People who kept ‘hisab-kitab’ for Pak in the past queued up to vote this time: J&K Police chief

Srinagar: People who kept “hisab-kitab” (accounts) and acted as eyes and ears of the “enemy” in the past took part in the electoral process this time as the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the police ensured a safe space free from external threats, DGP Rashmi Ranjan Swain said. This year’s Lok Sabha election saw a […]
Launch pads across LoC active, around 70 terrorists waiting to infiltrate: J&K DGP

Srinagar: Around 60 to 70 terrorists are “active” on launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) and its “degraded capability” has not stopped Pakistan from sending men and material to Jammu and Kashmir, according to Director General of Police Rashmi Ranjan Swain. Giving an overall assessment of the current security situation along the border […]
Nine counting centres set up for five LS seats in J-K; one in Delhi
Jammu: With two days left for the declaration of results of the Lok Sabha polls, nine centres have been set up counting of votes in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. In addition, one counting centre has also been set up in Delhi for the counting of Kashmiri migrant […]
Heat wave persists in Jammu, relief likely after June 4
Jammu: The heat wave conditions on Sunday persisted in Jammu which recorded the maximum temperature at 41.6 degrees Celsius, 2.2 notches above season’s average, the meteorological department said. However, the day temperature in Jammu was 1.3 degrees Celsius less than that of the previous day, a spokesperson of the Met department said, adding that the […]
PM Modi chairs host of meetings, asks officials to ensure fire drills in hospitals, public places
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed the need to ensure regular fire and electrical safety audits in hospitals and other public places as he reviewed the heatwave situation in the country amid fire incidents which have claimed many lives. He chaired a host of meetings, including one on the post-Cyclone Remal situation, […]
2 tourists rescued, local missing as part of glacier caves inSonamarg
Srinagar: Two tourists were rescued while a local man went missing on Sunday at the Sonamarg tourist resort of Jammu and Kashmir after a part of a glacier caved in, officials said. A portion of Thajiwas glacier at Sonamarg in Ganderbal district broke off from the main ice mass in the afternoon following rush of […]
Murder accused arrested after 16 years in Kishtwar
Jammu: A man, wanted for killing a sarpanch in 2008, was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, police said. Mir Hussain, a resident of Keshwan, was the most wanted fugitive in the district and was arrested by a special team following specific information from Kishtwar, a police spokesman said. Hussain had gone […]
BJP-led NDA will get more seats than predicted by exit polls: Union minister Athawale
Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will get more number of Lok Sabha seats than predicted by the exit polls. Addressing a press conference here, Athawale expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA will get more than 400 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha. On Saturday, exit polls […]
Oppn parties trash exit polls
New Delhi: The Congress and other INDIA bloc parties on Sunday trashed the exit polls that have predicted a third consecutive win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha elections, claiming that these surveys were a work of “fantasy” and asserting that the opposition alliance will form the next government. Questioning the credibility of […]
2 dead, 16 injured as bus overturns in Jammu
Jammu: Two passengers were killed and 16 sustained injuries when a bus overturned in the Akhnoor sub-division here on Sunday, police said. A police official said the accident occurred near Kaleeth village in the evening after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Kewal Kumar and V Bhagat died on the spot, he said. The […]