J&K records below normal night temp amid ‘generally dry weather’ forecast
Srinagar, Apr 22: Jammu and Kashmir recorded below normal night temperature on Monday even as the meteorological department here predicted generally dry weather till April 25, officials said. A MeT department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 6.7°C against 8.4°C on the previous night and it was 2.2°C below normal for the […]
NIA raids on in Srinagar in terror-related case
SRINAGAR, Apr 22 (PTI): The National Investigation Agency Monday carried out raids at nine locations in Srinagar in a militancy related case, officials said here. The NIA sleuths carried out the raids along with police and CRPF, they said. Further details were awaited.
Omar Abdullah accuses PDP of benefiting BJP
Srinagar, Apr 21 (PTI) National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday accused Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP of benefiting the BJP by contesting elections against the INDIA bloc in Jammu and Kashmir. Despite being regional rivals, the PDP and the NC had joined the opposition alliance but failed to arrive at a seat sharing agreement. “It is […]
8 IEDs, 2 wireless sets seized from terrorist hideout in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu, Apr 21 (PTI) Security forces on Sunday busted a terrorist hideout in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, leading to the recovery of eight Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs, two wireless sets, and some ammunition, officials said. The recovered material was in a highly rusted condition, indicating that the hideout was in […]
BJP chief Ravinder Raina to miss voting for party in Lok Sabha polls
Jammu, Apr 21 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina is going to miss voting for his party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as the party has not fielded any candidate from his home town which falls in Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency. The reshaped Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat will go to polls on May […]
No one can stop implementation of CAA in West Bengal: Rajnath
Malda (WB), Apr 21 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that the BJP delivers on its promises, and maintained that no one can stop implementation of the CAA in West Bengal. He said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 is not meant to take away anyone’s citizenship, but is a law for granting Indian […]
Woman, partner arrested for killing husband in Jammu
Jammu, Apr 21 (PTI) Police have arrested a woman and her partner for allegedly killing her 33-year-old husband and trying to portray the murder as a road accident, an official said on Sunday. Naresh Chander of Bhaderwah in Doda was brought to Jammu’s Gandhi Nagar hospital by his wife Shallu Devi in the early hours […]
25 drug peddlers jailed for one-month ahead of elections in Poonch
Jammu, Apr 21 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said 25 ‘chronic’ narcotic smugglers in Poonch were detained and jailed for a month amid intelligence reports that they pose a threat to the peaceful holding of Lok Sabha polls in the border district. Poonch is part of Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency, which is going to […]
Confident civil servants will continue to serve fellow citizens with nation first spirit: Prez
NEW DELHI, Apr 21 (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday greeted civil servants on Civil Services Day, and expressed confidence that they will continue to serve fellow citizens with the spirit of “nation first”. April 21 is celebrated as Civil Services Day and is an occasion for bureaucrats to rededicate themselves to the cause of […]
MeT forecast dry weather till April 25, fresh rains thereafter
Srinagar, Apr 21: Generally dry weather has been forecast in Jammu and Kashmir till April 25 but afternoon thunder showers along with hailstorm activity has not been ruled out during the time. In view of the forecast, weather department here advised farmers to resume farm operations from today. A meteorological department official here on Sunday […]
