INDIA bloc will rewrite Constitution to give reservation on basis of religion: PM Modi
Mau (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday claimed INDIA bloc parties will rewrite the Constitution to provide reservation on the basis of religion, and alleged they want to turn the country’s majority community into second-class citizens. Addressing a public meeting in Purvanchal region’s Ghosi here, he also alleged the opposition grouping will end the reservation […]
Govt grants one-month extension to Army Chief Gen Pande
New Delhi: In a rare move, the government on Sunday announced extending Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande’s tenure by one month, days before his superannuation. Gen Pande was to retire from service on May 31. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved one month’s extension in service of Gen Pande, the defence ministry said. The […]
Record-breaking voting reflective of new J&K under Modi’s leadership: BJP’s Ravinder Raina
Jammu: The record-breaking turnout in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections in all five constituencies is reflective of the new Jammu and Kashmir under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, senior BJP leader Ravinder Raina said on Sunday. Raina, the president of Jammu and Kashmir BJP, said his party is fully prepared for the much awaited […]
Pooch: Polling party treks for a day to deposit EVMs from remote village that was once terrorist infested
Rajouri (J-K): After trekking for a day, a polling party reached here Sunday evening to deposit electronic voting machines at a designated strongroom, having successfully conducted polling in Hill Kaka – a village in Poonch that was infested with foreign terrorists over two decades ago. Poonch is part of Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency which went […]
History-sheeter arrested in Jammu with sharp-edged weapon
Jammu: Police here on Sunday arrested a history-sheeter and seized a sharp-edged weapon from him, officials said. Navjot Singh, a resident of Miran Sahib, was arrested from R S Pura following information that he was promoting criminal activities and brandishing a sharp-edged weapon, a police spokesperson said. He said Singh is a notorious criminal and […]
Train traffic partially hit as two wagons of goods train derail in Jammu
Jammu: Two wagons of a freight train derailed near Jammu on Sunday, causing disruption in the train traffic between Jammu and Katra railway stations for over an hour, officials said. The mishap occurred at Sangar near Manwal on the outskirts of Jammu city this afternoon when the goods train was moving to Jammu from Udhampur, […]
Bangladeshi national held near LoC in Jammu
Jammu: A Bangladeshi national appearing to be mentally challenged was detained in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwalla area of Akhnoor sub-division here, officials said on Sunday. An army patrol party saw the person, who seemed to be a vagrant, at Lower Kot Maira in Khour area on Saturday and […]
Police constable booked under NDPS Act dismissed in Reasi
Jammu: A police constable booked last year under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was dismissed from service in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, an official said on Sunday. Senior Superintendent of Police (Reasi) Mohita Sharma ordered the dismissal of selection grade constable Tariq Hussain Shah for his prolonged unauthorised absence from duties and […]
Cash, liquor, drugs worth Rs 95 crore seized during Lok Sabha polls in J-K
Srinagar: Election authorities in Jammu and Kashmir seized about Rs 95 crore worth of cash and other freebies like liquor that were meant for influencing the minds of voters during the staggered elections to five Lok Sabha seats in the Union territory. The polling in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Saturday as Anantnag-Rajouri Lok […]
Two held with over 300-kg poppy straw in Udhampur
Jammu: Two Haryana residents were arrested allegedly with more than 300 kg of poppy straw in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Dinesh Kumar and Rajinder Sharma, both residents of Haryana’s Giraward, were coming from Srinagar in a mini-truck when they were intercepted by police at Jakhani check point along the […]
