Have to act tough against unscrupulous elements to maintain: DGP
Srinagar: Law enforcing agencies have to act tough against some unscrupulous elements to ensure that the atmosphere of peace in Jammu and Kashmir is not disturbed, Director General of Police RR Swain said on Saturday. “When there will be peace, elections can take place and, when there is no fear, then only people can vote […]
INDIA bloc must function cohesively both in Parliament, outside: Kharge at CWC meet
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Saturday said the Lok Sabha poll mandate is a “decisive rejection” of the politics of divisiveness and hate, and stressed that the INDIA bloc must continue functioning cohesively both inside and outside Parliament. In his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee meeting here, Kharge also asserted that while […]
60 truckloads of sheep enter Kashmir valley daily
Mutton dealers anticipate surge in demand ahead of Eid-ul-Adha Srinagar: With Eid-ulAdha approaching, the Kashmir Valley is witnessing a substantial arrival of sacrificial animals, with daily truckloads of sheep making their way into the region. This inflow began days ago and is expected to continue until two days before the festival. Mehraj Ud Din, General […]
Timber dealer’s house raided in 2013 terror attack in Sopore
Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency on Saturday raided the residence of a timber dealer in the old city here in connection with an 11-year-old terror attack in Sopore which left four policemen dead, officials said. The SIA sleuths carried out the searches at the residence of Ahmadullah Malla in the Nawab Bazar area of the […]
Two minor girls raped in Udhampur, accused held
Jammu: Two minor girls were allegedly raped by two men in a forest area in Udhampur district, police said on Saturday. The police identified the accused as Dalip Kumar and Ravinder Kumar, both residents of Panchound. According to the police, the girls aged 16 and 17, were on their way home from a school picnic […]
Properties of two Pak-based terror handlers seized in Baramulla
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police attached properties worth crores of rupees belonging to two Pakistan-based terror handlers hailing from Baramulla district on Saturday. According to officials, terror handlers Jaleel Ahmad Rather and Mohammad Ashraf Mir, both residents of Baramulla’s Tilgam, have been operating from Pakistan for some time now. After obtaining an attachment order passed […]
Labourer killed in suspected firing along IB in Samba
Samba/Jammu: A man was killed in suspected firing along the International Border (IB) in Samba district, officials said on Saturday. Vasudev, a 28-year-old labourer, was brought dead to hospital with a bullet injury in his chest, they said. He was working on a construction project along the IB when he received a bullet in his […]
President appoints Narendra Modi as PM-designate
Will take oath on Sunday evening New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday appointed NDA Parliamentary Party leader Narendra Modi as Prime Minister-designate and the new government will take oath on Sunday evening. Murmu handed over the letter of appointment to Modi, who called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday evening. Earlier, […]
68% of candidates in JK polled fewer than NOTA votes
Srinagar: Sixty-eight per cent of the total 100 candidates in the fray on Jammu and Kashmir’s five Lok Sabha seats polled fewer than None Of The Above (NOTA) votes, according to Election Commission data. Cumulately, 34,788 voters pressed the NOTA button in the five seats, showing their rejection of the candidates fielded by parties. The […]
Congress to hold deliberations on poll results at CWC meet
New Delhi: The Congress’ top leadership will deliberate on the Lok Sabha election results and chalk out its future strategy at a crucial meeting of the party’s working committee on Saturday. An extended meeting of the party’s top decision-making body — the Congress Working Committee (CWC) — will be held at Hotel Ashok at 11 […]
