Centre ‘playing with fire’ in Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba
Srinagar: The Centre is “playing with fire” in Jammu and Kashmir by “implementing” BJP’s agenda through Governor Satya Pal Malik, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged Wednesday, accusing New Delhi of “trying to break the Muslim-majority character” of the state. She alleged that the Central government, through the governor, is taking decisions which are against the […]
Drug peddler held
Jammu: A suspected drug peddler with 1.8 kg poppy was arrested on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said. During patrolling near Ransoo bus stand, a police party intercepted Rattan Lal, a resident of Pouni in Reasi district, based on suspicion and recovered a bag of poppy from him, they said. A case […]
Grand Mufti Bashiruddin dies at 82
Srinagar: Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir Bashiruddin Ahmad died here on Tuesday. Ahmad was 82. He was hospitalised on Monday evening after he complained of chest pain, the family of the Grand Mufti said. They said he breathed his last at the hospital around 3 am. Ahmad was the Grand Mufti of Jammu and […]
Ceasefire violations more than doubled in 2018 compared to 2017
BSF suffered more casualties
New Delhi: The number of ceasefire violations or cross border firings in Jammu and Kashmir more than doubled in 2018 compared to the previous year, while the casualties the BSF suffered in terms of death of its jawans in these incidents increased by three times, the government informed Parliament Tuesday. Such incidents saw a surge […]
Pak- S Arabia to sign over $ 10 bn investment deals
Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are likely to sign over USD 10 billion investment agreements, including a multibillion dollar oil refinery in Gwadar, during the upcoming visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. So far no date has been given for the visit of the Crown Prince but he is expected to arrive on a […]
NDA govt has provided a sense of security among people: Madhav
Says no terror incident under NDA govt took place
Jammu: Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Tuesday said the NDA government has given India a “sense of security” and there has been “no terror incident” in the country in the last five years. The BJP national general secretary said the surgical strike carried out by the Indian Army in 2016 had conveyed a strong […]
Waiter shot at as guests open fire after fight over food
Jammu: A waiter at a banquet hall in Kathua district was shot at as a group of alleged drunk guests opened fire after a fight over food, officials said Tuesday. The incident happened at a party in a banquet hall in Logate Morh area on Monday night when some guests, who were apparently drunk, fought […]
Fresh landslides delay opening of Jmu-Sgr highway
No decision on opening of highway
Jammu: The restoration work along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway continued for the sixth straight day on Monday as fresh landslide hampered the efforts to reopen the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, officials said. A massive landslide hit the 270-km-long highway at Maroog on Sunday afternoon shortly after 150 Srinagar-bound stranded […]