Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC, IB
Jammu: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Poonch and Kathua districts, officials said on Saturday. The firing and shelling from across the border was unprovoked and drew a strong retaliation by the Indian […]
Congress stages protest in Jammu in support of farmers’ agitation
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Saturday staged a protest here to express solidarity with the ongoing farmers’ agitation and demanded the immediate rollback of the recently introduced farm laws in the country. Led by J-K Congress vice president and former minister Raman Bhalla, the protesters assembled outside the party headquarters […]
Seeking better wages, Dharmarth Trust employees stage protest
Jammu: The employees of Dharmarth Trust on Saturday staged a demonstration outside Raj Bhavan here, seeking intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in resolving various demands that they have raised including enhancement of their salaries. Run by the erstwhile royal Dogra family, the trust was founded in 1846 by Maharaja Gulab Singh to maintain temples […]
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready in some weeks: PM Modi
Says vaccination to begin after scientists' nod
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said a COVID-19 vaccine may be ready in a few weeks as he noted that experts believe the wait for it will not be long, and asserted that the vaccination drive in India will begin as soon as scientists give the nod. In his remarks here at […]
Roshni scam: CBI initiates four preliminary enquiries
New Delhi: Widening its probe in Roshni scam cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the CBI has registered four preliminary enquiries into the alleged non-compliance of high court directives by officials of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and others to “cover up” the complicity in illegal acts of encroachment of land. The first enquiry registered by […]
NIA to probe Nagrota encounter case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe the recent encounter at Nagrota in the Jammu region in which four militants of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a Pakistan-based outfit, were killed by police, officials said on Friday. The anti-terror probe agency took over the case following a notification issued by the Centre. The gunmen […]
Three more JuD leaders face 15 year jail term
Lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced three more leaders of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) to 15 years imprisonment each in two more terror financing cases. Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore Judge Ijaz Ahmad Buttar handed down the sentence to Abdul Salam bin Muhammad, Zafar Iqbal and Muhammad Ashraf on Thursday. JuD […]
Former JK interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma dies
New Delhi: Administrator of Lakshadweep Dineshwar Sharma passed away on Friday due to lung-related complications, officials said. He was 66. Sharma, a former director of the Intelligence Bureau, was appointed as the administrator of Lakshadweep in October 2019. Prior to this, he was an interlocutor for the Centre to Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra […]
JK, Ladakh to have Waqf boards soon: Union Minister
New Delhi: Waqf Boards will soon be established in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and the process for it has already started, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Friday. After chairing a Central Waqf Council meeting here, Naqvi in a statement said that Waqf Boards will be established in […]
Protesting farmers call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Dec 8
New Delhi: Hardening their position ahead of the fifth round of talks with the government, agitating farmers on Friday announced a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on December 8 and threatened to occupy toll plazas on that day. Addressing a press conference, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chadoni said if the Centre does not accept their demands during Saturday’s […]