Bovine smuggling bid foiled, one arrested
Jammu: Police Monday rescued 16 cattle from being smuggled and arrested an alleged smuggler in Udhampur district, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, four vehicles were intercepted on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Chenani area, they said. On seeing the police team, drivers of all the four vehicles sped up, broke the police barriers and tried […]
Take note: Power shutdown in City areas tomorrow
Srinagar: Chief Engineer, EM&RE Wing, Kashmir Monday informed that 33 KV Rawalpora-Airforce and Rawalpora-Chapora lines would be shut down in order to carry out some emergency repair works. According to the official communiqué, Rawalpora-Chanpora Line will remain shut on 15th January 2019 from 2 pm to 4 pm, while as Rawalpora-Airforce line would be shut […]
Modi govt failed to give befitting response to Pakistan: Cong
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday expressed shock over the killings of two soldiers and an Army porter in Rajouri district and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had “failed” to give a befitting response to the neighbour. An Army Major and a soldier were killed in an IED blast along the Line of […]
Corporators create ruckus at oath-taking ceremony
Jammu: Some elected village heads created a ruckus during their oath-taking ceremony in Jammu city, demanding they be allowed to take the oath in Dogri language. Sarpanch Shiv Dev Singh of Barnoti block of Kathua district led the group to demand that they be allowed to take oath in Dogri, instead of Urdu, and raised […]
SDM Zainapora assures redressal of grievances
Shopian: Sub-district Magistrate (SDM) Zainapora, Syed Ahmad on Saturday held a public darbar here at his office during which people apprised him about various issues including potable drinking water, power supply, sanitation and mainly traffic related issues. Officers of Revenue, Engineering departments, Municipality, Transport and people from the sub-division of Shopian district attended the darbar. […]
26 absentee employees suspended
Srinagar: Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Budgam, Khurshid Ahmad Sanai on Saturday suspended 26 government employees for remaining absent from duties. An official spokesman said that during the inspection, 21 employee of Power Development Department (PDD) and 5 employees of Roads and Buildings (R&B) departments were found absent from their duties without any authorization. The […]
Bipin Rawat’s statement aimed to hoodwink people of India: Sehrai
Says 'Kashmir not misinformed, freedom struggle not driven by social media'
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai on Saturday reacted to the statement made by Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat wherein he had said ‘Kashmiri youth are being radicalized with misinformation by social media’. Sehrai in a statement issued here said that people of Kashmir are neither misinformed nor this ‘indigenous political freedom struggle’ is driven […]
Three houses, seven shops gutted in Doda fire mishap
Doda: At least three houses and seven shops were gutted in a fire in this hilly district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The fire broke out in a house at Kahara village, 45 kms from here, around 4.30 AM and quickly spread to adjoining structures, a police official said. He said the […]
Lt Gen J S Nain takes over as Commander of Army’s Rising Star Corps
Jammu: Lt Gen J S Nain on Saturday took over as the 14th Corps Commander of the Rising Star Corps from Lt Gen Y V K Mohan here, a defence spokesperson said. A highly decorated soldier and an alumni of the National Defence Academy, Lt Gen Nain was Commissioned into the 2nd Battalion of the […]
Army bids adieu to slain officer in Rajouri
Jammu; Army Saturday paid tributes to major Shahi Dharan V Nair who was killed along with another soldier in an IED explosion in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Tributes to our brave Martyr Maj Nair were paid by General Officer Commanding of Ace of Spades Division Maj Gen H Dharmarajan at Rajouri and Inspector […]