Ex-deputy CM Nirmal Singh asked to ‘demolish’ his house
JDA says house built illegally, seeks immediate action
Jammu: The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has served a notice on senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh asking him to demolish his illegally constructed house on the outskirts of the city within five days. Singh and his family moved into the palatial bungalow near the Army’s ammunition sub-depot at Ban village […]
Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe: WHO
London: The World Health Organisation reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that the virus has risen across the continent. In its weekly report on the pandemic, […]
2014 Army Public School massacre case: Pak Supreme Court grills PM Khan
Islamabad: Imran Khan on Wednesday faced a barrage of questions at a hearing of the 2014 terror attack on an Army-run school during which the Supreme Court bench asked the Pakistan prime minister why he was negotiating with the culprits of the massacre of nearly 150 people, mostly students. A total of 147 people, 132 […]
Advances in Biopolymers: International Conference concludes at KU
Srinagar: The second international conference on ‘Advances in Biopolymers’ concluded at the University of Kashmir. The two-day conference was organised by the varsity’s Department of Food Science & Technology (DFST) in collaboration with Association of Food Scientists & Technologists India (AFSTI), a KU spokesman said. Dean Academic Affairs Prof Farooq A Masoodi graced the conference […]
Four suspected youth detained by Army in Doda
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Four suspected persons were detained along with four gelatin sticks and some quantity of phosphorus sulphate from a forest area in Doda district, officials said. The suspects, including two brothers, were picked up by the troops of Rashtriya Rifles from Dhara top, four km from Bhaderwah town, on Sunday, they said. The officials said […]
Former Cong leader joins BJP
Jammu: Former Congress leader and prominent businessman Y V Sharma on Wednesday joined the BJP here, pledging to work towards strengthening the party in Jammu and Kashmir. Sharma, a former president of Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, quit the Congress in December last year. He, along with his supporters, was welcomed into the BJP […]
DIPR Jammu organises culture programme at GDC Sidhra
JAMMU: Department of Information and Public Relations Jammu Wednesday organized a Symposium cum Cultural Programme in collaboration with Government Degree College Sidhra under the banner of “Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav” here on the campus of the host College. Principal of the college, Prof (Dr.) Monika Sharma was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The artists […]
Shooting case: Suspended cop, colleague arrested in Jammu
Jammu: A suspended policeman and his former colleague, who were wanted in connection with last week’s shooting incident in the outskirts of Jammu, were arrested from Kathua district on Wednesday, a police officer said. Three people, including a history-sheeter and his brother, were killed and another critically injured in a shooting incident following a brawl […]
Targeted civilian killings: Over 5,500 additional CAPFs personnel sent to Kashmir, say Officials
New Delhi: Amid a spike in targeted civilian killings by militants in Kashmir, over 5,500 additional central armed police forces (CAPFs) personnel have been sent to the Valley, officials said on Tuesday. The fresh companies were moved into the valley as part of the strategy of “enhancing security and visibility” of the forces on the […]
Civilian killings Pak’s conspiracy: Raina
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Tuesday said the targeted killing of innocent civilians by militants in the valley is a conspiracy of Pakistan to disturb peace in the Union Territory. He said Pakistan is the biggest enemy of Kashmiri Muslims and Islam. Condemning the killing of a salesman, Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, […]
