The growing divide: Three killed as guns continue to roar on borders
Jammu: Three people, including an Army jawan, were killed and six injured in firing by Pakistani troops along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu division for the third day Saturday, police said. Nine persons have been killed so far in ceasefire violations over three days, police officials said. An […]
Kuthua murder case: SHO suspended, opposition creates commotion in assembly
Jammu: The Assembly was rocked with protests on Saturday by the Opposition over the killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district, prompting the government to order suspension of a police officer. The Opposition members created uproar over the incident, a day after the government informed the state Assembly that a 15-year-old boy was apprehended […]
Biting cold conditions persist in Valley, Ladakh gets some respite
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions persisted in most parts of the Kashmir valley as the mercury continued its downward spiral, even as there was marginal respite in the Ladakh region. The minimum temperature across Kashmir valley dropped last night, except in Gulmarg, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu […]
Take effective measures to end cross-border firing: Congress
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Saturday asked the Centre government to take effective measures to end cross-border firing. The JKPCC also accused the Centre of failing to create an atmosphere of peace in the region. “Government of India must take effective measures to put an end to the cross-border firing, which […]
Schools along IB, LoC shut
Jammu: The schools along a section of the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) were closed down by authorities due to firing and shelling by the Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday. The schools, up to five kilometers range from the IB and LoC, have been shut for three days. “The schools along the […]
People of the state worst victim of Indo-Pak hostility: CM
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has expressed concerns over the recent killing of three civilians in the ongoing exchange of fire along the border. “Distraught to hear of three more civilians caught in the crossfire on the border,” She wrote on Twitter. She further said that the people of the state are the worst victims […]
Omar bats for talks between NSAs of India, Pak
Jammu: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah today strongly batted for talks between the national security advisors of India and Pakistan to end ceasefire violations. He was reacting to the ceasefire violations by Pakistan along International Border in Jammu in which five people, including three civilians and two BSF personnel, were killed and 28 others injured […]
Oppn raises issue in assembly, stages walkout
Jammu: The opposition National Conference and Congress members Saturday staged a walkout from the Assembly over the alleged failure of the government to protect the lives of the border residents in the ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Three civilians, two BSF personnel and an Army jawan, were killed and over 40 others injured in the heavy […]
India-Pak involve in a faceoff at UN
United Nations: Pakistan raked up the issue of Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in the UN Security Council after it was accused by India, the US and Afghanistan, for providing safe havens to terrorists. Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Maleeha Lodhi was responding to Indian Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin who said […]
Man animal conflict: 30 killed, 253 injured in 2 years: Govt
Jammu: At least 30 people were killed and 253 others injured in attacks by wild animals in the state over the past two years, the government said on Saturday. Quoting a census conducted in March last year, the government said that the number of Hangul, also called the Kashmir stag, in Dachigam landscape in the […]