Militant injured in gunfight last month arrested in Kupwara
Srinagar: Government forces on Friday arrested a militant from Juktiyal area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The militant believed to be a foreigner was injured in a gunfight that claimed 10 lives including five militants, three soldiers and two policemen at Check Fateh Khan of Haihama last month. The militant had reportedly escaped in injured condition from […]
Amid controversy, Srinagar-Leh highway thrown open for traffic
Srinagar: Amid controversy, the Srinagar-Leh National Highway was Friday thrown open formally for traffic on both sides. The road was officially thrown open by GOC 15 corps Lt Gen A K Bhat during a road opening ceremony near Zojila. However the district administration alleged that Beacon authorities took the decision of opening the highway unilaterally […]
Trump seeks USD 100 billion additional tariffs on Chinese imports
Washington: US President Donald Trump today ramped up his trade war rhetoric with China, seeking USD 100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese products. This is in addition to the proposed 25 per cent import tariffs worth USD 50 billion on some 1,300 Chinese products being imported into the US. On April 3, the US […]
Twins die as they were born: together
Jammu: In a tragic accident twin brothers, born together, died on Friday in a road accident in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police spokesman said that the duo died when a car they were travelling in met with an accident and plunged into a gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. “A […]
Pak intruder shot dead, one arrested: BSF
Amritsar: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead and another arrested with four kg heroin at the Ramkot Border Out Post area here, a BSF official said. Confirming the killing and arrest of the Pakistani nationals from the Amritsar sector, he said a BSF night patrolling team observed some suspicious movements on the Indian side of […]
Firing by Pak should be retaliated by ‘rain of firing’ : UP minister
Mathura: Terming Pakistan a “nasur” (ulcer), Uttar Pradesh minister Srikant Sharma said India should rain bullets if its soldiers are fired upon by troops of the neighbouring country The minister said this on Wednesday during a conclave here organised by an all-India traders’ body. “Pakistan is a ‘nasur’ (ulcer). Soldiers have been instructed to maintain […]
PM Modi can win trust, hearts and minds of JK people: Mehbooba
Jammu: Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India can win the trust, hearts and minds of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, state’s Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today. She said this while congratulating the BJP on its 38th foundation day. “Hearty congratulations to @BJP4India on its foundation day”, Mehbooba said in a […]
BJP MPs to observe fast to protest impasse in Parliament: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the opposition of divisive politics and announced that BJP MPs will observe a fast on April 12 to protest the impasse in Parliament, for which he blamed the Congress. The prime minister said at a BJP parliamentary party meeting that the ruling party was doing an inclusive […]
Guterres reiterates concern over Kashmir situation
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed his concern at the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, his spokesperson said as he reiterated that the UN chief’s “good offices” to help resolve disputes between nations are available only if requested for by both sides. “The secretary-general has expressed and will continue to express his […]
Jammu gets its first tulip garden at Sanasar
Sanasar (Ramban): Situated amid lush green woods with trekking trails, Jammu’s first tulip garden at Sanasar is attracting nature enthusiasts from all over the country. Sanasar is located in Ramban district of Jammu region with the snow-clad Nathatop peak in the backdrop. “This is the first tulip garden of Jammu region and second after the […]
