistan as part of a major bilateral arms deal to ensure among other things “balance of power” in the strategic Indian Ocean, state media reported. Equipped with modern detection and weapon systems, it will be capable of anti-ship, anti-submarine […]
Metro services hit after door of AC rake malfunctions
Kolkata, Jan 2 (PTI) Metro services in Kolkata were hit for a brief period on Wednesday morning after doors of a Dum Dum-bound AC rake malfunctioned at Kavi Nazrul station, officials said. The situation was brought under control within few minutes after technicians opened the doors and the passengers disembarked safely from the train. The incident […]
Yahswant Sinha, Arun Shourie move SC seeking review of Dec 14 Rafale verdict
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, seeking review of its December 14 verdict dismissing all PILs alleging irregularities in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France. In their review plea, they alleged that the judgment “relied upon patently incorrect […]
Jmu-Sgr highway closed for traffic, other highways also blocked
Srinagar: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended on Wednesday morning following fresh snowfall around the Jawahar Tunnel. The strategic highway that connects Kashmir valley with the rest of the world was closed for traffic today morning after fresh snowfall on both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel, said an official. Apart from the Jmu-Sgr […]
28-year-old man arrested for attempting to rape woman
Muzaffarnagar, Jan 2 (PTI) A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a woman after promising her a job, police said Wednesday. The accused was identified as Sameer Thakur, SHO Harsharan Sharma said. According to a complaint lodged by the 26-year-old woman, the accused brought her to Meerut after promising her a job and […]
