85 people travelled on cross-LoC bus service via Poonch
Jammu: As many as 85 residents of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) today travelled by the cross-LoC bus to meet their relatives on the two sides of the Line of Control, officials said. Thirteen PoK residents arrived here on the cross-LoC bus service via Poonch-Rawalakot in Jammu and Kashmir, while one Indian returned […]
Soldier killed in north Kashmir avalanche cremated
Jammu: Army jawan Koushal Singh, 19, who died in an avalanche along the LoC in north Kashmir, was cremated with full military honours at his native village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir today. Hundreds of people poured in from different villages of the district to give a tearful adieu to the slain soldier, […]
Sixteen injured after mini-bus plunges into gorge
Jammu: At least 16 passengers were injured today when a mini-bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. The accident took place near Pattian when the driver lost control over the vehicle which rolled down 50 feet into the gorge, the official said. […]
Increase in temp gives some respite to Jammu residents
Jammu: Residents in Jammu got some respite from biting cold today as the minimum temperature increased slightly. The minimum temperature in the city rose by 2.6 notches to settle at 7.7 degrees Celsius against the previous night’s 5.1 degrees Celsius, which was the lowest of the season so far, a spokesman of the Meteorological (MeT) […]
Militant attack ongoing at Kabul intelligence training centre: Ministry
Kabul: Armed militants stormed an intelligence agency training facility in Kabul today, officials said, triggering intense fighting with police in the latest attack to hit the Afghan capital. “Around 10:10 am, a group of armed attackers entered an under-construction building in (the) NDS training centre in (the) Afshar area of Kabul,” interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish […]
SBM employees protest in Srinagar, demand regularization
Srinagar: All Saakshar Bharat Mission Coordinates Forum (SBM) today held a protest march at MA road in Srinagar. The contractual employees of SBM demanded that they be regularized on the same pattern as daily wagers recently. “We appeal Hon’ble Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti, Education Minister Altaf Bukhari, Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu that our cases may […]
Kargil experiences winter’s coldest night
Srinagar: Night temperature at most places in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, increased last night, even as the mercury continued to fall in Kargil which experienced this winter’s coldest night. The minimum temperature in Kargil dipped over a degree from minus 13.4 degrees Celsius to minus 14.5 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological Department […]
Kupwara civilian killing: NC protests in Srinagar
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) today took out a protest march against the killing of a driver in Kupwara and power woes in the Kashmir valley. According to the reports, hundreds of NC workers led by General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar took out a march from its party headquarters and headed towards Lal Chowk in Srinagar. […]
BJP appears set to retain power in Gujarat, headed to win in HP
Ahmedabad/Shimla: The BJP today headed for a victory in Gujarat and was set to retain power and also stayed on course to oust the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, according to official counting trends available for most of the seats in the two states. Prem Kumar Dhumal, BJP’s chief ministerial candidate in Himachal Pradesh, was trailing behind […]
Militant hideout busted in Hajin
Srinagar: Police on Monday busted a militant hideout in Chandergair village of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. According to the sources, a cordon-and-search-operation was launched by a joint team of forces around 10:30 pm last night. During the search operation, forces recovered arms and ammunition from the cowshed of Ab Rehman Parrey, son of […]
