Clashes erupt in Shopian villages

Srinagar: Fierce clashes between protestors and security forces have been reported in some villages in Shopian following the Batagund encounter, reports said.   They said that intense clashes erupted in Kapran area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district early morning. Local sources said that youth took to streets in Batagund near the site of an ongoing […]

VHP’s massive ‘Dharma Sabha’ today, massive security deployment

AYODHYA: The temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh has been turned into a virtual fortress ahead of RSS-affiliated right-wing outfit Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s massive ‘Dharma Sabha’ on Sunday to push for a grand Ram Temple at the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site. The ‘Dharma Sabha’ will be held at Bade Bhakt Mal Ki Baghia, […]

Six militants killed in Shopian encounter, army man injured

Srinagar: Six militants were killed in a fierce gunfight which erupted between militants and government forces in Batagund area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday in wee hours. Report’s said that six militants were killed after a joint team of army’s 34RR, CRPF and SOG Shopian launched a cordon and search operation in Batagund. […]

Pakistan invites Shusma to attend Kartarpur corridor opening ceremony

Islamabad: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was invited to visit Pakistan by her counterpart Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor. A long-pending demand of the Sikh community to build a religious corridor linking India’s border district of Gurdaspur with a historic gurudwara in Pakistan […]

SAC decision aimed at promoting good governance, transparency in J&K Bank: Govt

Jammu: The Governor’s Administration today made it clear that the Government has no intention of interfering in the day-to-day affairs of the J&K Bank and the Bank’s functional autonomy with its Board of Directors as supreme decision-making body remains unquestioned and the Bank will continue to be regulated by the RBI. It said the latest […]

Amritsar grenade attack: Punjab police makes second arrest

Chandigarh:  Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have nabbed the man who allegedly threw a grenade on a religious congregation at Nirankari Bhavan in Amritsar last Sunday leaving three persons dead, the second arrest in the case. Weapons including a .32 bore pistol, a US made pistol, four magazines and 25 live cartridges have been […]

Panchayat Polls:  JK records 75 per cent voting in Phase-III

83% in Jammu, 55.7% in Kashmir division

Jammu: In the Phase-III of Panchayat Polls held today, the overall poll percentage of 75.2% was witnessed across the State. According to the Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Shaleen Kabra, an overwhelming 83% polling was witnessed in Jammu division and 55.7% in Kashmir division. Giving district-wise details, Kabra said that Kupwara witnessed 59.7%, Bandipora 51%, Baramulla […]

Soz tells PDP to challenge Assembly dissolution in SC

Srinagar: Senior Congress leader and former union minister, Prof. Saifuddin Soz on Saturday asked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to knock the door of Supreme Court (SC) and challenge the dissolution of State Legislative Assembly. “What happened to the mandate for constituting a popular government in Jammu and Kashmir State, the other day, could easily be […]

SPO booked for poll campaigning

Jammu: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was Saturday booked for election campaigning in violation of the model code of conduct in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Fayaz Ahmed from Darhal was booked by police after reports of him campaigning for a family member who is contesting the polls emerged, a police officer said. According to […]