Batamaloo encounter: Valley scribe among eight charge-sheeted for harbouring militants
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a charge sheet against eight people, including journalist Aasif Sultan, for allegedly harbouring militants and conspiring with banned group HizbulMujahideen, officials said on Thursday. Police had registered a case after militants had escaped from a residential area of Batmaloo in August last year after firing indiscriminately […]
Army pegs number of active militants at 450
Udhampur: The Army on Thursday said 450 militants were operating in Jammu and Kashmir and the terror infrastructure across the Line of Control (LoC) was intact with the full support of Pakistan as 16 militant camps were operating in the neighbouring country and Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK). “The number of militants is more on the north […]
2018 saw 1,599 cases of ceasefire violations along LoC, 20 Army personnel killed
New Delhi: The Army recorded 1,599 cases of ceasefire violations (CFV) along the Line of Control (LoC) and lost 20 personnel in 2018, the government said in the LokSabha Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the LokSabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry SubhashBhamre said February 2018 recorded 223 cases of […]
India seeks a revitalized UN General Assembly
United Nations: India has called for a collective international effort towards revitalisation of the 193-member UN General Assembly, saying the “closest institution to a global parliament” must lead the multilateral effort to address challenges faced by the world. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu stressed that the reform of the […]
Big boost for Pak energy sector as Russia plans to invest USD 14 Billion
Islamabad: Pakistan is set to receive an integrated Russian investment package of USD 14 billion for the country’s energy sector, including offshore gas pipeline and underground storage projects, a media report said Thursday. A Russian delegation headed by Gazprom Management Committee Deputy Chairman Vitaly A Markelov pledged to make the investment during a recent visit […]
About 15.7 lakh public grievances against govt departments in 2018
NEW DELHI: Around 15.7 lakh public grievances were received last year against various central government departments, Union minister Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Of these, 14.98 lakh were disposed of and nearly 8.4 lakh grievances were pending, he said in a written reply. In 2017, around 18.66 lakh public grievances were received […]
Sgr-Jmu highway closed after fresh snowfall
12 injured as boulder hits vehicle on the highway
Banihal/Jammu: At least 12 passengers, including a woman, were injured after their vehicle was hit by a boulder along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which had to be eventually closed for traffic on Wednesday following fresh snowfall and incessant rains, officials said. The Jammu-bound vehicle was hit by a shooting stone from a hillock overlooking the […]
Pak SC snubs army, ISI
Says stay away from politics, act within law
Says stay away from politics, act within law
Guv says no need to take Mehbooba’s demand seriously
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday dismissed PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s demand for action against an Army officer, saying “she doesn’t need to be taken seriously”. Malik’s remarks come a day after Mufti demanded action against one Major Shukla, who allegedly tortured a Pulwama resident, TauseefWani, at the Shadimarg camp of the Army and […]
Three soldiers being questioned over abduction, killing of soldier
Srinagar: Three soldiers are being questioned over their possible involvement in leaking information about the movement of their colleague Aurangzeb, who was abducted and killed by militants in south Kashmir last year, army sources said Wednesday. The three soldiers are being quizzed on suspicion that they might have knowingly or unknowingly leaked information about Aurangzeb’s […]
