NIA arrests four drug traffickers in narco-terrorism case
Srinagar: The NIA on Monday arrested four drug traffickers in Kashmir for their alleged involvement in smuggling heroin in huge quantities from Pakistan and supplying it in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country, an official said. Altaf Ahmed Shah of Ganderbal, Showkat Ahmad Parray of Bandipora, Mudasir Ahmad Dar of Shopian and […]
Man arrested for multiple vehicle thefts
Jammu: Police in Jammu have recovered 11 vehicles stolen from various areas of the winter capital city and arrested a man believed to be behind the racket, officials said on Monday. The arrest was made from the Bishnah area after the police received specific information regarding the vehicle thefts, they said. The man was identified […]
Fuel price hike: PDP workers stage protest in Jammu
Jammu: Dozens of PDP leaders and workers staged a protest here on Monday against the BJP-led central government over the rising fuel prices and the proposed property tax on the people in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Police blocked the Dogra chowk here and did not allow the activists of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
Azad praises PM Modi for being frank about his past as tea-seller
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he speaks frankly about his past as a tea-seller and does not try to hide his background from the world. Addressing a function by Gujjar Desh Charitable Trust here, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said a person should […]
Two avalanches hit Kashmir; no loss of life reported
Srinagar: Two avalanches hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara and Ganderbal districts on Sunday but there was no loss of life, officials said. An avalanche occurred on Chowkibal-Tangdhar Road in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district around 11:45 am, they said. The officials said another avalanche occurred near Army Convoy Ground in Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district […]
Srinagar-Leh highway reopens for traffic after two months
Srinagar: The strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was reopened for traffic on Sunday after remaining closed for nearly two months due to heavy snowfall, officials said. This is the earliest reopening of the high mountain Zojila pass and also the minimum period of the closure of the road. The highway was thrown open for traffic after remaining […]
Pakistan may resume import of cotton from India: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan may allow cotton import from India through land route as prospects of gradual restoration of bilateral trade ties have brightened after the new ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control, according to a media report on Sunday. Citing sources in the Ministry of Commerce, The Express Tribune reported that Adviser to the Prime […]