‘Suspicious movement’ alerts troops in Jammu, Rajouri
Jammu: The Army and the police launched a massive search operation near the Tawi river area in Jammu city after locals reported about two people roaming around suspiciously, police said. Troops also carried out a search operation in the border villages Rajouri district. “We have launched a search operation on the Tawi banks and the […]
‘Death sentence for rape of minor’: NC leader to move private members bill in LA
JAMMU: Opposition National Conference (NC) legislator from Nagrota, Devender Singh Rana on Tuesday said that he will move a private member’s bill in the Legislative Assembly seeking death sentence to ‘brutes’ committing rape of minors. “Rape on a girl child is most inhuman act,” Rana said while interacting with a delegation of workers from Kathua […]
20 animals charred to death, four houses gutted in Uri blaze
Baramulla: At least twenty animals were charred to death while four residential houses were completely damaged in a devastating fire incident in Lachhipora area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police sources said Tuesday. Sources said that the fire started at around 10 am in the morning from a house in the locality, which […]
102 kg poppy recovered, two held
Jammu: Two persons were arrested and 102 kgs of poppy allegedly recovered from them in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday. A check-point was set up on a highway at Tikri area and during checking, the police party intercepted one oil tanker last evening, an officer said. During the search of […]
3 killed, 4 injured in two mishaps
Jammu: Three people were killed and four injured in two separate accidents in Doda and Rajouri districts of Jammu division, police said Tuesday. A vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down a gorge in the Phagsoo area of Doda today killing two people, including a woman, and injuring four others, they said. The injured […]
Two soldiers injured as army vehicle overturns
Sopore: Two army men were injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling turned turtle at Warpora in north Kashmir’s Sopore area, police sources said Tuesday. They said that a Casper vehicle of 22RR was on way to Sopore when it met with an accident near Warpora petrol pump. The injured army men were […]
Omar censures Amit Shah over remark
Srinagar: National Conference leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah over his recent gaffe on party’s Karnataka president B S Yeddyurappa. Amit Shah had yesterday leveled allegations against the Siddaramaiah government saying “if there was ever a competition of the most corrupt government […]
Editorial: Powered crisis
Srinagar: Summers are here, but the long dark winters seem to be far from over for the Power Development Department (PDD) which is still resorting to long power cuts announced in November last. The people living across Kashmir Valley have been witnessing unscheduled and scheduled power cuts and the situation seems to be been worsening […]
Muslim women take out rally against triple Talaq bill
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