Blast near Red Fort leaves several people dead

Cars gutted, several injured as panic grips entire area New Delhi: A high-intensity explosion ripped through a car parked near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, gutting several vehicles and killing around eight people, officials said. Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that took place on a busy evening when the area […]
PM Modi, HM Amit takes stock of situation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took stock of the situation after a blast near the Red Fort here on Monday evening claimed at least eight lives, and spoke with Home Minister Amit Shah, government sources said. A high-intensity explosion ripped through a car near the Red Fort metro station, gutting several vehicles, […]
Budgam bypolls in JK: Stage set for polling as NC looks to retain seat
Three-cornered contest in Nagrota Srinagar/Jammu: All measures are in place for polling in the Budgam assembly byelection, being seen as a litmus test of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s performance as head of government and leader of the National Conference. Meanwhile, a three-cornered contest in being witnessed in Nagrota bypoll as well. The Budgam assembly segment, […]
Hopeful of NC’s win, says CM Omar on Budgam bypoll

Srinagar: A day ahead of voting for the Budgam assembly bypoll in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed confidence that the ruling National Conference will win the election. The Budgam bypoll is being held on Tuesday as Abdullah had vacated the seat last year, retaining Ganderbal seat after winning both segments […]
Police arrest Lucknow woman doctor for role in terror module
Srinagar: A woman doctor from Lucknow was arrested for her role in a terror module spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday. An AK-47 rifle was recovered from her car, they said. Dr Shaheen was arrested along with seven others. These included Kashmir’s Dr Muzammil Ganaie in Faridabad. Dr Shaheen was brought […]
Minimum temperature slides across Kashmir, Sgr records first sub-zero night
Srinagar: Srinagar city experienced the first sub-zero night of the season as the minimum temperature at most places of Kashmir plummeted below the freezing point, officials said on Monday. The city recorded a minimum of minus 0.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, Meteorological Department officials here said. They said it was the first sub-zero as […]
Police foil daily wagers’ march to civil secretariat in Jammu
Jammu: Police on Monday foiled a protest march by hundreds of daily wage employees of the Jal Shakti Department who had taken out a rally to gherao the Civil Secretariat here, demanding the regularisation of their services and the release of pending wages. The employees reportedly shut down the water supply to several VIP areas […]
BSF porter dies after slipping into gorge in Poonch
Army jawan injured in mine blast along LoC in Poonch Mendhar/Jammu: A porter engaged with the Border Security Force (BSF) died on Monday after falling into a gorge in Poonch district, officials said. The incident took place in the Sawjian border area when 30-year-old Mushtaq slipped from a hill and fell into a gorge, dying […]
SIA produces kingpin of narco-terror module in Jammu court
Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday produced Pakistan-linked narco-terror kingpin Mohammed Arshad in a court in Jammu, and he was sent to judicial custody. The SIA on Saturday achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of Arshad, the alleged kingpin of a narco-terror module, at Mumbai airport. Mohammad Arshad […]
Former cop gets three years in jail for forging date of birth
Srinagar: A court here has sentenced a former police officer to three years’ imprisonment for forging his date of birth to extend service, officials said on Monday. The Court of City Judge, Srinagar also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on former Sub-Inspector Jagdesh Singh, a resident of Atina, Budgam. In case of default in […]