Highway woes: Authorities clear stranded vehicles along Jammu-Srinagar NH
Banihal/Jammu: Thousands of stranded vehicles were cleared off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday despite rocks sliding intermittently from a hillock overlooking the strategic road, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed for vehicular traffic Tuesday morning following multiple landslides in Digdole area […]
BJP government reneged on its promise of economic package to JK: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday condemned the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for reneging on its promises made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and other states. “In Jammu and Kashmir BJP government promised Rs 80,000 crore package, but gave only 31 per cent of it,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said. “So was the case […]
Reform: Police to set up web-based Inventory Management System
Move will keep a check on procurement, allotment and warehousing of weapons
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will set up a web-based Inventory Management System (IMS) for procurement, warehousing, allotment and weapons and equipment management in the state, officials said. The police headquarter has floated a notice inviting tender (NIT) seeking bids from vendors for the IMS. “E-tenders have been invited from reputed vendors and firms […]
Trafficking fears leads to withholding of visas of 90 Pak women
Islamabad: Amidst a raging controversy over Pakistani girls being trafficked to China after fake marriages, the Chinese embassy here has withheld visas of 90 Pakistani brides, according to a media report. China’s Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan Lijian Zhao said on Tuesday that 140 applications have been received this year from Chinese nationals, seeking […]
Modi govt harbours an oppressive mindset: Priyanka Gandhi
Gorakhpur (UP): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday hit out at the Modi dispensation, saying it is not a ‘mazboot’ government but a ‘magroor’ one that harbours an “oppressive” mindset. She alleged that people fighting for their rights were put behind bars on charges of being anti-national and were subjected to atrocities. Addressing an election […]
JeM militant arrested in Delhi, claims police
Says he was planning to flee to PaK
New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested an absconding Jaish-e-Mohammad activist from Srinagar, who was planning to go to Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK), officials said Tuesday. The 51-year-old, who was carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh, has been identified as Abdul Majeed Baba, a resident of Sopore in north Kashmir, they said. According […]
Highway witnesses closure once again
DGP visits landslide prone areas, asks officials to work tirelessly
Banihal: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Thursday due to a landslide in Ramban district that left over 1,500 vehicles stranded, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir to the rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Digdol area. As a result, over 1,500 heavy […]