Rifleman killed during ceasefire violation along LoC
Jammu: A soldier was killed as Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday, a defence spokesperson said. Pakistani troops also suffered heavy damage to their posts and casualties in retaliatory action by the Indian Army, Jammu-based Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Army […]
Three drug peddlers held in Jammu
Jammu: Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with contraband substance in separate incidents in Jammu region, police said on Monday. Rajeev Kumar alias Pintu, a resident of Talab Tillo area of Jammu, was arrested on Monday after 56 grams of cannabis was recovered from his possession in Dungus area of Poonch district, a police […]
BSF trooper commits suicide
Srinagar: A 42-year old Border Security Force (BSF) personnel allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Nowgam sector of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports said that the BSF trooper identified as SM Ravinder Kumar (No 020011625) of 77 Bn shot himself in his head inside his room […]
Stop killing innocents, rise against those who looted Kashmir: J&K Guv

Srinagar, Jul 22 (PTI) Stirring a political controversy, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Sunday asked militants to stop killing innocent people, including security personnel, and rather target “those who have looted the wealth of Kashmir for years”, a statement which evoked severe criticism from mainstream politicians. “These boys who have picked up guns are […]
Kashmir resolution bound to happen: Rajnath

Says no power on earth can stop it
Says no power on earth can stop it
Rajnath visits Kargil, pays tribute to soldiers

Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday paid tributes to soldiers killed in the 1999 Kargil War at a memorial in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dras sector as the nation commemorated 20 years of ‘Operation Vijay’. The defence minister, who visited Kargil, also dedicated to the nation two bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation at Ujh […]
Annulling Articles 370, 35-A will tantamount to constitutional coup: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Saturday said annulling Articles 370 and 35-A will tantamount to a constitutional coup. He asserted that Article 370 is essential and unassailable until a final resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir is reached. “Keeping in view the special circumstances (at the time of accession of J&K to […]
Lack of space repelling students from this Pulwama school

Pulwama: A middle school in Murran village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district having enrollment of over 130 students is facing a serious space crunch as the school is functioning from just four rooms. The students of middle school Murran are put through such an ordeal that two classes are being simultaneously taught within a single […]
Journalists decry ‘TOI’ report, demand action against reporter

Srinagar: Scores of Kashmiri journalists Saturday held a silent protest at the Kashmir Press Club (KPC) premises against the ‘baseless and misleading’ report published in the ‘Times of India’ the other day. Journalists from both national and regional media vociferously condemned the malicious report which was based entirely on fabrication and concoction on part of […]
Don’t breach standards of ethical, Independent journalism: Vice Prez
Hyderabad: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Saturday cautioned the media against breaching the standards of ethical and independent journalism and urged the Fourth Estate to be a beacon light of uprightness and objectivity. “We cannot afford to breach the standards of ethical and independent journalism. The Fourth Estate should be a beacon light of uprightness […]