Cross LoC shelling: Two civilians injured in shelling in Poonch
Jammu: Two civilians were injured when Pakistan Army shelled forward posts and civilians areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. The shelling and firing has triggered panic in border areas in the district, they said. Pakistani troops lobbed mortars and fired from small arms targeting Kirni, Qasba and Shahpura […]
Security installations fortified to foil militant attacks: Officials
Abid Bashir Srinagar: In a bid to prevent fidayeen attacks on the vital security installations in Jammu and Kashmir, a joint project funded by Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has resulted in concrete measures on ground that include raising of boundary walls of all vital army installations camps, police stations […]
Majority’s ‘zeal for bigotry’ has dealt body blow to India’s diversity: Iltija Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti on Tuesday said the country has degenerated into a place where the majority’s “zeal for bigotry” has dealt a body blow to its diversity. Iltija, who uses her mother’s Twitter handle to comment on developments and events, wondered if the Muslims in India were even wanted anymore. […]
Two militant associates held in Pulwama
Srinagar: Two militant associates who were conspiring to facilitate militants to carry out attacks in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir were arrested, police said on Tuesday. On specific information, the Pulwama Police arrested two militant associates, identified as Aquib Maqbool Lone of Ratnipora Pulwama and Naseer Ahmad Hurra of Gulbugh Pulwama, a police spokesman […]
JK govt orders probe into lapses in Tawi lake project, sets up panel
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered a probe into the poor execution of the contract of an auto-mechanically operated gated barrage (AMOGB) at river Tawi, also known as the artificial Tawi lake project. The government had cancelled GR Infra Projects Limited’s contract for developing the artificial Tawi lake here in June last […]
AJKLWU office bearers join BJP
Jammu: Over a dozen office bearers of a Jammu and Kashmir-based workers’ union, including its chief, joined the BJP here on Monday. Members of the All Jammu and Kashmir Labour and Workers Union (AJKLWU) joined the BJP at a function presided over by party general secretary (organisation) Ashok Kaul at its headquarters here. The BJP […]
New party in Kashmir ‘very soon’: Disgruntled J&K Cong leader
Srinagar: A new political party is likely to be floated in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming days, disgruntled Congress leader Usman Majid said on Sunday. Majid is likely to resign from the Congress and join the new political formation. He had been served a show-cause notice by the party for meeting the visiting European […]
Gang selling fake gold biscuits busted in Jammu, three arrested
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a three-member gang involved in cheating people by selling fake gold biscuits here. All three members of the gang, identified as Mohammad Shareef, Fayaz Ahmad and Shamim Ahmad, were arrested with 75 fake gold biscuits, a police spokesperson said. A police party stopped […]
Nine dead, five injured as passenger vehicle falls into gorge in Kathua
Jammu: Nine people, including three women and as many children, were killed and five others injured on Saturday when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The accident took place around 5.30 pm in remote Mallar village when the driver of […]