Fatal shooting disguised as road accident exposed in Jammu; 3 cops suspended
JAMMU, Sep 20 (PTI): Three policemen were suspended after a probe into the death of a woman here last month revealed that she died of gunshot wounds and not in a road accident, an officer said on Saturday. On August 21, Mehjabeen Akil Sheikh, 30, a resident of Mumbai, her sister Fatima, 21, and Jaspreet […]
Lt Guv inaugurates private eye care Centre in Srinagar
Srinagar, Sep 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the new Centre of a private hospital at Qamarwari in Srinagar. The Lieutenant Governor called upon the hospital and medical fraternity for ensuring accessible and affordable care for all and connecting the specialists with patients in rural and far-flung areas of J&K. “Over the past decade, […]
VDG member ends life in Kishtwar village
Jammu, Sep 20: A Village Defense Guard member shot himself dead in the Akra Nagbatan area of Bhatkoot in Kishtwar district on Saturday morning. Officials said that a member of the Village Defense Guard shot himself with his rifle at his home this morning, resulting in his death. He has been identified as Tek Chand […]
Nearly Rs 2 lakh cr will be in people’s hand due to GST reforms: FM Sitharaman
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Sep 20 (PTI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said with the slew of GST reforms set to come into effect from September 22, a total of Rs 2 lakh crore will be in the hands of the people, boosting domestic consumption. With the simplification of the Goods and Services Tax from […]
PM Modi holds roadshow in Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar, Sep 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday participated in a roadshow at Bhavnagar in his home state Gujarat. The roadshow began from the airport and covered a distance of one km before concluding at Gandhi Maidan, the venue of his public meeting. Modi waved to the people who gathered in large numbers […]
Soldier killed as Army, police resume hunt for terrorists in Udhampur
Jammu, Sep 20 (PTI) A soldier, who was critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists, succumbed to his injuries as the Army and police resumed a joint hunt for terrorists in a remote forest area in the higher reaches of the Udhampur district early Saturday, officials said. The soldier was injured late Friday evening when […]
Abuse of H-1B programme a ‘national security threat’: Trump
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: (Sep 20) US President Donald Trump said abuse of the H-1B programme is a national security threat as he signed a proclamation restricting entry of certain non-immigrant workers and imposing a staggering annual USD 100,000 fee on the visas used by companies to hire workers, including from India, to live and work in […]
Army soldier injured as encounter breaks out in Udhampur
Jammu, Sep 20: One Army soldier was injured in an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in Udhampur district on Friday evening, officials said. Acting on specific information, the Army, Special Operations Group (SOG), and police launched an operation in the Dudu police station limits bordering the Seoj Dhar high-altitude area, resulting […]
Army, police launch joint operation in Poonch; recover 20 grenades, AK rifle
Poonch/Jammu, Sep 20 (PTI) In a joint operation Army troops and police, recovered arms and explosive material from Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The recoveries, including 20 grenades and an AK-type rifle, were made from the Mendhar nallah area. “Alert White Knight Corps troops, while carrying out an intelligence-based joint search operation with police, recovered […]