China develops its own ‘Mother of All Bombs’: Report
Beijing, Jan 4 (PTI) China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country’s answer to the US-built ‘Mother of All Bombs’, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday. China’s defence industry giant NORINCO for the first time showcased the aerial bomb, the country’s largest non-nuclear bomb, state-run Global Times reported. […]
Civilian shot at in Tral
Tral: A civilian was hit by bullets after he was attacked by unknown gunmen on Friday shot at Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police official said that gunmen fired at Simranjeet Singh, son of Nanak Singh at his village Khasipora Tral. The incident left the man injured with several bullet wounds and he […]
JK govt issues instructions for employees in ‘money matters’
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government Friday issued an advisory for its employees, calling them to strictly adhere to rules, regulations or orders governing the receipt of money, its custody and payment. The rules regulating the receipt of money, its custody and payment into the treasury are clearly spelt out in chapter II of Jammu & […]
Appropriate bench to fix hearing date in Ayodhya land dispute case on Jan 10: SC
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday said that an appropriate bench constituted by it will pass an order on January 10 for fixing the date of hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute title case at Ayodhya. “Further orders will be passed by an appropriate bench on January 10 for fixing […]
Man arrested for raping woman in Udhampur
Jammu: A man was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said. A police official said that a written complaint was received at Police Station Pancheri from a woman, a resident of Kothi laid Lower Meer, he said. The accused allegedly dragged her to a nearby forest and rape […]
7 dead as LPG blast triggers building collapse in West Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Seven people were killed after an LPG cylinder blast in a building, where work related to ceiling fans was being carried out, in West Delhi’s Sudarshan Park triggered a collapse bringing a portion of the structure down, police said. The fire department received a call about the collapse at around […]
SC to hear Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to take up a batch of petitions for hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case. The matter is listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul. It is likely to constitute a three-judge bench for hearing as many as 14 […]
Omar, Mehbooba engage in Twitter war
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah engaged in a ‘Twitter war’ with both sides accusing each other of taking political advantage of militancy in the state. Mehbooba Thursday said Governor Satya Pal Malik should issue directions to security forces not to harass the families of terrorists while fighting terrorism in […]
Poonh-Rajouri rail line, a welcome project
The government of India has agreed to construction of Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch rail line and will be keeping budgetary provision for Rs 2370 crore in the upcoming railway budget to give national project the final shape. The project of connecting Poonch-Rajouri to Jammu via a rail line was pending since the past several years now. The Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch […]
2016 surgical strike a ‘figment of Indian imagination’, there was no such event : Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday again rejected the 2016 surgical strike as a “figment of Indian imagination”, saying there was no such ‘event’. The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control on September 29, 2016, but Pakistan denied any such attacks. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said this […]