Army porter injured in landmine blast in Poonch

Jammu: An army porter was injured in an accidental landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. Mukhtiar Ahmad Mir, a resident of Gagrian village, was riding a horse when he accidentally triggered the landmine at Mauli Dhokh in Sawjian sector, they said. Mir was shifted to the […]

Woman arrested for duping man by posing as cop

Srinagar: A woman has been arrested in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for allegedly duping people on the pretext of a job offer by posing as a police officer, officials said on Saturday. The complainant, Wasif Hassan, a resident of the Kunzer area of the north Kashmir district, reported to the police on Friday that while […]

Man found dead at paddy field in Tral

Srinagar: A man was found dead at a paddy field in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Saturday. The victim was identified as Karan Singh (75), a resident of Kangloora. His body was found lying in the paddy fields of Kangloora Tral, in the south Kashmir district, late Friday night, they said. No external […]

Woman dead after being hit by train in Jammu

Jammu: A 35-year-old woman died after being hit by a train here, an official of the railway police said on Saturday. The woman was hit by the Hemkund Express at Bajalta on Friday evening, he said. She died on the spot and her body has been sent to the Government Medical College, Jammu, for post-mortem […]

Abrogation of Article 370 was not executive decision: SC told

Entire Parliament was taken into confidence: SG

New Delhi: The decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 that accorded “special status” to the the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was not made by the political executive alone and Indian Parliament was taken into confidence, the Supreme Court was told on Friday. As the long-winded debate on the issue continued, the five-judge […]

Public libraries fosters sense of community, promotes inclusiveness: Lt Guv

Attends 25th anniversary commemoration event of Harishchandra Tyagi Public Library

GHAZIABAD: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that public libraries are not only repository of knowledge, research, new ideas and perspectives but also fosters a sense of community and promotes inclusiveness. While attending the 25th anniversary celebration of Harishchandra Tyagi Public Library, Ghaziabad, Friday, he said that libraries will stay relevant and continue to […]

Amarnath Yatra a grand success: Secy Tourism

Says pilgrims will act as brand ambassadors

Srinagar: The 62-day annual Amarnath Yatra this year was a grand success and the pilgrims will now act as the brand ambassadors of Jammu and Kashmir, Secretary Tourism, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah said here on Friday. “We have had 4.5 lakh pilgrims who have visited us this year. This is in itself a very very […]

Police busts Inter-district fake marriage holding nexus, four held

Srinagar: Police busted an inter district fraud marriage racket in Kunzer area of the district by arresting four individuals involved in the nexus. A police spokesperson said that according to the complaint, the accused individuals were operating as middlemen during marriage functions. He said that they allegedly used WhatsApp to send photos of various young […]

11616 trucks traverse NH-44 during the past 3 days: Govt

Truckers advised by the Deptt to strictly avoid overloading

SRINAGAR: More than 10K HMVvehicles have plied on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway during the past three days bringing an end the harrowing experiences the drivers had to face during the past several months now, officials said. They said that from the last few days the story is different as 11616 HMVs including fruit, vegetable and […]