25 drug peddlers jailed for one-month ahead of elections in Poonch
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said 25 ‘chronic’ narcotic smugglers in Poonch were detained and jailed for a month amid intelligence reports that they pose a threat to the peaceful holding of Lok Sabha polls in the border district. Poonch is part of Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency, which is going to polls in the […]
Woman, partner arrested for killing husband in Jammu
Jammu: Police have arrested a woman and her partner for allegedly killing her 33-year-old husband and trying to portray the murder as a road accident, an official said on Sunday. Naresh Chander of Bhaderwah in Doda was brought to Jammu’s Gandhi Nagar hospital by his wife Shallu Devi in the early hours of April 7. […]
Movable property of alleged drug peddler attached in Jammu
Jammu: Police here on Sunday attached movable property worth lakhs of an alleged drug peddler here, an official said. Anil Singh alias “Furtila”, a resident of Hamirpur village of Khour, is presently lodged in jail after he was detained recently under PIT NDPS Act on the orders of the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, a police official […]
Big and powerful people in India, abroad joined hands to remove me from power: Modi
Chikkaballapura (Karnataka): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said big and powerful people in India and abroad have joined hands to remove him from power. Addressing a mega public meeting here, he said, “Mothers and sisters have come in a large number here. Your struggle and the challenges you face to nurture your family, Modi […]
Lt Guv chairs review meeting of Power Development Department
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday chaired a review meeting of the Power Development Department. Various matters pertaining to power supply during the upcoming summer months and progress of key projects and schemes were discussed in the meeting. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Santosh D Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department; H. […]
Kashmir parts records light rains for 3rd straight day
Hailstorm wreaks havoc in South Kashmir areas Srinagar: The light rains continued for the third straight day on Saturday in Kashmir parts while hailstorm wreaked havoc in several areas of South Kashmir districts. The occasional sunshine was witnessed till today afternoon, but the weather conditions took a shift thereafter as several areas of Kashmir including […]
BJP defends decision on not fielding candidates from 3 LS seats in Kashmir
Jammu: Facing criticism for not putting up candidates on the three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir valley, Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Saturday said sometimes “decisions are made to achieve a big goal” and the BJP is supporting “patriotic” parties. Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said the party is finalising its strategy […]
Jhelum Boat Capsize: Search continues for missing trio in Jhelum with no breakthrough
Srinagar: The rescue mission to locate the missing bodies of three persons in the Jhelum near Batwara-Gandabal continued for the fifth day without any breakthrough, officials said. Despite ongoing efforts, including by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army’s MARCOS and other teams, there have been no traces of […]
Omar accuses Mehbooba Mufti of turning ‘greedy’
Says it is ‘unfortunate’ that NC contesting in Anantnag-Rajouri seat against friend Pulwama: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said it was “unfortunate” that his party was contesting elections in the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency against a friend who turned “greedy” for a Lok Sabha seat. Abdullah was apparently referring to PDP president […]
India being made attractive destination for manufacturing, services: Sitharaman
Ahmedabad: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Centre has tailored policies to make India an attractive destination for manufacturing and services, and the aim was to produce not just for the domestic market but for exports as well. She was responding to a query on American tech billionaire Elon Musk postponing his […]
