Two, including a juvenile held by JK and Delhi police
New Delhi: In a joint operation by Delhi and J&K police, two suspected militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, including a juvenile, were nabbed from Shopian, police said here. The arrested militant was identified as KifayatullahBukhari, a resident of Now Pora Bara, Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir and a juvenile was apprehended. They were nabbed at special blockade […]
Harassment of diplomats: Indian mission in Islamabad says its official was tailed
New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has strongly raised with Pakistan alleged attempts to hack the social media account of one of its diplomats and incidents of close tailing of the Indian envoy and his deputy, official sources said. The Indian mission, in a note verbale, raised with Pakistan Foreign Office the incident […]
Pak to shelve major CPEC power project citing sufficient generation capacity
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to shelve a major coal-based power plant project under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, citing sufficient generation capacity already lined up for the next few years. The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China’s Xinjiang province, is the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s […]
Guv Malik eats his words on ‘Bihar crime rate’
Says Nitish Kumar has zero tolerance towards crime
Jammu: Seeking to clarify his Patna-more- murder-prone-than-J&K remarks, Governor Satya Pal Malik Monday said his statement was projected “wrongly” as Bihar has zero tolerance to crime. Terming Bihar as repository of skill and agriculture under Nitish Kumar, Malik said the chief ministers of other states should follow the development model enacted by their Bihar counterpart. […]
Mehbooba questions timing of charge sheet in JNU sedition case
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday questioned the timing of filing of charge sheet in the 2016 JNU sedition case, in which seven Kashmiris have been named, saying the students were being used to score political points ahead of LokSabha elections. These seven are among the 10 students, including former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union […]
Police files chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar, others
New Delhi: The Delhi Police filed a chargesheet on Monday against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case lodged in 2016. The police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during an event on the university campus on […]
Despite inclement weather 13,000 pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi daily: Officials
Jammu: Braving heavy snowfall and extremely cold weather, around 13000 pilgrims are visiting the cave shrine of the Mata Vashno Devi daily, officials said Monday. Due to the rush, the shrine board has not opened the natural cave yet which is usually made accessible to the pilgrims by mid January when the number of visitors […]
BJP starts preparations for Lok Sabha polls in JK, holds meet
Jammu: The BJP Monday held a meeting of its senior functionaries from Kashmir and asked them to work on the ground to connect with the masses and counter “misleading propaganda” of rival parties ahead of the LokSabha polls. The meeting chaired by BJP state secretary Ashok Kaul was held at party headquarters here and was […]
Bovine smuggling bid foiled, one arrested
Jammu: Police Monday rescued 16 cattle from being smuggled and arrested an alleged smuggler in Udhampur district, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, four vehicles were intercepted on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Chenani area, they said. On seeing the police team, drivers of all the four vehicles sped up, broke the police barriers and tried […]
