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Crime branch of J&K Police to probe JKPCC scams

Crime branch of J&K Police to probe JKPCC scams

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir administration Tuesday handed over the investigation of major scams in Jammu & Kashmir Projects Construction Corp (JKPCC) to crime branch of the state police, which will register an FIR soon, an official spokesman said. This is a major step towards eradication of corruption in the organisation, stopping and eliminating backdoor appointments and […]

Pak asks US to play role in resumption of dialogue with India

Pak asks US to play role in resumption of dialogue with India

Srinagar: Islamabad has urged Washington to play a greater role in resumption of dialogue process with New Delhi. Pakistan sought the US help for resumption of the dialogue process during a telephonic conversation between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday, Express Tribune reported. “They exchanged views on […]

Another youth booked under PSA, shifted to Kathua jail

Another youth booked under PSA, shifted to Kathua jail

Srinagar: Police have booked a youth under Public Safety Act (PSA) in south Kashmir and shifted him to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu. Official sources said that Aijaz Ahmad Wagay son of Ghulam Mohammad Wagay, a resident of Hardu Dalwan, Charisharief was shifted to Heranagar jail in Kathua in Jammu region last evening after he was […]

PM Modi questions silence of oppostion on separate PM for J&K

PM Modi questions silence of oppostion on separate PM for J&K

Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today came down heavily on Congress and other opposition parties for their stoic silence on statement of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for advocating separate PM for Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was a reflection that they were with gang working to disintegrate the country. Mr Modi, while addressing a […]

US envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad tours Kabul amid increasing attacks

US envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad tours Kabul amid increasing attacks

Kabul: The US special envoy for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul on Monday and exchanged views with Afghan leaders, local media reported on Tuesday. As part of his multination trip to facilitate intra-Afghan peace talks, Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Monday and immediately started meeting Afghan officials, the newspaper Daily Outlook Afghanistan […]

BJP flays Congress for its electoral pledge to review AFSPA in J&K

BJP flays Congress for its electoral pledge to review AFSPA in J&K

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday criticised the Congress party for its election promise that the application of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir will be reviewed. “So Congress wants to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. It wants to deprive them (armed forces) of immunity in what is literally a […]

Registration for Amarnath Yatra begins from Tuesday

Registration for Amarnath Yatra begins from Tuesday

Jammu: The registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra through Baltal and Chandanwari routes began on Tuesday, officials said. Nobody will be allowed to undertake the yatra without securing a permit which is valid for a specified day and route, they added. The registration of pilgrims is being undertaken through 440 designated branches of the Punjab National […]