2 killed as truck falls into gorge in Doda
Bhadarwah/Doda: Two persons were killed and another was seriously injured when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Friday. The truck was on its way to Bhadarwah from Doda when it skidded off the road and rolled down into a […]
SMC employees call off strike
Srinagar: The SMC employees Friday announced to end the strike after Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu met the senior officers along with SMC Union Representatives and leadership on Friday at SMC Office here. The employees have been seeking action against a female councilor who is accused of assaulting one of the employees of SMC and breaking […]
‘Terror funding:’ SC rejects plea of Hizb Chief Salauddin’s son
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea of Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of Hizbul-Mujahideen founder and a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ Syed Salauddin, challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his bail petition in a terror funding case. The top court said that once the trial court had granted extension of time to […]
Pak army shells forward areas along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistan army troops resorted to mortar shelling on forward posts and civilian areas along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. Indian troops fired in retaliation, they said, adding that no casualty or damage was incurred. There were nearly 1,600 incidents of ceasefire […]
Cong stopped Rafale deal as it ‘didn’t get the money’: Nirmala
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Hitting back at the Congress on the Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday alleged that the party had stopped the deal when it was in power as it “didn’t get the money” and ignored national security. Replying to a debate on the Rafale issue in Lok Sabha, […]
Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed after fresh snowfall
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed Friday as a precautionary measure as the road was rendered slippery due to fresh snowfall, a Traffic Department official said. Moderate to heavy snowfall began across Kashmir this afternoon, bringing relief to the residents from dry weather. “It has been snowing across Kashmir since afternoon. The men and machinery […]
Cong demands implementation of 2014 package for people displaced from PaK
Jammu, Jan 4 (PTI) The Congress on Friday reached out to the people displaced from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK), who were on a indefinite chain dharna here since December 27 demanding implementation of ‘2014 package’, and urged the Centre to hold talks with them. The displaced people from PaK have been on a chain hunger […]