Added on July 28, 2019 Press Trust of India

Freed after 23 years of incarceration, Bhaderwah man returns home

Says won't take legal course as spending 23 years in jail was his destiny

Bhadarwah (J&K): Days after a Rajasthan court acquitted him in a 1996 bomb blast case, a 57-year-old teacher by profession said he would not take any legal action for his wrongful confinement as it was his destiny and “Allah wanted me to teach the inmates inside the jail”. Despite heavy downpour, hundreds of people gathered […]

Added on July 28, 2019 Press Trust of India

Centre rushes 10,000 troops to Kashmir

Move sparks panic in the Valley

Added on July 28, 2019 Press Trust of India

Four district police chiefs shifted

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered transfers and postings of 10 police officers, replacing senior superintendents of police (SSPs) in four districts of Kishtwar, Reasi, Doda and Samba in Jammu region. Among others who were transferred included Superintendent of police (SP), CID, Counter Intelligence (CI) Jammu and SSP, Anti-Hijacking (AHJ) Srinagar, an order […]

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Forces given free hand to deal with militants, Pak: Union Minister

Hyderabad: The NDA government has given a “free hand” to security forces to give a befitting reply to terrorists and Pakistan unlike in the past when India would be at the receiving end of their aggression, Union minister G Kishan Reddy said on Saturday. Speaking at a function to mark the 81st Raising Day of […]

Added on July 28, 2019 Press Trust of India

Intermittent rains lash JK, weatherman issues alert

Jammu/Srinagar: The mercury in Jammu and Kashmir marked a sharp dip on Saturday as intermittent rains lashed wide parts of the state for the third consecutive day, disrupting traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and claiming the life of an elderly woman, officials said. The weatherman has issued an alert, predicting adverse weather to continue […]

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Rains disrupt Amarnath Yatra

Jammu/Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra was disrupted by intermittent rains on Saturday as only 3,124 pilgrims visited the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, while the death toll in the ongoing pilgrimage reached 33, officials said. The yatra, however, resumed from Jammu after a day-long suspension with a fresh batch of 3,926 pilgrims, including 785 […]

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VDC member attempts suicide

Banihal: A Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was grievously injured after he allegedly attempted suicide by shooting himself in Ramban on Saturday, police said. Surjeet Singh (37), a resident of Kenthi village, suffered bullet injury in his lower abdomen, a police official said. The injured was admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu and […]

Added on July 27, 2019 Press Trust of India

Solve Kashmir through dialogue, China to India-Pak

Beijing: China on Friday said India and Pakistan should peacefully settle the Kashmir issue and other disputes through dialogue and expressed its support to the international community, including the US, in playing a “constructive role” to improve the Indo-Pak ties. China’s reaction came after US President Donald Trump on Monday offered to be the “mediator” […]

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Pak raging proxy war as it cannot face India openly: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: Pakistan can neither fight a full-fledged nor a limited war with India and is waging a proxy war, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. He was speaking in Lok Sabha on the 20th anniversary of Kargil conflict as Parliament paid tributes to Indian soldiers who drove out enemy forces and reclaimed Kargil […]

Added on July 27, 2019 Press Trust of India

Don’t boycott assembly elections, Omar tells people

Move will benefit BJP alone