Self-styled godman booked on rape charges after 19-year-old delivers stillborn in Reasi
Jammu: A 19-year-old woman has accused a self-styled godman of repeatedly raping her over the past one year in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, following which a case was registered, a police official said Tuesday. “The 65-year-old accused hails from Mathura area of Uttar Pradesh is absconding and a hunt is on to nab […]
Road mishap kills Tanker conductor, injures driver in Poonch
Poonch: Conductor of a water tanker was killed and the driver injured in a road mishap in Surankote area of Poonch district on Tuesday evening. Reports said that a vehicle (water tanker No JKO2AE-9177) attached with Army, on way to local army battalion, Jaranwali Gali in Surankote, skidded off the road at Jogi Mohar. Vehicle’s conductor […]
Governor invites ridicule over remarks on SMC elections
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Tuesday hit out at Governor Satya Pal Malik for hinting that a “foreign-educated person” will be the mayor of Srinagar. The reference was to Malik’s interview to NDTV on Monday in which he had hinted that a foreign-educated person was going to become the mayor of […]
Hope NC, PDP quit ‘friendship’ with India, says Lashkar
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mehmood Shah on Tuesday paid tribute to Kashmiris for “boycotting” the elections. “The elections were nothing other than a drama by the Indian government. The lowest ever turnout in elections have proved to the world that the people of Jammu Kashmir are on one page to get freedom,” LeT spokesperson Dr Abdullah […]
SHRC seeks details of people killed, injured in road accidents during current year
Srinagar: Taking suo-moto cognizance of the last week’s deadly accident which claimed 22 lives in Ramban district, the State Human Rights Commission on Tuesday directed IGP Traffic J&K to provide details of road mishaps in the State from January 1 till date. The details shall include a number of persons killed and injured, Chairperson of the […]
Fuel price hike: Petrol price up to Rs 82.26 in Delhi, diesel Rs 74.11
New Delhi: Fuel price witnessed a hike once again on Tuesday morning across the four metros. Petrol price touched Rs 82.26 in Delhi following a hike of 23 paisa, while diesel was being sold at Rs 74.11 after a 29 paisa hike. In Mumbai, petrol price went up by 23 paisa and was being sold […]
Jammu, Ladakh see turn out in good numbers
Jammu: The boycott of urban local body polls by several political parties, including the PDP and the NC, failed to dampen the spirit of voters in the Jammu and the Ladakh regions as they came out in large numbers to vote in the first phase of elections on Monday. Long queues of enthusiastic voters were […]
Elections violated definition of democratic process: JRL
Says representatives not known to public
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Monday appreciated people’s rejection and boycott of the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in J&K and the exemplary complete protest shutdown against it. According to a statement issued here, JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said that “this election has violated the very […]
Kashmir shuts on poll day
Srinagar: Normal life was hit in the Kashmir Valley Monday due to a strike called by the separatists against the holding of the local bodies’ polls, the first phase of which began Monday morning across the state. Shops, business establishments, private offices and fuel stations remained closed here in the summer capital of Jammu and […]
