Rusty grenade found in North Kashmir, diffused
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Protests erupt in Shopian against forces’ ‘high-handedness’
Shopian: Protests erupted in Keller area of Shopian district after army allegedly beat students at Government Higher Secondary School Keller. Sources said that a patrolling party of Army were stoned near higher secondary school Keller after which they barged into the premises of the school in Keller and thrashed some students ruthlessly and took identity […]
Baramulla murder case solved, accused arrested
Baramulla: Police in a swift action solved the mysterious murder of a woman whose dead body was recovered from an orchard at Juhama area of Baramulla in North Kashmir on Friday. A senior police official said that Baramulla police has solved the murder mystery after arresting a man with the help of CCTV footage of […]
Public meet held near LoC to address issues of Rajouri locals
Jammu: Authorities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir convened a public meeting near the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector to address issues faced by locals, in the wake of repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Over 300 people from six panchayats participated in the public meeting at border village Meenka yesterday and presented […]
192 Pak pilgrims denied visa by India for Nizamuddin’s Urs: Pak FO
Islamabad: Pakistan today claimed that India has denied visas to nearly 200 pilgrims who wanted to visit the country to participate in the death anniversary ceremony of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya. The Foreign Office said in a statement that “Pakistan regrets the last minute postponement and non-issuance of visas by India” for the visit of […]
US considering withholding USD 255 mn aid to Pak: NYT
New York: The Trump administration is strongly considering to withhold USD 255 million in aid to Pakistan, reflecting dissatisfaction with Islamabad’s inaction against terror networks, a media report said. The Trump administration’s internal debate over whether to deny Pakistan the money is a test of whether Trump will deliver on his threat to punish Islamabad […]
CWC submits DPR of Ujh multi-purpose project to JK govt
New Delhi: The Central Water Commission has submitted a detailed project report (DPR) of the Ujh multi- purpose project to the Jammu and Kashmir government for evaluation, an official release said today. The project will store around 0.65 million acre-feet (MAF) of water of the river Ujh (a tributary of river Ravi) to irrigate nearly […]
2G verdict show stealer in eventful 2017 in Delhi courts
New Delhi: The stunning verdict in the politically-sensitive 2G spectrum allocation cases acquitting ex-telecom minister A Raja and all other accused at the fag end of the year was the show stealer from trial courts in Delhi in an eventful 2017. The failure of the prosecution in 2G cases overshadowed its success in prosecuting political […]
At -13.8 C, Leh coldest in JK
Srinagar: Leh experienced its coldest night this winter as the minimum temperature there settled nearly 14 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, even as the mercury continued its downward spiral in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir. Leh town, in the frontier Ladakh region, recorded a minimum night temperature of 13.8 […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway blocked due to landslides
Srinagar: Srinagar-Jammu highway was blocked for traffic after landslides hit the road on Saturday. “Only one-way movement of heavy-motor vehicles is being allowed on the highway from Jammu to Kashmir today. However, light-motor vehicles are allowed to ply from both sides.” a traffic official said. He said that landslides hit the 300-km highway at Battery […]