Lt Gen Singh compliments troops for maintaining vigil on LoC
Jammu: A day after taking over as the general officer commanding of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI corps here, Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Saturday complimented all ranks for their outstanding contribution in maintaining vigil on the LoC and ensuring peace and tranquillity in the region. The 57-year-old officer also paid tributes and homage to the soldiers […]
Bus falls into gorge in Doda, conductor killed
Doda: A conductor of a bus was killed and another person was injured when the vehicle fell into a 150-feet deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The deceased, Ishtiaq Ahmad was reversing the mini-bus in the absence of its driver when it skidded off the road and fell into […]
35,096 candidates to participate in Panchayat elections
58.12 lakh voters will be voting to elect the local body members
58.12 lakh voters will be voting to elect the local body members
BJP leader takes on Mehbooba, says she is sympathizing with militants
Jammu: BJP state general secretary Yudhvir Sethi Friday said those sympathising with militants are doing no good to the nation, as he lauded security forces for killing two ultras including top Hizbul commander and former PhD student Manan Wani in north Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara. He also termed as “misleading and against the very […]
AMU suspends three Kashmiri students for organizing prayer meeting for Wani
Aligarh: Three Kashmiri students of the AMU were suspended after they allegedly tried to hold a prayer meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Bashir Wani, who was killed in a gun battle with security forces in north Kashmir, officials said Friday. Some Kashmiri students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Thursday had gathered near […]
Victim can also file appeal in criminal case, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that besides the State, a victim of a criminal offence can also file an appeal under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in superior courts challenging acquittal of the accused without prior nod of the appellate court. In a 2:1 majority judgement, a three-judge bench headed by […]
SCO council meet: Terrorism a threat to development, prosperity, says Swaraj
Dushanbe: Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday urged the SCO members including Pakistan to assume their national responsibility and cooperate with each other, saying terrorism remains the most overwhelming threat to development and prosperity. In an apparent reference to the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Swaraj said that all connectivity initiatives […]
Lt Gen Paramjit Singh takes over as XVI Corps GOC
Jammu: Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, an officer involved in the planning of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), Friday took over as the general officer commanding of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI Corps. Lt Gen Singh, who has commanded an elite parachute regiment and has vast experience of high-altitude warfare, took […]
Immediate neighbourhood constantly testing India’s patience: Sitharaman
Paris: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the presence of terror infrastructure and state support to terrorists in the immediate neighbourhood are constantly testing India’s patience and New Delhi was exercising great restraint in dealing with it. In an address at the Institute of Strategic Research here, she said concerted efforts are required to […]
