New Delhi: The government has started preparations for conducting the decadal census, but a decision is yet to be taken on including a column on caste as part of the exercise, sources said on Sunday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, one source said that the decadal census will be conducted soon. India has conducted the […]
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police has arrested an army deserter after seizing more than 12 kg heroin from him, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday. Amritpal Singh alias Fauji is a key player in the Pakistan-linked heroin smuggling racket, Yadav said. Fauji, a resident of village Kasel in Tarn Taran, had been on […]
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the upcoming assembly election is a contest between the young leadership devoted to Jammu and Kashmir’s development and the three dynastic families that “destroyed” the region by “encouraging” corruption and “depriving” the people of their rights. Addressing an election rally in support of BJP candidates in […]
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to connect unlinked areas of Jammu and Kashmir through the railway network, announcing that trains will soon reach the Kashmir valley. Addressing an election rally in the Doda district in support of BJP candidates earlier in the day, Modi said work on the railway line between Srinagar […]
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress was the country’s “most dishonest party” led by a corrupt dynasty and manipulates elections to come to power. Hitting the campaign trail in support of BJP candidates in the Doda district of poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, Modi also expressed concern over the alleged beating of […]
Security forces eliminated three terrorists during an encounter in Baramulla district during the early hours of Saturday. Indian Army officials said the joint operation is continuing in the area. Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police launched a counter-terror operation in Chak Tapar Kreeri area, in Baramulla based on intelligence inputs about terrorist presence. The […]
Rajouri/Jammu: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists, was cremated with full military honours at his village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday. Naib Subedar Vipan Kumar (42), along with Sepoy Arvind Singh from Himachal Pradesh, was killed while two other soldiers were […]
Rajouri/Jammu: An army personnel was injured in an encounter with terrorists attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, security officials said. The encounter occurred in the Kalal area of the Nowshera sector when army troops guarding the LoC intercepted a group of terrorists trying […]
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, Vidhi Kumar Birdi Saturday said that security forces are much alert and attentive to thwart designs of anti-national elements, and said terrorists won’t be allowed to disrupt upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir. “Security forces are alert and attentive. Any sort of design of terrorists which […]
Srinagar: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is at its lowest right now but it will play an instrumental role in forming a non-BJP coalition government after the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, party leader Iltija Mufti has said. Iltija, the third generation politician from the Mufti family and daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, […]