Kathua rape and murder case: Crime Branch presses perjury charges against witness
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch has initiated the process of pressing perjury charges against a witness in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl after he had retracted from a “confessional statement” recorded in front of a magistrate, officials said Thursday. A show-cause notice has been served to Ajay Kumar […]
Tragic: A day ahead of his daughter’s marriage, man stabbed to death
Jammu: A 59-year-old man has been allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified youths in Jammu, a day before the marriage of his daughter, police said Thursday. Dilip Langar objected to a fight between two groups of men in the parking space of KK Resorts, where several other people were staying for the marriage of Langar’s […]
Kishtwar killing: Day curfew lifted, night curfew continues
Jammu: Day curfew has been lifted in Kishtwar district following improvement in situation, though night curfew will remain in force as a precautionary measure, authorities said Thursday. Curfew was imposed in the district last Thursday following the killing of BJP state secretary Anil Parihar, 52, and his brother Ajeet Parihar, 55, by suspected militants. “We […]
Pak delegation leaves for China to workout bailout package
Islamabad: A high-level Pakistani delegation left for China on Thursday to finalise the quantum of a potential financial aid package for the cash-strapped country, even as a team of officials from the IMF is here for talks on a possible bailout plan. The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing grave economic challenges as […]
Reports of Aasia Bibi leaving Pakistan ‘fake news’: FO
Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistani authorities on Thursday rejected as “fake news” reports that a Christian woman who was released from a jail a week after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy has left for the Netherlands. Aasia Bibi, 47, acquitted in the blasphemy case was released, amid nationwide anger, from the jail […]
Authorities in Pakistan seize Indian and other DTH worth Rs 7.83 cr
Islamabad: Pakistan authorities have seized smuggled Indian and other Direct-To-Home (DTH) equipment worth Rs 7.83 crore from various markets in a nation-wide crack down against the illegal devices, revealed a report. The report was submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday after it took up a suomotu case relating to easy availability of Indian DTH […]
