Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday detained a man who has been evading arrest for a year in a drugs smuggling case in Samba district. A police officials said that a police party raided Bari Brahamana and arrested Muhammad Hussain. He said that the arrested man was involved in a case of narcotics […]
New Delhi: Much hope is being rested at the day long and crucial first 2 Plus 2 Indo-US Dialogue to be held here on Thursday. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. “Elevating and strengthening our strategic partnership! EAM Sushma Swaraj welcomed US Secretary of State Mr Pompeo ahead of […]
United Nations:Efforts are under way to bring a “flickering signal of hope” to war-weary civilians in Yemen with UN-organised consultations between the Government and the Houthi opposition in Geneva set to begin, the UN’s Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, has said. “The time has come to begin a new process, to relaunch a process which will […]
New Delhi: A five-judge Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday, in four separate but concurring judgments, legalised same-sex relations between consenting adults. The apex court was hearing a clutch of petitions challenging criminalisation of homosexuality. The five-judge bench was headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprised Justices Fali […]
Srinagar: The Saakshar Bharat Mission (SBM) contractual employees on Thursday began a 48 hours hunger strike in Srinagar demanding regularisation of their services. SBM is a centrally sponsored scheme. Several protesting employees from various districts of Kashmir valley assembled in Partap Park and raised slogans against the government. The employees accused the state government of […]
Srinagar: Intense blaze on Thursday gutted two residential houses and a cowshed in Kangan area of Ganderbal district. Reports said that in Surfraw village of Kangan, a fire broke out in the residential house of Abdul Rahman Khatana, son of Goga Khatana and Shabir Ahmad Khatana, son of Abdul Aziz Khatana, at Gujar Pati resulting […]
Srinagar: An elderly man was on Thursday morning killed while three other pedestrians suffered injuries after a School bus hit them at Doniwari village in Lolab area of Kupwara district. Witnesses said that the driver of the school bus bearing registration number JK09 -9261 and belonging to Shah Anwar Memorial Trust Khumriyal, lost control of the […]
Srinagar: A low-intensity earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale was felt in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. No casualty or damage was reported. Reports quoting disaster management officials said that the tremors were felt at 8.34 am at a depth of five kilometres under the earth’s surface. The epicentre of the earthquake was in […]
Srinagar: A Delhi woman has alleged a Jammu and Kashmir Police Constable of raping and robbing her over a false promise of marrying her. The woman has also filed an FIR in Vasant Kunj police station in New Delhi. The woman, according to reports, met the accused Adil Hassan through a dating site, BigoLive, in […]
Srinagar: A 23-year-old man was electrocuted in Mangrote village of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday night. Identified as Ghulam Abbas, the slain received an electric shock while repairing a transformer installed by the Power Development Department (PDD) in the area. Abbas died on the spot after receiving severe burn injuries.
