2 arrested in Rajouri for peddling heroin
Jammu: Two people were arrested today on charges of drug peddling and 40 grams of heroin was seized from them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said. Their car was stopped at a checkpoint, put up for security reasons in view of Republic Day, near Kallar chowk on the Jammu-Rajouri highway, a police officer […]
Two killed as truck falls into river Chenab in Ramban
Jammu: Two persons were killed when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into river Chenab in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The truck skidded off the road and fell into river Chenab near Jaiswal bridge Karool near Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar highway late last night, they said. The ill-fated vehicle […]
Cross-LoC travel suspended as tension grips LoC
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800 acres of waqf land encroached in Jammu: JK govt
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said nearly 800 acres of Waqf board land has been encroached in this region. Around 800 acres (6,300 kanals) of land belonging to Waqf board has been encroached by various individuals and government organisations in the region, Minister for Haj and Auqaf Abdul Rehman Veeri said in a […]
30,711 dog bite incidents in Srinagar in last 6 yrs: JK govt
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said 30,711 dog bite cases have been reported in Srinagar during the last six years. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Asiea Naqash told the Legislative Council that 30,711 dog bite cases were registered at an anti-rabies clinic at the SMHC hospital in Srinagar from 2012-13 […]
Youth engagement in positive activities biggest challenge: DGP
Jammu: The engagement of youth in positive activities in Jammu and Kashmir poses biggest challenge to the forces, said Director General of Police S P Vaid, who termed as “worrisome” the development of an AMU scholar from the valley joining militant group Hizbul Mujahideen. However, the DGP commended the forces efforts in successfully pulling back […]
Cordon and search operation at several places in Srinagar
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R-Day: Security forces on heightened alert in Srinagar
Srinagar: Security forces have been put on a heightened alert in Kashmir following inputs of a possible militant attack in the city ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, police said today. The security forces in Kashmir, especially the city, were put on heightened alert following recovery of two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in HMT area […]
Panic gripped in Pulwama after firing
Pulwama: Panic gripped in the main chowk Pulwama area of south Kashmir when police resorted to aerial firing after their vehicle came under stone pelting. Reports said that few youth pelted stones on a police vehicle when it got struck in a traffic jam and the cops inside the vehicle sensing trouble resorted to aerial […]
Double suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 38 people
Baghdad: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy street market in central Baghdad today, in back- to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi health and police officials said. The attackers struck during rush hour in the city’s Tayran Square, which is usually crowded by laborers seeking work. The twin explosions also […]
