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40-yr-old man found dead in Poonch

40-yr-old man found dead in Poonch

Srinagar: A 40-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports said that Mohd Farooq (40) son of Allah Ditta of Charoon village of Mendhar left home today morning for a nearby Khanter forest area to collect firewood but did not return till evening. […]

Weeklong curfew lifted from ‘communally sensitive’ Kishtwar

Weeklong curfew lifted from ‘communally sensitive’ Kishtwar

Jammu: Day curfew was lifted from the communally sensitive Kishtwar township of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday after remaining in force for a week following the killing of a senior RSS leader and his security guard, a senior government official said. However, night curfew along with prohibitory orders under section 144 CrPC banning assembly of more than […]

Curfew relaxed in Kishtwar, mobile internet service restored

Curfew relaxed in Kishtwar, mobile internet service restored

Jammu: Curfew has been relaxed for three hours in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir while mobile internet services was also restored after remaining suspended for the past six days following improvement in the overall law and order situation, an official said. The curfew was imposed in the town and adjoining areas on last Tuesday […]

India, Pak armies exchange gunfire along LoC in Rajouri

India, Pak armies exchange gunfire along LoC in Rajouri

Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan on Monday morning exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control in Kalal area of Naushera in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. An official said that Pakistan violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages in Kalal area of Naushera sector in Rajouri district. He said that the Indian […]

Azad blames Modi govt for weakening democratic institutions

Azad blames Modi govt for weakening democratic institutions

Jammu: Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha and General Secretary AICC Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that Modi govt has weakened the democratic and constitutional institutions established and strengthened in the country for the past seven decades by the successive governments right down from Jawahar Lal Nehru regime. Remembering the Architect of Constitution of […]

Two girls injured as Cross-LoC shelling continues in Poonch

Two girls injured as Cross-LoC shelling continues in Poonch

Poonch: Two teenage girls were injured as armies of India and Pakistan traded fire in Sawjiyan sector along LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Officials said that Tasvir Akther daughter of Abdul Rashid and Shubeena Akthar daughter of Mumtaz Khan, both residents of Chapprian, Sawjiyan received injuries after some Pakistani shells […]

BSF accused of coercing voters in Poonch, Congress button not working in some EVMs: PDP and NC

BSF accused of coercing voters in Poonch, Congress button not working in some EVMs: PDP and NC

Jammu: The National Conference and the PDP on Thursday alleged that uniformed personnel coerced people to vote for the BJP and EVMs malfunctioned in some places with the Congress button not working during the first phase of polling in Jammu’s Poonch area.  PDP president Mehbooba Mufti tweeted a video showing voters raising anti-BJP slogans after they […]

BJP demands Mehbooba’s arrest for ‘instigating’ Kashmiris

BJP demands Mehbooba’s arrest for ‘instigating’ Kashmiris

Jammu: Lashing out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly instigating people to defy a ban of vehicular movement on the national highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar, the BJP Wednesday demanded that she be arrested for trying to create law and order problem. “FIR should been registered against former CM Mehbooba Mufti for statements to instigate […]