Pak should follow Modi’s advice on joint fight against poverty: Mehbooba
Jammu: Batting strongly for good relations between India and Pakistan to restore peace along the border, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that Pakistan should follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s advice to fight poverty together rather than “fighting with each other”. Construction of bunkers to save lives of the people should be speeded up but loss […]
Ruling party legislator questions delay in finalising master plans
Jammu: A ruling PDP MLA left the government red-faced after he raised question over delay in finalisation of master plans for the twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu. The PDP legislator and former minister, Mohammad Ashraf Mir, also accused the government of making “mockery of the system” over the delay. When Deputy Chief Minister […]
Despite cloudy conditions yesterday Valley to face dry weather conditions
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley witnessed no relief from dry weather conditions as the cold wave intensified in most parts of the valley and Ladakh division with Kargil town the coldest recorded place in the state. Overcast conditions yesterday had raised hopes of rain or snowfall in Kashmir but there was no downpour and the skies cleared […]
Live shells pose another threat for border dwellers
Arnia: Guns along the Indo-Pak border have fallen silent but border dwellers are living in the shadow of death as hundreds of live mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops are lying across border villages and farm lands in Jammu region. Security forces have warned border dwellers not to touch live shells that have landed in […]
Clamor for construction of Sadhna tunnel grows
Jammu: Two ruling PDP legislators from border town of Karnah in north Kashmir Wednesday staged a sit-in at the entrance of the Assembly here to press for construction of tunnel at Sadhna top along Kupwara- Tangdhar road. MLA Raja Manzoor Ahmad Khan and MLC Javed Ahmad, holding a banner in support of their demand, staged […]
Deputy Speaker adjourns house on lack of ‘quorum’
Jammu: A lack of quorum in the Assembly forced Deputy Speaker Nazir Ahmad Gurezi to adjourned the House briefly after the end of the Question Hour today and warn the state government to take the proceedings “seriously”. Shortly after the Question Hour concluded, Gurezi, who was in the chair, noticed that treasury and opposition benches […]
Soldier injured in Pak firing, dies
Jammu: An army man who was injured in Pakistani firing on Sunday along LoC in Poonch district, succumbed to his injuries today. “Pakistan had resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian Army posts in Krishna Ghati sector on January 20. During the exchange of fire, Naik Jagadish sustained grievous splinter injuries. He was immediately evacuated and […]
Two mortar shells explode in school
Jammu: Two live mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops on Wednesday exploded in the premises of a government school in Rajouri district. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported, police sources said. “Two mortar shells exploded in premises of a government high school at Saide village near LoC in Nowshera sector […]
Principal ‘forced’ to ask girl students not to attend R-day events
Srinagar: A group of unidentified young men has forced the principal of a girls’ school in to appeal to his students not to take part in official Republic Day functions. A video that has gone viral in the Valley shows Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, principal of the Government Girls’ School at Pinglena in Pulwama district, being […]
Editorial: UN Chief can help
Srinagar: At a time when India and Pakistan have opened up their canons along the International border and the Line of Control in Jammu region, a statement by United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has spelled a fresh ray of hope after he expressed his views on resolving the vexed Kashmir issue. Though the UN […]