Six bovine smugglers held, 28 animals rescued
Jammu: Six suspected cattle smugglers were arrested as police rescued 28 animals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said Monday. The animals were being taken to the Kashmir valley without permission, a police official said. He said police intercepted four load carriers in Ramban town along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and rescued 24 animals […]
72-year-old woman killed in wall collapse in Bhaderwah
Bhadarwah: A 72-year-old woman was killed after a wall of her house collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district in the early hours of Monday, police said. The deceased, Seetu Devi (72), was fast asleep when the debris fell on her, they said. There has been heavy snowfall for the last one week here. The […]
PM Modi to visit Jammu, Srinagar and Leh today
New Delhi: Prime Minister NarendraModi will visit Jammu, Srinagar and Leh on Sunday to inaugurate several development projects. He will also visit the famous Dal lake in Srinagar during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The prime minister will lay of the foundation stones of two All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Vijaypur […]
Police claims busting JeM module, 3 held
Srinagar: Police Saturday busted a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) module with the arrest of three people, an official said. The breakthrough came while the police were investigating the grenade attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Sopore on January 25, a police spokesperson said. The three were picked up for questioning in connection with […]
Dead bodies of avalanche victim’s recovered
Srinagar: Bodies of three persons, who were buried under an avalanche in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district a day ago, were recovered by a search and rescue team on Saturday, officials said. Four people were aboard a snow removal machine on the Pahalgam-Aru road on Friday when they were trapped under the avalanche, an official had […]
Pak women in JK appeal to Modi, Imran Khan for facilitating their return home
Srinagar: A group of women from Pakistan, who came to Jammu and Kashmir with their husbands under the rehabilitation policy for militants, Saturday appealed to Prime Minister NarendraModi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for travel documents to return home. They claimed that they have not been provided the permanent resident certificates as promised. In […]
India approves procurement of 73,000 assault rifles from US
New Delhi: In major move towards infantry modernisation, the Defence Ministry has cleared a long-pending proposal of the Army to procure around 73,000 assault rifles from the US under fast track mode, official sources said on Saturday. Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman approved procurement of the Sig Sauer rifles which will be used by troops deployed along […]
China to provide USD 2.5 bn loan to Pak to boost foreign cash reserves
Islamabad: China will provide USD 2.5 billion in loans to Pakistan to boost the foreign exchange reserves of its “all-weather ally”, a media report said Saturday. Pakistan is nearly broke with the drying up of foreign cash reserves and mounting external debt. The country’s USD 8.12 billion reserves, which are below the minimum level that […]
5.8 magnitude quake hits several Pak cities
Islamabad: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted several cities in the northern parts of Pakistan on Saturday, the meteorological department said. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the epicentre of the quake was Hindu Kush, a mountain range that […]