India has shown it won’t hesitate to cross border: Rajnath

Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said India has shown it can attack its enemies not only on its soil, but also in a foreign territory, if need be. Singh’s remarks came almost a week after the Indian Army carried out a “retaliatory action” against Pakistani troops, killing seven of their soldiers and injuring […]

Make J-K ‘bridge of friendship’: Mehbooba to India, Pak

Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today appealed to India and Pakistan to make Jammu and Kashmir a “bridge of friendship” between them and not let it become a battleground. “Our borders are witnessing, god forbid, a bloodbath. Our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) often talks of development but at the same time something opposite is happening […]

Six relief camps set-up for displaced in Rajouri: J-K govt

Jammu: In the wake of unabated ceasefire violation by Pakistan, the Jammu and Kashmir government has set-up six relief camps to provide shelter to border dwellers, a government official said today. “District administration in Rajouri has made necessary arrangements for establishment of relief camps in case of any escalation leading to likely evacuation from border areas. […]

‘OGW’ held; vehicle seized during nocturnal cordon in City outskirts

Srinagar: Special Operation Group (SOG) of police on Saturday night arrested an alleged OGW during a cordon-and-search operation at Nowshera in Srinagar outskirts. Official sources told news agency GNS that a joint team of CARGO and CRPF launched a cordon at Nowshera following specific inputs about the movement of some JeM militants. “During the search operation […]

Restrictions in Srinagar ahead of separatist protest march

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday imposed restrictions in parts of the Srinagar city to prevent protests against the killings of 55 people on January 21 in 1990. The separatist camp had called for protest march on the 28th anniversary of “Gaw Kadal Massacre” in which 55 people were allegedly killed and many […]

Anorher army man dies; death toll in Pak firing in JK climbs to 11

Jammu: An Army man injured in  Pakistan firing has succumbed to injuries last night, taking the death toll in the border firing in Jammu and Kashmir to 11 since Thursday, police said. Sepoy C K Roy, posted in a forward post in Mankote sector of Poonch district, was injured in Pakistani firing yesterday and succumbed […]

Restrictions in Srinagar parts today

SRINAGAR: According to the District Magistrate Srinagar, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, complete restrictions under Section 144 CrPC will be imposed within the territorial jurisdictions of Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, Safakadal, MR Gunj, Maisuma and Kralkhud police stations of the district on 21 January(Sunday). The restrictions have been imposed as a precautionary measure to avoid any untoward […]

Editorial: Need to move forward

India and Pakistan army is once again staring into each other’s face on the frontier along the Jammu region. From the past few days around two dozen people including several army men, para military troopers, militants and civilians have been killed on both sides of the divide. So much so that the perilous state of […]

The growing divide: Three killed as guns continue to roar on borders

  Jammu: Three people, including an Army jawan, were killed and six injured in firing by Pakistani troops along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu division for the third day Saturday, police said. Nine persons have been killed so far in ceasefire violations over three days, police officials said. An […]

Kuthua murder case: SHO suspended, opposition creates commotion in assembly

Jammu: The Assembly was rocked with protests on Saturday by the Opposition over the killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district, prompting the government to order suspension of a police officer. The Opposition members created uproar over the incident, a day after the government informed the state Assembly that a 15-year-old boy was apprehended […]