Landslide hits Kishtwar, one killed

Kishtwar/Jammu: One labourer was killed and another injured when a landslide struck a road construction site in Kishtwar district  on Tuesday, officials said. Abid Hussain (25) and Musharraf (23), both residents of Kuchal village, came under the landslide at Sumbal in the Chatroo area, they said. The officials said a rescue operation was launched immediately […]

Facing charges of fudging her DOB, principal GMC Jammu replaced

Jammu: Principal Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu Shashi Sudan Sharma on Tuesday was shunted out after she was booked by the crime branch for allegedly tampering with her date of birth. Ashutosh Gupta, Head of Department of Radiotherapy, will now hold the charge as the principal of the college. According to an official order, Sharma […]

Two LeT associates held in Baramulla

Srinagar: Security forces on Tuesday arrested two associates of banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist outfit in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said. “Police along with security forces arrested two terrorist associates linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT at Chak Tapper area of Kreeri Baramulla and recovered arms, ammunition and other incriminating materials from their possession,” […]

India’s projected population, as on July 1, is 139 crore: Govt

New Delhi: The projected population of India, as on July 1, 2023, is 139 crore according to a report of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said as per the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, population […]

Two cops assaulted in Leh, culprits on run

Leh/Jammu: Two policemen, including a sub-inspector of Ladakh Police, suffered serious injuries after they were “violently and brutally” assaulted by a group of miscreants, a senior officer said here on Monday. Senior Superintendent of Police (Leh) PD Nitya said an FIR has been registered under relevant sections, including attempt to murder, against eight absconding accused […]

Pak following Punjab model in JK: DGP

Says younger generation being lured towards drugs

Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Monday said that the neighbouring country is following the Punjab model to lure J&K’s younger generation towards drugs as militancy is on its deathbed. “When terrorism ended in Punjab, youth and people were lured towards drugs. While terrorism vanished in Punjab, drugs remained there to destroy the […]

Two dead as truck falls into ditch in Jammu

Jammu: Two persons, including a Madhya Pradesh resident, were killed after a truck crashed into the safety barriers before landing into a ditch at a road construction site along the Jammu-Pathankot national highway here, police said. The accident took place near Kaluchak on the outskirts of Jammu city around 6.30 am when the driver of […]

Shah urges Oppn to allow truth to come out on Manipur issue

Logjam persists in Parliament

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah asked the opposition on Monday to allow a debate on the Manipur issue to begin in Parliament but the deadlock persisted in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as both sides refused to budge from their stand, with Congress and its allies insisting on a statement from Prime Minister Narendra […]

Default in loan repayment: Govt instructed banks not to take harsh action against borrowers

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said both public and private banks have been instructed that harsh steps should not be taken when it comes to the process of loan repayment and that they should handle such cases with sensitivity. Sitharaman said this while making an intervention during the Question Hour in […]