Two civilians injured in firing incidents succumb
Srinagar: A civilian, injured in a firing incident near a security forces camp in Budgam district, succumbed to injuries on Saturday, officials said. Ishfaq Ahmad Ganaie was injured in the firing near the camp of Army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles unit at Chattergam area of Budgam in central Kashmir on Friday, a police official said. He […]
‘Turning JK bank into a PSU’: Mehbooba terms it an attempt to fiddle with state’s special status
Srinagar: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday criticised the decision to treat Jammu and Kashmir Bank as a public sector undertaking, saying it “smacks of attempts to fiddle with the basic character of the state’s special status”. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president called for immediate rollback of the decision taken by Governor S […]
BJP seeks a nationalistic political dispensation in JK
Jammu: The BJP said on Saturday the time has come to establish an alternative political dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir, which is “nationalist and pro-democracy in true sense”. BJP national vice-president and the party’s in-charge in Jammu and Kashmir Avinash Rai Khanna claimed that the people of the state have lost faith in the Congress […]
Following reports about suspicious movement, Punjab police alerted
Chandigarh: Security agencies went into a tizzy in Punjab’s border district of Pathankot after a farmer reported suspicious movement of six men, with police launching a massive search operation. The agencies were already on alert after four people travelling from Jammu in a hired car snatched the vehicle from its driver at gun point on […]
CPI (M) demands end to civilian killings in Kashmir
Jammu: Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M Y Tarigami Saturday demanded an immediate end to civilian killings in the Kashmir Valley. “The unabated civilian killings in Kashmir must be a cause of concern for every right-thinking person in the state and the country,” Tarigami said. Three civilians, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in […]
Eight arrested for robbery in Kathua
Jammu: Police claimed to have cracked a case of robbery of Rs 1 crore in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and arrested eight people in this connection, officials said Saturday. The accused on October 26 boarded a Bolero vehicle and intercepted a goods carrier truck on a highway near Barwal Morh in the district. They […]
Six Hizb, LeT militants killed in Bijbehara encounter
One among the slain militants was wanted in Shujaat Bukhari murder case: Police
One among the slain militants was wanted in Shujaat Bukhari murder case: Police
NC, PDP and Congress consider JK as their fiefdom: Sajjad Lone
Says 'grand alliance' was to keep him out of power
Srinagar: Hitting out at the PDP, the Congress and the National Conference (NC), People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone Friday said their efforts to form a grand alliance were aimed at keeping a “third front” led by his party out of power. The PDP and the NC consider Jammu and Kashmir their fiefdom and would never […]
Terror attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi repulsed, 7 killed
Karachi: Three heavily-armed suicide bombers on Friday stormed the Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, killing four people including two policemen before being shot dead by security forces which foiled the daring attack in the high-security zone, authorities said. The attack was claimed by the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which said it would […]
Step up security of our missions, CPEC: China tells Pak
Beijing: A concerned China on Friday asked Pakistan to step up security for thousands of Chinese working on CPEC projects after three heavily-armed gunmen stormed its consulate in Karachi, but said it “highly appreciated” Islamabad’s quick response to thwart the attack. Strongly condemning the attack, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters the gunmen […]
