India, China armies hold Border Personnel Meeting in eastern Ladakh on R-Day
Srinagar: Armies of India and China held a ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) in Ladakh sector on Sunday to mark the country’s 71st Republic Day, a defence spokesperson said. The meeting was conducted at Indian BPM huts at Chushul-Moldo and DBO-TWD meeting points of eastern Ladakh, he said. He said the Indian delegation was led by […]
R-Day celebrated in East; bomb blasts in Assam, CAA protests
Guwahati/Kolkata/Patna: The 71st Republic Day was celebrated with pomp and pageantry across the eastern region on Sunday, even as four serial explosions rocked Assam early in the day, and sparse protests over the new citizenship law were reported from parts of the state and neighbouring West Bengal. Barring Meghalaya, where Tathagata Roy is on leave […]
R-Day: Full dress rehearsal held across Kashmir Division
SRINAGAR: The full dress rehearsal of 71st Republic-Day was held in all the districts of Kashmir division today. AT SRINAGAR, full dress rehearsal was held at SK Cricket Stadium Sonwar, which was presided over by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan. On the occasion, the Div Com unfurled the National flag while National Anthem was being […]
Security tightened in Valley ahead of January 26
Srinagar: To maintain close vigil upon suspicious and shady elements ahead of January 26, security agencies have mounted its arrangements in Srinagar and other parts of Valley to celebrate Republic Day function peacefully. Besides employing sharp shooters, security agencies have put in place electronic and digital gazettes at sensitive areas to eye over the developments […]
Gossips over restoration of internet services “baseless”: Authorities
Srinagar: Amid gossips over restoration of internet services in Kashmir Valley after January 26, authorities on Friday ruled out such rumors and termed it “baseless”. Sources told JKNS that government of Jammu and Kashmir is keenly monitoring overall situation of J&K particularly the security scenario since August 5, 2019. They said internet service was snapped […]
JK Crime Branch sleuths raid house of PHE cashier’s accused of embezzling Rs 1.64 cr revenue
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crime branch sleuths raided the house of a cashier of the public health engineering (PHE) department on Friday and seized documents in connection with financial misappropriation. The crime branch has registered a case against Nikhil Gandral for alleged misappropriation of government revenue in the PHE department to the tune of Rs […]
Man gets 7 years rigorous imprisonment for raping woman in Reasi
Jammu: A court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Friday convicted a man of raping a 20-year-old woman in 2011 and sentenced him to seven years of rigorous imprisonment. The District and Sessions Judge Reasi also slapped Rs 10,000 fine on Rakesh Kumar after finding him guilty in the rape case. A complaint against Kumar, […]
China shuts down 13 cities as coronavirus death toll climbs to 26
Beijing: Battling the fast spreading coronavirus, China on Friday said that it is building a 1,000-bed hospital for patients infected with the deadly virus that has claimed 26 lives so far with confirmed cases rising sharply to over 880, prompting authorities to shut down 13 cities during the country’s most important holiday. Dampening the celebrations of […]
Suspended DSP Davinder Singh, 4 others produced in court; granted 15-day NIA custody
Jammu: Suspended Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Davinder Singh, who was arrested for helping terrorists, was produced in a special court here on Thursday and was sent to 15-day NIA custody with four co-accused, officials said. They said the suspended officer was produced in the special NIA court along with the two terrorists, who […]
India to Trump: No role for third party on Kashmir issue
New Delhi: Ahead of a possible India visit of US President Donald Trump, who again offered to “help” in resolving the Kashmir issue, New Delhi on Thursday categorically ruled out any role for a third party, asserting that any issue between India and Pakistan should be resolved bilaterally. India’s reiteration on the Kashmir issue came […]
