Kashmir reels under biting cold conditions
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 […]
Minorities panel received 1189 complaints during Apr-Dec 2017
New Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) received 1189 complaints between April and December 2017, and disposed of 1050 of them, data made available by the panel has revealed. According to the data made available on its website earlier this week, 907 complaints were received from Muslims — the largest minority community in the […]
Army man among three killed in Pak firing along LoC
Jammu: An army trooper was among three killed in Pakistan firing along the Line of control (LoC) in Poonch and Jammu districts, police said on Saturday. A senior police official said that the Pakistan army targeted the forward Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch and Jammu districts resulting in death of at least three […]
Kuthua murder: SHO to be suspended after oppn create ruckus in LA
Jammu: After members of opposition parties created ruckus in the Legislative Assembly over the authorities failure to take action against the concerned SHO in Kuthua, government today said that police official will be suspended till pending enquiry. The opposition has been demanding the action against the police officials who failed to trace the minor who was later found brutally murdered and […]
Oppn stages walk-out from assembly over border shelling issue
Jammu: The Opposition National Conference and Congress MLAs today staged walk-out from the Legislative Assembly against PDP-BJP government over casualties on International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC). Lashing out at BJP Oppostion members of NC and Congress accused it of “drama and failing” in safeguarding the lives of those living along the IB […]
Pak raises Jadhav’s case in UNSC debate on Afghanistan
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 […]
4 injured in fresh cross-border firing
Jammu: Four people, including a BSF trooper, were injured after the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire and shelling along the International border for the third consecutive day today in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. “Pakistan rangers targeted villages along the IB from Chenab river (Akhnoor) to R S Pura […]
US Supreme Court to take up case on Trump’s latest travel ban
Washington: The US Supreme Court has said it will review President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban affecting citizens from six Muslim majority countries plus North Korea and Venezuela. In what could prove decisive in a legal battle that has roiled the first year of the Trump administration, the high court will rule on whether the […]
Focus on eliminating terror safe havens in Pak: India to UNSC
United Nations: Pakistan needs to change its “mindset” of differentiating between good and bad terrorists, India has told the UN Security Council, urging it to focus on challenges posed by terrorism emanating from the safe havens from across the border. Indian Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin told the Security Council it is India’s vision […]
Govt cautions against ‘fake’ regularization lists doing rounds on social media
Jammu: The Government today made it clear that no lists of casual labours, daily wagers & other such workers have been finalized for regularization yet and all such lists being circulated on the social media are fake and bogus. Responding to the reports that several such lists are doing rounds on the social media, Principal […]