Handwara June 24: General officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey Thursday said that after “exceptional outreach of civil administration over the past few years, the army’s role has started diminishing in Kashmir.” He stated this while talking to reporters after attending a function organized by the army at Handwara’s Budkot […]
Srinagar, June 24: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s all-party meeting at his residence with Jammu and Kashmir leaders, the Congress leaders from J&K met senior Congress leader and former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad at his residence in Delhi. Source informed that J&K Congress leaders including […]
Srinagar, June 24: The crucial all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is going to be held today later in the day even as the J&K leaders invited to the meeting arrived in Delhi on Wednesday. Sources said that the meeting is scheduled at 3 pm at PM […]
Udhampur, June 24: At least 9 members of a family suffered burn injuries after gas leakage triggered LPG cylinder explosion and short circuit, which caused fire in Pancheri area of Udhampur district of Jammu region. The incident occurred on late Wednesday night in Lander Barinda area of Tehsil, Panchari that falls in Udhampur district of […]
Kupwara, Jun 24: Two persons, one of them an 8-month-old baby and a 90-year-old man, were killed, while eight persons were injured when a sumo they were travelling in met with an accident near Jabdi area in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Thursday. Official sources said that a sumo vehicle (JK05B-8799) driven by one […]
Budgam, Jun 24: Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch unit at Rathsun here continues to remain closed for routine functioning, more than three weeks after the area was declared red-zone. The continuous closure of the branch is causing a huge inconvenience to the bank account holders, locals said. What “baffles” them more is that the local […]
Jammu, June 24: Lesser-known Jammu based outfit ‘Dogra Front’ Thursday staged a protest against Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti against her statement to talk with Pakistan for the settlement of Kashmir issue. Eyewitnesses said that protesters who hit to Jammu roads raised slogans against Mehbooba Mufti. The protesters were carrying placards and photographs of […]
Poonch, June 24: Police have found huge quantity of water pipes of Public Health Engineering (PHE) dumped for last several years in three shops at Kotan Mendhar here, officials said. Based on the specific information, police carried out a special raid. They said PHE officials were summoned and the shutters of shops unlocked. Inside the […]
Srinagar, June 24: The suspicious bag found in Lasjan along bypass here turned out to be carrying clothes only, officials said on Thursday. They said that the presence of the bag had created some kind of panic in the area following which Bomb Disposal Squad was summoned to the place. After searching through the bag, […]
Kishtwar, Jun 24: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Kishtwar even as the accused has been arrested, police said here on Thursday. An official said that police received a complaint from a person alleging that her daughter was raped by one Kamran Najjar in Kishtwar. He said that acting swiftly the accused was arrested […]
