Multi-tier security arrangements in Kashmir valley ahead of Republic Day
SRINAGAR, Jan 22 (PTI): Security has been beefed up in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day to ensure smooth and peaceful celebrations in the valley, with police and other security personnel carrying out sanitisation and area domination exercises, officials said on Wednesday. The main Republic Day function in Kashmir will be held at the Bakshi stadium […]
‘Mysterious illness’: Three more cases reported at Badhaal, Rajouri
Srinagar, Jan 22: Three more cases of ‘mysterious illness’ have been reported in Badhaal area of Rajouri district of Jammu, who are being shifted for advanced medical attention. An official said that on Tuesday, Aijaz Ahmad a 25-year-old youth had some symptoms of the mysterious disease, who was later taken to GMC Jammu from where […]
Trump calls Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘smart’
Washington, Jan 22 (AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated that he expects to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “very soon” as he once again called for an end game in the nearly three-year-old Russian invasion of Ukraine, and claimed that the conflict would have never happened had he been the president. […]
India’s first ‘affordable’ airport food outlet records 900 daily footfall in first month
Kolkata, Jan 22 (PTI) The country’s first and only ‘affordable food outlet’ at an airport seems to have struck a chord with passengers in Kolkata, as it clocked a daily footfall of around 900 in the first month. At the UDAN Yatri Cafe, a passenger can have tea for as little as Rs 10, while […]
Mysterious Deaths: Badhal village area declared containment zone
Srinagar, Jan 22: The district administration in Rajouri has declared the Badhal area as a containment zone and prohibited all gatherings in the region. According to an order issued by the District Magistrate of Rajouri, designated officials will oversee and monitor all meals provided to families within the containment zone. 17 persons so far have […]
Mysterious deaths: CM Omar Abdullah visits remote Budhaal village in Rajouri
BADHAAL, Jan 21: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited this remote village in Rajouri district to express solidarity with the bereaved families whose 17 members, including 13 children, died under mysterious circumstances in the past one-and-a-half month. Soon after reaching the mountainous village, about 55 km from Rajouri district headquarters, Omar accompanied by National […]
No terror angle, man killed by rival gang: Police on Jammu incident
Jammu, Jan 21: The police on Monday ruled out any terror angle after a man was shot dead in the Jewal Chowk area of Jammu and that the incident was the result of gang rivalry. Additional director general of Police (ADGP), Jammu Anand Jain, told reporters that the incident was due to gang rivalry. He […]
Man shot dead by unknown assailants in Jammu’s busy Jewel Chowk area
Jammu, Jan 21: A man was shot dead by some unknown persons in the Jewel Chowk area of Jammu on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. An official said the man, travelling in an SUV, was attacked by unidentified persons, who were already present in the Jewel Chowk. He said that four bullets were fired at him […]
ED Jammu attaches 2 hotels worth over Rs 15 crore at Patnitop
Srinagar, Jan 21: The Enforcement Directorate Jammu has attached two hotels worth Rs nearly 15 crore at Patnitop in a money laundering case. In a statement, issued here a spokesperson of the organisation said that the hotels have been attached in Patnitop Development Authority case under money laundering act. “ED, Jammu has provisionally attached Hotel […]
Anti-terror operation that killed soldier called off on day 3
SRINAGAR, Jan 21 (PTI): The operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore area that claimed the life of an army soldier was called off on day three Tuesday as terrorists fled from the scene, officials said. Sepoy Pangala Kartheek was injured in the exchange of fire with terrorists in a hideout at Zaloora Gujjarpati in the […]