Posters in AMU depict JK missing from map
Aligarh: A controversy over the display of a map of India, with parts of Jammu and Kashmir missing, stalled the staging of a play on the country’s partition at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) here, authorities said. The play, penned by famous Hindi playwright Asghar Wajahat and scheduled for Sunday evening at the AMU drama […]
Mughal road reopens for traffic
Jammu: The Mughal road connecting the Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region with South Kashmir’s Shopian district was opened for restricted vehicular traffic on Monday after a week-long closure due to heavy snowfall, a senior traffic police official said. Only a limited number of light vehicles were allowed to move on Mughal road Monday […]
Indian fire ‘effectively responded’ along LoC: Pak Army
Islamabad: Pakistan Army said on Monday that despite restricted liberty of action due to presence of “our Kashmiri brethren” on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC), Indian fire is always “effectively responded”. Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor made the comments while talking to a group of journalists from Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Hazara […]
Plea against clean chit to Modi: SC to hear Zakia Jafri’s case on Nov 26
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday deferred till November 26 the hearing on a plea filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with 2002 riots in Gujarat when he was the chief minister. Zakia, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, an […]
BSF jawan killed in blast in Samba, 3 injured
Jammu: A BSF jawan was killed in a blast at a border outpost (BOP) along the International Border (IB) in Samba district on Monday, an officer said. “A blast has taken place at a BOP in Samba sector. One BSF person has died and few others (were) injured”, a BSF officer told PTI. Further details […]
‘Stones & Wounds’ reflect two extremes in Kashmir
New Delhi: Short film “Stones & Wounds” uses the premise of stone pelting to tell the story of common people of Kashmir, who are stuck between two different ideologies, says co-director Aditya Raj Somani. Somani, who runs Hera Pheri Films and has co-directed the film with Sachin Malvi, said though the film is just 15-minutes […]
Train traffic resumes in Jammu after suspension due to Punjab farmers’ agitation
Jammu: Train traffic resumed in the city on Monday, two days after its suspension due to blockade by agitating farmers in Punjab near Dasua, a senior railway official said. The track was cleared for operations on Sunday night, he said, adding that two trains left for their destinations late at night. “The train traffic was […]
Bovine ‘smuggler’ detained under PSA in Rajouri
Jammu: An alleged bovine smuggler was detained Monday under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Rajouri district, a senior police officer said. Mohammad Amin, a resident of Badhoon village, has been booked and detained under PSA on the orders of district magistrate, senior superintendent of police, Rajouri, Yougal Manhas said. “Amin was found involved in bovine […]
14 cops from JK to be trained for IED disposal
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has deputed its 14-member team to Tamil Nadu Commando school to get training for disposal of IEDs, senior police officer said Saturday. The four months training will conclude on December 8, he said. The team of policemen, which have been sent for training, includes 2 head constables, 5 special […]
