Jammu heat wave: People seek divine intervention for rains
Jammu: As the country faces severe heat wave with temperature soaring beyond 45 degree centigrade in many places, people have begun seeking divine intervention to bring rains here in Jammu. Jammu-based organisation Dogra Front-cum-local Shiv Sena chief Ashok Gupta conducted special prayers and ‘yagna’ at a temple here Monday to propitiate the ‘rain gods’. He […]
‘Chaddi Gang’ frightens Jammu residents
Jammu: Videos and photos of an alleged gang of thieves just in their innerwears sneaking into houses during night created panic among people in the city. The ‘Chaddi Gang’, known to move around in the nights in their innerwears, is notorious for committing robberies mostly when residents are not in their home and it is […]
Uri gas cylinder blast: Two more injured succumb, toll reaches 4
Uri: Two sisters who along with their mother and four other siblings were injured in a gas cylinder blast on May 27 last month succumbed to their injuries at SKIMS Soura here. The duo succumbed to injuries a day after their mother and sister also passed away due to severe burn injuries at the Valley’s […]
Fire breaks out in Army barrack
SRINAGAR: A fire broke out in an Army barrack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. There were no reports of any loss of life. The fire broke out in the barrack in Khrew area of the south Kashmir district and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the […]
Three held with poppy
Jammu: Three persons were arrested Monday for allegedly smuggling narcotics in Rajouri district, officials said. A police team, headed by station house officer Thanamandi Javed Malik along with jawans from special operations group, were on routine vehicle check duty when they intercepted a Multi-Purpose Vehicle coming from Srinagar going towards Rajouri, officials said. During search […]
Country’s security, welfare of people govt’s priority: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday said country’s security and welfare of the people are the key priorities of the Modi government. Shah, who assumed the charge of the sensitive ministry on Saturday, also said he would try his best to implement all these priorities. “Country’s security and people’s welfare are the Modi government’s […]
Governor Malik briefs HM on Kashmir situation

New Delhi: Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the security situation in the state, which is currently under the President’s rule. During the 15-minute meeting, the Governor apprised the home minister about the preparation for the Amarnath Yatra. The 46-day-long yatra will begin on July 1, the day of […]
Imran seeks right to self determination for Kashmiris
Srinagar: Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday once again raised ‘Kashmir dispute’ in 14th session of the Islamic Summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia and said that they accept east Jeruselum as Palestinian capital. Khan touched upon the plight of the people of Kashmir as well as Palestine, saying Pakistan […]
Top cop admits militants’ presence in Kishtwar
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir police Saturday admitted presence of militants in Kishtwar district of Jammu region and said it has tasked its anti-terror Special Operation Group to track and neutralise the militants in the area. Inspector General of Police M K Sinha of Jammu Zone made the admission a day after two special police […]
Pulwama attack: N-deterrence helped de-escalate tensions during the crisis: Pak official
Islamabad: Nuclear deterrence led to the de-escalation of tensions during the post-Pulwama military stand-off between India and Pakistan, a senior official associated with Pakistan’s nuclear programme said. Brigadier Zahir Kazmi, Director General Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs at Strategic Plans Division (SPD) told journalists that the stated purpose of deterrence was to close space for […]