Two drug smugglers held, poppy seized
Jammu: Two alleged inter-state drug smugglers were arrested with over 2 kg poppy in Kathua district Saturday, officials said. A police team intercepted a car on the highway at Lakhanpur belt and seized 2.2 kg poppy and Rs 5.70 lakh cash was from the possession one Dharmendar Singh and accomplice Kulwant, both residents of Phillaur […]
Mentally challenged person detained
Srinagar: A mentally challenged person from Ganderbal district of central Kashmir has been detained by police in Haryana over ‘suspicious movement’, officials said. They said that 45-year-old Shabir Ahmad Sheikh son of late Ghulam Hassan from Lar Ganderbal was arrested by police at Sirsa in Haryana. Shabir is said to be relative of former MLA […]
Minor girl slips drowns in Shopian
Srinagar: A 2-year-old girl drowned after slipping into a stream at Shirmal area of Zainapora in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Reports said that the girl identified as Hafsa Shakeel Bhat daughter of Shakeel Bhat slipped into the stream which is close to her residential house. The incident occurred when she was playing on […]
Pakistan says no to opening up its airspace

Demands withdrawal of fighter jets by India from forward airbases
Demands withdrawal of fighter jets by India from forward airbases
Chinese incursion: PLA soldiers enter Demchok sector in Ladakh, return later
New Delhi: Chinese soldiers crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh division of Jammu and Kashmir last week after some Tibetans hoisted Tibetan flags on the occasion of Dalai Lama’s birthday, security officials said on Friday. The officials in the know said several PLA personnel drove in their SUV’s into Koyul village in […]
Guns roar along LoC in Poonch, Rajouri

JAMMU: The Pakistan Army on Friday violated ceasefire by firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and civilian areas along the LoC in three sectors of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Poonch districts, drawing befitting retaliation from Indian troops, a defence PRO said. “At about 0800 hours today, Pak army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation with […]
Provide citizenship to us or deport us back: Pak women married to Kashmiris

Srinagar: Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants, who returned from across the Line of Control under a rehabilitation scheme, appealed to the central and state governments on Friday that they be either granted Indian citizenship or deported. “We are a total of 350 women…we should be made citizens here as is the case with the […]
Govt constitutes JK Environment Impact Assessment Authority

Also constitutes State Level Expert Appraisal Committee
Also constitutes State Level Expert Appraisal Committee
Restrictions in old city parts
Srinagar: Authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in Nowhatta area of old city on the second death anniversary of slain militant Sajad Ahmed Gilkar Alias Sajad Bila as a precautionary measure, officials said. “Restrictions have been imposed under section 144 at Nowhatta to maintain peace,” an official said. Meanwhile, witnesses said that heavy deployment of forces […]
PCI invites entries for national awards in journalism
NEW DELHI: The Press Council of India has invited entries for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism to honour those excelling in print journalism. The awards, carrying cash prize and citation, will be given in eight categories. The last date for entries is August 30. The awards have been instituted to recognise outstanding contribution of […]