On day 3 Jmu-Sgr highway opens partially

Banihal: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Saturday as multiple landslides overnight hampered the restoration work, officials said. The highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed for traffic on Thursday after heavy rains triggered landslides, leaving more than 3,000 Srinagar-bound […]

Jailed cop Davinder Singh shifted to Delhi for questioning

His involvement with Punjab militants being probed

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir tainted Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested for ferrying two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, was brought to Delhi on Saturday. The Special Cell brought Davinder Singh to Delhi from Hira Nagar Jail in Jammu and Kashmir on a seven-day production warrant. The Delhi Police had earlier filed an FIR under Section […]

SRE witnesses surge in JK

Srinagar: The security related expenditure (SRE) in Jammu and Kashmir has seen an increase by Rs 228.84 crores compared to the last fiscal, according to the official data. The expenditure is also higher by Rs 130.85 crores to 2017-18 but lesser by over Rs 500 crores than all-time high spending on security related measures in […]

Zojilla Pass set to be opened in March

Srinagar: The Srinagar-Leh highway is expected to open by the end of this month as Beacon has cleared the highest and avalanche-prone Zojilla Pass much ahead of the scheduled time. The only arterial highway which connects Leh with rest of the country was closed in early December last year as heavy snowfall has shut the […]

Enough Prima Facie evidence to prosecute Yasin Malik, says TADA court

Jammu: TADA court in Jammu on Saturday said there is enough prima facie evidence to prosecute Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik in the case pertaining to the killing of Air Force officers in Kashmir in 1990. The court will give sanctions for framing of charges against the leader of the banned outfit […]