CAG refuses to share Rafale audit, cites breach of Parliament
New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General has refused to disclose details about its audit in the controversial Rafale aircraft deal, saying the process is not yet complete and any disclosure at this stage will amount to breach of the Parliament’s privilege, an RTI reply said. In its response to Pune-based activist Vihar Durve who had […]
Post snowfall, night temperatures take a dip across Jammu
Jammu, Jan 15 (PTI) The night temperatures across Jammu division stayed several degrees below normal after the recent snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The winter capital of the state recorded a low of 3.5 degrees Celsius, which is over 3 notches below normal, a spokesperson of the meteorological department […]
Bright day in Kashmir Valley, minimum temp in Srinagar minus 5.8 deg C
Srinagar, Jan 15 (PTI) The sun shone bright on Kashmir Valley for the second consecutive day Tuesday as the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of minus 5.8 degrees Celsius, a slight improvement from the previous night’s minus 6.4 degrees Celsius. Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley in south Kashmir, recorded […]
Army will not hesitate to take strong action along Pak border: Gen Rawat
New Delhi: The Indian Army will not hesitate to take strong action to deal with ‘terror activities’ along the border with Pakistan, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said on Tuesday. “The country along India’s western border is providing support to terror groups and the Indian Army is dealing with them effectively,” Gen Rawat said in […]
Jaitley flies to US for a medical check-up
New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unexpectedly left for the US for a medical check-up following a kidney transplant last year, sources said. Jaitley, 66, who had a kidney transplant operation and follow-up check-ups at AIIMS last year, left for the US on Sunday night for a “regular medical check-up”, sources said without […]
Three persons injured in Rafiabad road accident
(Bilal Ahmad) Baramulla: Three persons including two women were injured after a Tata sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK05D/0307 on way from Pazwalpora to Dangiwacha skidded off the road near Mandina Hachaypora area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. The injured were identifies as Ghulam Rasool of Pakhwara, Sadiqa begum of […]
BSF officer killed in Pak sniper fire
Jammu, Jan 15 (PTI) A BSF officer was killed on Tuesday in sniper fire from across the border in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials of the border guarding force said. They said Assistant Commandant Vinay Prasad was hit by a sniper shot at about 10:50 am when he and his patrol party were […]
Army JCO dies of cardiac arrest along LoC in Mankote sector
Poonch: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) died of heart attack along Line of Control (LoC) in Mankote sector of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Official sources said that the army officer Naib Subedar Rajinder Singh of 5 Mahar regiment posted along LoC near Sonawali Gali in Mankote fell unconscious while performing his […]
Burglars strike at JK Bank branch Mandi, decamp with CCTV cameras
Poonch: Unknown persons forced entered into JK Bank branch Mandi in this district of Jammu division and ransacked property besides damaging CCTVs on intervening night of Jan 14 and 15. Whether or not the attackers decamped with any cash is being investigated, a police official told. He said a case under relevant sections of law […]
PDD to ‘flex’ muscles to extract power dues from defaulters
Srinagar: Virtually left “powerless” in face of defaults worth lakhs and crores of rupees by its powerful energy consumers, the J&K Power Development Department has decided to flex its muscles to claim its dues. The PDD came up Monday with a list of its defaulters in the state, threatening them with electricity disconnection while disclosing […]