Jaish militants strike at army camp in Jammu, 2 JCO’s killed
Jammu: Two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and two militants were killed while a Colonel rank officer and daughter of an Army personnel were among four persons injured as militants attacked the Sunjwan Army camp in Jammu city early Saturday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri said. The minister informed the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly […]
Assembly echoes with anti-Pak protests
Jammu: The Assembly was Saturday rocked by protests with members raising anti-Pakistan slogans after the terror attack on the Sunjwan Army camp in which two JCOs were killed. As soon as the House assembled here, the legislators, cutting across the party lines, condemned the terror attack and demanded a statement from the government. Led by […]
NC’s Akbar Lone does it again; This time shouts pro-Pak slogans in Assembly
Jammu: Keeping his date with controversy, senior lawmaker from the opposition National Conference raised Pro-Pakistan slogans in the Assembly after BJP members condemned the neighbouring country over the terror attack on an Army camp here. The NC distanced itself from the sloganeering by party MLA Mohammad Akbar Lone which came even as the operation […]
‘Deeply disturbed’ by the attack, says CM
Jammu: Expressing deep anguish and concern, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that she was “deeply disturbed” by the pre-dawn attack on army camp at Sunjwan in Jammu. “Deeply disturbed by the militant attack in Sunjwan today. My heart goes out to the injured & their families,” Mehbooba tweeted. Pertinently, an army officer and […]
Speaker blames presence of Rohingyas for Jammu attack
Jammu: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta on Saturday sparked off a major controversy claiming that the attack on an army camp at Sunjwan in Jammu took place due to presence of Rohingya refugees in the area. “The incident took place due to presence of Rohingyas in the area,” Gupta said. The remarks drew […]
Rajnath speaks to DGP on phone, seeks details
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to the chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and took stock of the situation arising out of the fidayeen attack on an Army camp in Jammu. During the telephonic conversation, the home minister sought details from Director General of Police S P Vaid on the attack on […]
SIT arrests 28-yr-old SPO in Kathua girl’s murder case
Jammu: In a major breakthrough, Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Crime Branch of police have arrested a 28-year-old SPO in connection with the ‘rape’-and murder of Kathua nomad girl Asifa Bano. Top sources in the government said that the SIT arrested Deepak Khajuria (28) of Hiranagar in the case (FIR No: 10/2018 U/S 363, […]
‘Public Damage Property Bill’ referred to select Committee
Srinagar: The government on Saturday referred the Public Damage Property Act bill to select committee amid resentment by the opposition members soon after it was introduced in the legislative assembly. Soon after the damage property bill was introduced in the House, the opposition members including Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mohammad Yousf Taragami and others categorically opposed […]
MeT predicts end to dry spell, says rain or snowfall may occur
Srinagar: Rain or snowfall is likely to occur over the next few days in Kashmir Valley, an official of Meteorological Department said Saturday. While there are chances of rain or snow at isolated places in the valley today, there is likelihood of fairly widespread rain or snowfall in the state tomorrow, he said. The state […]
Omar, BJP leader fight it out on twitter
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah today targeted the BJP after militants attacked the Sunjwan Army camp killing two Junior Commissioned Officers. Omar said the party should be “begging forgiveness” of the nation for its “abject mishandling” of Jammu and Kashmir. In a Twitter duel with BJP national spokesman GVL Narasimha Rao, the NC leader […]
