Police attaches properties of two cross-border terror handlers in Rajouri
JAMMU, Dec 31 (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir Police has attached Rajouri-based properties of two absconding terror handlers currently operating from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), officials said on Tuesday. The attached land, measuring 6 kanals and 18 marlas, belongs to Ishtiaq Ahmed of Bhattian village in Tehsil Thanamandi, and Zahid Ali Khan of the […]
Gulmarg shivers at -11°C, Srinagar records a low of minus 3.5°C
Srinagar, Dec 31: Severe cold wave continues to grip Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, with temperatures dipping to sub-Zero, while Srinagar recorded minus 3.5°C and Gulmarg froze at -11°C. A meteorological department official said that, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of -3.5°C, while Qazigund registered -7.5°C, and Pahalgam plunged to -8.4°C. Kupwara was relatively warmer at […]
Congress seeks meeting with L-G to discuss Katra shutdown, detentions
Jammu, Dec 31 (PTI) Expressing concern over the “inhumane treatment” of detained leaders spearheading the agitation against the proposed ropeway in Katra, the Congress sought a meeting with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to discuss the situation. The shutdown against the proposed ropeway in the Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district entered its sixth […]
Snow clearance completed up to Peer Ki Gali from Shopian side: Officials
SHOPIAN, DEC 30: Significant progress has been achieved vis-à-vis snow clearance up to the Peer Ki Gali via Shopian side, with Mechanical Engineering Department (MED), Shopian completing the job late last night, much before the expected deadline. Following the Deputy Commissioner’s visit to the Mughal Road yesterday instructing concerned for immediate snow clearance, strenuous efforts […]
Shutdown in Katra against ropeway project enters sixth day
REASI/JAMMU, Dec 30 (PTI): The shutdown in Katra against the proposed Vaishno Devi ropeway project entered its sixth day on Monday, as youth continued a hunger strike demanding the release of several individuals detained by police during the protests. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti called for the shutdown on Wednesday, announcing that all […]
Hardcore terror associate booked under PSA in Udhampur
Jammu, Dec 30: Police on Monday said that it have booked a Hardcore terror associate in Udhampur district. A police spokesman said that acting tough against terror supporters in the district, police have detained and lodged in Jail a hard-core terror associate under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). The police spokesman further […]
Adani to exit Adani Wilmar, raise over USD 2 bn
NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (PTI): Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group on Monday announced its exit from FMCG joint venture Adani Wilmar by selling its entire stake to the Singaporean partner and in the open market for an estimated over USD 2 billion. In a statement, Adani Enterprises Ltd said it will sell a 31.06 per cent […]
Cold wave intensifies in Gulmarg, Pahalgam; relief from harsh winter in rest of Valley
SRINAGAR, Dec 30 (PTI): Cold wave conditions intensified in Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir where mercury plunged several degrees below the freezing point, even as the rest of the Valley experienced extended relief from the harsh winter, officials said on Monday. Gulmarg, a tourist resort town known for skiing activities in north Kashmir, recorded a […]
Ex PM’s demise: No New Year celebrations in J&K this year
Srinagar, Dec 30: There will be no celebration at any place on the occasion of New Year in Jammu and Kashmir due to 7-day mourning declared by the Union government over the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, official sources said. Official sources said that due to declaration of 7-day national mourning over the […]
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
Atlanta, Dec 30 (AP) Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. The longest-lived American president died on […]