Come clean on border standoff with China: Rahul to Govt

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the government to come clean on the border standoff with China and tell the country what exactly is happening as its silence is fuelling speculation and uncertainty. “The Government’s silence about the border situation with China is fuelling massive speculation and uncertainty at a time of […]

NC snubs delimitation exercise, announces to stays away

BJP says will proceed with the exercise

Srinagar: The National Conference on Friday rejected the process of setting up of a Delimitation Commission by the Centre for redrawing parliamentary and assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, saying its MPs will not participate in the exercise as the party is unwilling to accept the events of last year’s August 5. It said the […]

Truck catches fire, multiple LPG cylinder blasts trigger panic

Jammu: Dozens of LPG cylinders exploded in over 45 minutes after a truck carrying these caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district, triggering panic among locals, officials said. Vehicular movement on the highway was restricted temporarily after the incident rattled the Tikri area, they said. The truck’s driver, Ujjal Singh, escaped unhurt […]

Edu institutions closed till Jun 15

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered that all educational institutions and training institutions in the Union Territory shall remain closed till June 15. The educational institutions were closed almost three months back in wake of Coronavirus outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 29 lives and infected over 2000 people across the […]

Amit Shah meets PM, briefs him on CMs views on lockdown

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and informed him about the views of all chief ministers on the extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown beyond May 31, officials said. During the meeting, Shah briefed Modi about the suggestions and the feedback he received from the chief ministers […]

Explosive fitted car: Police traces owner, says he is associated with Hizbul

Srinagar: A after aborting a major militant attack on parallel lines with the fatal Lethopora blast last year, Police on Friday said it has identified the owner of the vehicle who happens to be an active militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen from Shopian district. “The Santro car which was used for IED belongs to Hidayatullah Malik, an […]

Four booked for failing to report at quarantine centre in Samba

Jammu: Four persons were booked for violation of quarantine rules in Samba district on Thursday night, police officials said. All the four persons were checked at Lakhanpur corridor on May 26 by concerned authorities and were asked to report at the administrative quarantine centre in Thandi Khui, Vijaypur, they said. All of them violated the […]

ITBP personnel dies due to cardiac arrest

Rajouri: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel died due to cardiac arrest in Rajouri district last night, officials said. Reports said the personnel from ITBP’s 2nd battalion identified as Ram Singh Meena, posted at Adhoc 10 Palma, died due to cardiac arrest. A police officer confirmed the incident and said that his body has been […]

Army requisitions District Admin Bala for 129 kanals of land

Baramulla: The Army has requisitioned the district administration Baramulla to sell 129 kanal of lands to it at Tapperwari, Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for accommodating soldiers. In an official communiqué, the army has written to district administration Baramulla to sell 129 kanal land at Tapperewari, Pattan to it citing “some of its troopers […]