Man hit by bullet near LoC in J-K’s Rajouri
Jammu: A 45-year-old civilian was injured after being hit by a bullet near the Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, the police said. Mohammad Yousuf, a resident of Pukherni village, was injured apparently from sniper fire from across the border around 7:30 pm yesterday, a police official said. […]
Bengaluru: Five charred to death as fire breaks out in bar
Bengaluru: Five employees of a bar-cum- restaurant were charred to death when a major fire broke out at Kumbaara Sangha building in Kalasipalya here in the early hours today, police said. The incident occurred at 2:30 AM at Kailash Bar and Restaurant when the employees were asleep. Police identified the victims as Swami (23), Prasad […]
Srinagar-Banihal rail services suspended for security reasons
Srinagar: The train service from Srinagar to Banihal will remain suspended, an official said. However, the service will run as per schedule from Srinagar to Baramulla, he added. “In view of protest demonstrations program by residents of Malangpora today on 08/01/2018, train services between Srinagar -Banihal section of Kashmir Valley will remain suspended while train operation on Srinage -Baramulla section […]
PhD scholar returns from AMU to join Hizb, photos wielding Ak-47 go viral
Srinagar: A PhD student who had gone missing few days back has reportedly joined Hizbul Mujahideen outfit as his picture posing with an AK rifle has goes viral on social media in Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources told news agency GNS that the student namely Manaan Wani (26) son of Bashir Ahmad Wani, a resident of […]
Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s IInd death anniversary, CM leads in paying rich tributes
Bijhehara: Advocating strong and friendly relations between India and Pakistan, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today appealed the leadership of both the countries to take measures for betterment of mutual relations which would consequentially reduce acrimony, violence and lead to an atmosphere of friendship between the two neighbours. Addressing a huge gathering of people at the […]
34.25 acres of encroached land retrieved in J-K’s Rajouri
JammuL In a major anti-encroachment drive, authorities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir has retrieved 34.25 acres of land from illegal occupation and demolished over 30 unauthorised structures including shops and houses. The day-long drive was conducted yesterday under the supervision of Rajouri’s District Development Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary and Senior Superintendent of Police […]
J-K govt launches several projects
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government today launched several developmental and welfare projects to mark the second death anniversary of former chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti laid the foundation of the mini-secretariat building at Batamalloo here electronically at a function at the SKICC, an official spokesman said. The administrative complex, to be […]
Kashmir experiences season’s coldest night, Delhi improves
New Delhi: Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, experienced the coldest night of the season in the state as the cold wave sweeping the Valley tightened its grip, while the minimum and maximum temperatures in the national capital Delhi rose by a few notches, Met officials said. Dense fog across the northern plains of India obstructed […]
Mehbooba for betterment of Indo-Pak ties
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today advocated strong and friendly India- Pakistan relations, while appealing to the leadership of both the countries for steps for the betterment of ties to reduce acrimony, violence and for an atmosphere of friendship between the two neighbours. “For how long should humanity be left to bleed? […]
Governor, Dy CM pay tributes to Mufti on his death anniversary
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today paid tributes to former chief minister and ruling PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on his second death anniversary. The governor, in his message, said Sayeed was a far sighted political leader and an astute administrator who, during his two tenures […]