Rape accused held after 3 years in Reasi
Jammu: A man, wanted in a three-year-old rape case, has been arrested in Reasi district, police said Monday. The accused, V P Singh, was Sunday arrested from his village, Bhomag in Reasi, they said. Singh had been evading arrest since 2016 after an FIR was registered against him, police said. (PTI)
Militancy in JK at a fag end, says Union Minister

‘No security will be required for Amarnath yatra from 2020’
‘No security will be required for Amarnath yatra from 2020’
First batch of pilgrims leaving for Amarnath cave today

Jammu: All necessary arrangements are in place as the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims are scheduled to leave for Kashmir from here amid tight security on Sunday, a day ahead of the formal commencement of the annual pilgrimage in the Valley. Over 1.5 lakh pilgrims from across the country have so far registered themselves for […]
Article 35A, Article 370 to come up for hearing after SC reopens

New Delhi: Upon reopening on July 1 after a six-week summer vacation, the Supreme Court will deal with very sensitive issues, including the Ayodhya land dispute, review pleas in Rafale case and the contempt case against Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing to the court his “chowkidar chor hai” slogan. The apex court is also hearing […]
Article 370 has to go, says Ram Madhav

New Delhi: Reiterating the saffron party’s stance on the contentious Article 370, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday said the Centre is committed to repealing the provision which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, ANI reported. “As far as Article 370 is concerned, our ideological commitment is well-known. It has to go […]
Teenager thrashed for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Kanpur (UP): A 16-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly beaten by unidentified men here for wearing a traditional skull cap and refusing to chant “Jai Shri Ram”, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday when Mohammad Taj, a resident of Barra, was returning home after offering namaz in Kidwai Nagar, the Uttar Pradesh police […]
Kulgam Blast: Another wounded person succumbs
Srinagar: A person who was injured critically in a mysterious blast when some explosive material went off at Chidder Ban area of Khudwani in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on June 27 succumbed to his injuries, police said. A police officer said that Mohammad Abass Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat of Chidder Khudwani breathed his […]
Shopian man booked under fresh PSA, shifted to Kot Bhalwal jail
Srinagar: A man from Shopian in south Kashmir has been shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu after he was slapped with a fresh Public Safety Act (PSA) by the district administration, officials said on Saturday. They said that Ubaid Rashid Mir, a resident of Bun Bazar Shopian was on Saturday morning shifted to Kot Bhalwal […]
Heat wave persists in Jammu, mercury settles at 43.1 deg C
Jammu: There was no let-up in heatwave conditions in Jammu region on Saturday as the maximum temperature settled at 43.1 degrees Celsius — 5.4 notches above the season’s average, the Meteorological Department said. The day temperature in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir saw a marginal rise of 0.7 notches from the previous day’s […]
Shah’s comments on JK provocative, will deepen alienation: CPI (M)
New Delhi: The CPI (M) on Saturday demanded an early assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir and alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments in the Lok Sabha a day ago regarding the state were “provocative” and would alienate the people further. The Left party said if the conditions were conducive for holding the […]