Constitution, democracy in danger: Sonia Gandhi

Says influence of dictatoship on country's democracy rising

Raipur: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday alleged that anti-national and anti-poor forces were spreading hatred and venom of violence in India and the influence of ‘tanashahi’ (dictatorship) on the country’s ‘lokshahi’ (democracy) was rising. She also said that the founding fathers of the country would have never imagined that the Constitution and democracy will […]

BSF detects tunnel along India-Pak border in Jammu

New Delhi/Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) has detected a tunnel just beneath the India-Pakistan international border fence in Jammu, officials said on Saturday. The force has launched a major search operation in the area to look for other such hidden structures that aid infiltration even as it is analysing the spotted structure, they said. […]

Jmu-Sgr highway reopens, stranded vehicles cleared

Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was cleared for stranded vehicles on Saturday after remaining closed for the past four days due to multiple landslides triggered by incessant rains at a dozen places in Ramban district, officials said. The highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed for […]

17-year-old girl raped in Jammu, accused arrested

Jammu: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man here, following which the accused was arrested, police said on Saturday. The girl alleged that the accused, identified as Suraj Singh of Jourian, called her to the neighbour’s house on Friday and raped her, a police official said. Acting on the complaint of the teenager, […]

August receives 25 pc more rainfall, highest in 44 years: IMD

New Delhi: India has received the highest rainfall in the month of August in the last 44 years, IMD data shows, as several parts of the country have witnessed floods. Until August 28, the month recorded a 25-per cent surplus rainfall. It has also surpassed the previous highest rainfall in August, which was recorded in […]