Pak involved in clandestine nuclear trade: India
United Nations: The “only crowning glory” that Pakistan has to show to the world for the last seven decades is terrorism, ethnic cleansing, majoritarian fundamentalism and clandestine nuclear trade, India said in a scathing response on Friday, slamming Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “incessant rant” and “venom” in the UN General Assembly. “This august forum […]
Ladakh records 56 new covid-19 cases, two more deaths
Leh: Ladakh has registered 56 new coronavirus cases and two more fatalities, taking the infection tally to 4,025 and death toll to 56 in the Union Territory, officials said on Saturday. Seventy-eight more patients were discharged after successful treatment, bringing down the number of active cases in the region to 998, the officials said, quoting […]
Earthquake of 4.5 magnitude hits JK
Srinagar: A medium-intensity earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but there were no reports of any damage or loss of life, officials said. The earthquake of 4.5 magnitude occurred at 12:02 pm at a depth of 120 km. There were no reports of any damage to property or injury or loss of life, they […]
CAG report: JKPCC pulled up for poor performance, not finalising accounts
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) Limited came up for sharp criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for its poor performance and failure to finalise its accounts amid sharp decline in the value of works from Rs 364.19 crore in 2012-13 to Rs 250.65 crore during 2016-17. The public sector […]
Pak shells forward areas along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: Pakistani troops on Saturday violated ceasefire by resorting to firing and shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said. The shelling and firing from across the border in Nowshera sector was “unprovoked” and drew a befitting retaliation by the Indian Army, the spokesman said. “At […]
Shopian fake encounter: BJP seeks compensation for families of slain men
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Saturday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to immediately provide compensation to the families of three men who were allegedly killed in a fake encounter in South Kashmir’s Shopian district in July. The men, hailing from remote areas of Rajouri district, had gone to Shopian for […]
Militant associate linked to LeT held
Srinagar: Security forces nabbed a militant associate linked to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession on Saturday, police said. Based on a specific input, a cordon and search operation was launched by the security forces in the orchards of village Mandigam Kralgund in the north Kashmir […]