Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said nearly 800 acres of Waqf board land has been encroached in this region. Around 800 acres (6,300 kanals) of land belonging to Waqf board has been encroached by various individuals and government organisations in the region, Minister for Haj and Auqaf Abdul Rehman Veeri said in a […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said 30,711 dog bite cases have been reported in Srinagar during the last six years. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Asiea Naqash told the Legislative Council that 30,711 dog bite cases were registered at an anti-rabies clinic at the SMHC hospital in Srinagar from 2012-13 […]
Jammu: The engagement of youth in positive activities in Jammu and Kashmir poses biggest challenge to the forces, said Director General of Police S P Vaid, who termed as “worrisome” the development of an AMU scholar from the valley joining militant group Hizbul Mujahideen. However, the DGP commended the forces efforts in successfully pulling back […]
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Srinagar: Security forces have been put on a heightened alert in Kashmir following inputs of a possible militant attack in the city ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, police said today. The security forces in Kashmir, especially the city, were put on heightened alert following recovery of two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in HMT area […]
Pulwama: Panic gripped in the main chowk Pulwama area of south Kashmir when police resorted to aerial firing after their vehicle came under stone pelting. Reports said that few youth pelted stones on a police vehicle when it got struck in a traffic jam and the cops inside the vehicle sensing trouble resorted to aerial […]
Baghdad: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy street market in central Baghdad today, in back- to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi health and police officials said. The attackers struck during rush hour in the city’s Tayran Square, which is usually crowded by laborers seeking work. The twin explosions also […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Army today said it lost four of its soldiers in a cross-border firing by India across the Line of Control (LoC) and claimed to have killed three Indian troops. They were fired upon and hit by heavy mortar rounds while carrying out “line communication maintenance” along the LoC in Kotli sector’s Jandrot area, […]
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at Pakistan for repeatedly trying to sneak terrorists into India, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said the forces will keep effectively retaliating to any provocative action by the neighbouring country. “Pakistan Army has been continuously trying to help terrorists sneak into India along LoC in J&K. We are using our might […]
New Delhi: Four top Supreme Court judges today resumed work like always, belying the simmering tensions sparked by their accusations against the Chief Justice, while the Attorney General described the unprecedented crisis as “a storm in a tea cup”. The four judges — Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph — […]