Modi waived loans of select industrialists: Rahul

Modi waived loans of select industrialists: Rahul

Charama (C’garh): Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of waiving loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of 15 select industrialists and hit out at Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh over the issue of corruption. On the second day of his campaigning in the state, where the first phase of polling would […]

CUK students block Srinagar-bypass road over detention of 2 students

CUK students block Srinagar-bypass road over detention of 2 students

Srinagar : Hundreds of students of Central University of Kashmir (CUK) on Saturday staged a protest march to demand release of their peers detained by the government forces. An eye witness said that the students boycotted their classes and staged a protest on the campuses before taking out a protest march towards Nowgam bypass. Reports […]

Crime Branch Kashmir registers case against Kolkata man, Srinagar based consultancy for cheating MBBS aspirants

Crime Branch Kashmir registers case against Kolkata man, Srinagar based consultancy for cheating MBBS aspirants

Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir has said that it has registered a case against a man from Kolkata for cheating MBBS aspirants and a Srinagar-based consultancy. In a statement, Crime Branch Kashmir said that it received a complaint from Mohammed Hussain, proprietor of M/S Xeal Education Services, located at Baghat Chowk. In his complaint, he said […]

2 Hizb militants killed in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

2 Hizb militants killed in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a brief gun-battle with government forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said today. A police spokesperson said that all two militants belonged to Hizb ul-Mujahideen militant outfit. He identified the slain as Liaqat Munir Wani son of Munir Ahmad Wani resident of Below Dargund and Wajid Ul Islam […]

Police detains suspects in Anil Parihar murder case

Police detains suspects in Anil Parihar murder case

Jammu : Police have detained some persons in connection with the killing of senior BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother by unknown gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. While tension has eased out in the district, night curfew continues to remain in force as a precautionary measure. A senior official told PTI Friday […]

SPO dead, two brothers injured in Doda road accident

SPO dead, two brothers injured in Doda road accident

A special police officer (SPO) of J&K Police died while two brothers were seriously injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Bhabore area of Doda distrct of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a load carrier was on way to Doda from […]

Reach out to people in difficult times: Mehbooba to Party workers

Reach out to people in difficult times: Mehbooba to Party workers

Srinagar, : Asserting that her Party has a greater role in reaching out to people in these critical times, PDP President and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today asked her Party workers to sense this responsibility and reach out to people to get them out of present critical times. Chairing a meeting of the office […]

Modi Govt Can Hold Talks With Taliban But Not J&K: Omar Abdullah

Modi Govt Can Hold Talks With Taliban But Not J&K: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar : Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday pointed fingers at the Modi government for not holding dialogue with non-mainstream stakeholders to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir issue and was instead participating in the meeting which includes Taliban representatives. Taking to social networking site Twitter Omar wrote: “If “non-official” participation in a dialogue that […]

BSF trooper injured in Pak firing along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

BSF trooper injured in Pak firing along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu: Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, injuring a BSF trooper, officials said. Pakistani personnel targeted forward posts along the LoC in the Manajakote sector around 0930 hours. A trooper of the Border Security Force (BSF) was injured in the firing, […]

Militant killed, policeman injured in ongoing gunfight in Tral

Militant killed, policeman injured in ongoing gunfight in Tral

Srinagar: A militant was killed and a policeman wounded in an ongoing gunfight in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. A police source, cited by IANS said that a militant was killed in the ongoing gunfight in Darganaie Gund village of Tral. However, there was no immediate official confirmation. A top police […]