Nearly 61 per cent candidates appear for CCE amid age relaxation row, flight cancellations
Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 7 (PTI) Around 61 per cent of candidates appeared for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) on Sunday as the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) went ahead with the test despite calls for postponement amid widespread flight cancellations and a row over upper age limit. The examination was conducted in two sessions […]
Centre should review its J-K policy, launch process of reconciliation: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Dec 7 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the Centre should review its policy towards Jammu and Kashmir and launch a process of reconciliation, which will allow the people of the Union territory to live with dignity. “After 2019 (abrogation of Article 370), the Centre said things are fine in Kashmir. It […]
CM trying to play ‘Mr Bechara’, shifting blame to L-G: Sajad Lone on age limit row
Srinagar, Dec 7 (PTI) People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of playing helpless over Public Service Commission conducting the Combined Competitive Examination, ignoring requests to relax the upper age limit to appear for it. He accused the chief minister of shifting the blame to Lieutenant […]
DGP reviews security of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi
Jammu, Dec 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Sunday reviewed the security of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, officials said. Accompanied by Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, the DGP visited Katra — the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the famous shrine […]
SC to hear wife’s plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention on Monday
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, terming his detention under the National Security Act “illegal, and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights”. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria is likely […]
25 killed in blaze at nightclub in Goa; eye-witness claims fireworks were set off inside
Panaji, Dec 7 (PTI) A jampacked nightclub in North Goa turned into a death trap after midnight on Sunday as a massive fire tore through it, claiming 25 lives and leaving six injured while raising serious questions about `illegal’ operations and flouting of safety norms. While the police said earlier in the day that a […]
Chinese national detained; was visiting J-K, Ladakh without permission: Officials
Srinagar, Dec 7 (PTI) An unusual chatter on the Internet intercepted by the army alerted security agencies in the Kashmir valley, leading to the detention of a Chinese national who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir without permission, officials said on Sunday. Hu Congtai, 29, arrived in Delhi on November 19 on a tourist […]
Forest fire triggers landmine blasts along LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu, Dec 7 (PTI) At least half-a-dozen landmines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, officials said. The fire broke out in the Balakote forest along the zero line around 10 am, detonating about six landmines in the anti-infiltration obstacle system, the officials […]
Hideout busted in Doda, SLR seized
Jammu, Dec 7 (PTI) A terrorist hideout was busted in a dense forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, leading to the recovery of a rifle and ammunition on Sunday, officials said. The operation was jointly conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the […]
INDIA bloc on life support, risks being wheeled into ICU: Omar Abdullah
New Delhi: Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the opposition INDIA bloc is currently “on life support” and risks being wheeled into the “ICU” due to infighting and a failure to match the BJP’s round-the-clock election machine. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here, Abdullah detailed the “organisational and […]