Push the boundaries, explore beyond limits CM tells students
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday addressed the TEDx event at JK Public School Kunjwani as chief guest, inspiring students to challenge limits and embrace the theme “Beyond Boundaries”. Speaking to a hall full of students besides other eminent speakers and school administration, the Chief Minister said boundaries exist everywhere, in geography, politics, laws […]
JeI schools possession row: No school will be taken over by govt permanently: Sakina Itoo
Srinagar: Facing flak from opposition parties over the takeover of the 215 schools affiliated with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Saturday asserted that these schools will only be looked after by the government till the new management committees are formed. Asking parties not to politicise the issue, the minister said the […]
Army commander reviews operational readiness along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army’s White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General P K Mishra, visited forward areas along Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday and called for defensive and surveillance measures to safeguard territorial integrity. “GOC White Knight Corps along with GOC Ace of […]
We have certain red lines on negotiations for trade deal with US: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: India has certain “red-lines” in its trade negotiations with the US and New Delhi will not compromise on protecting the interests of farmers and small producers, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. Jaishankar said the negotiations for a trade deal between the two sides are underway. Speaking at the Economic Times […]
Woman, son killed as car hits parapet wall in Udhampur
Jammu: A woman and her son were killed while her husband was injured after their car hit a roadside parapet wall in Udhampur district on Saturday, officials said. Abdul Kabir Zargar, a retired employee of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, was travelling with his wife Shafiqa Begum and son Asif Kabir to Kishtwar from Jammu when […]
Inter-state drug peddler held in Jammu
Over 40 kg poppy straw recovered Jammu: A drug peddler, hailing from Punjab, was arrested here with over 40 kg of poppy straw, police said on Saturday. The accused, Gurmeet Singh, was driving an oil tanker when he was stopped by the police during routine checking at Nadal-Manwal along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday, […]
Police bust fake marriage racket in Jammu
Five including a woman arrested Jammu: Five persons, including a woman from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested after police busted an inter-state racket involved in orchestrating fake marriages to extort money from unsuspecting grooms here, officials said on Saturday. So far, five such cases – three from Akhnoor and two from Nagrota – have come to […]
Police arrests Hizb-ul-Mujahideen operative in Shopian
Srinagar: Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) Saturday arrested an over-ground worker (OGW) who worked as a “sleeper cell” for the terrorist organisation Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). “Following relentless efforts, SIA Kashmir has achieved a major success by apprehending an OGW, Altaf Hussain Wagay, resident of Reban Gund area of Behram in Shopian. The OGW worked as a […]
Eight shops, two houses and temple burgled in Ramban
Jammu: Eight shops, two residential houses and a temple were looted by unidentified burglars in Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday at Maitra Chowk, sparking protest by the locals who demanded immediate arrest of the culprits and necessary measures to secure the area, they […]
Terror hideout busted, destroyed in Dachigam, Harwan
Srinagar: Security forces on Saturday busted a hideout in Dachigam area of Harwan in Srinagar district. A police officer said that a joint team of police and CRPF busted a hideout in Dachigam. The officer further said that it was an old hideout which was being used by terrorists in the past. Later, the hideout […]