Srinagar : For the comfort of commuters, Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) has decided to start night service from Jammu to Srinagar and vice-versa after 15th August 2019. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Principal Secretary Transport Department Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon. MD JKSRTC, RTO Kashmir, SSP Srinagar, SSP […]
Agencies Ranchi: Three Naxalites have been killed and arms and ammunition seized in an encounter with security forces in Jhrakhand’s Lohardaga district Thursday, officials said. They said the encounter broke out around 2:45 pm when a joint team of 158th and 214th battalions of CRPF and state police was out for operations in Bahegara village of […]
Srinagar : A batch of 4,167 pilgrims left Jammu on Thursday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. An official said that 4,167 including women and sadhus, left Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu base camp for Baltal and Nunwan camps under unprecedented security arrangements for amaranth yatra. He said that so far, 16 pilgrims have […]
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and six men convicted in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua on a plea by her father seeking enhanced punishment for them. The court also issued a notice to the accused who […]
Srinagar : One person was killed and at least eight others were injured, four of them critically when a load carrier met with an accident in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu region on Thursday morning. Reports said the vehicle (Tata mobile—JKO2AH 0652) ) carrying villagers to Sakhi Maidan Mela met with an accident […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G.A. Mir has said that time is right for holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Mir also questioned the inordinate delay over holding of poll process in the State. JKPCC President was addressing a day long political convention of Block Congress Committee Shahabad Veerinag […]
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said the militant killed during a gunfight with the security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district of north Kashmir was affiliated with LeT. A police official identified the slain militant as Adnan Channa, a native of Baramulla. He said that Adnan was involved in killing of […]
Agencies LAHORE — Jamatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested Wednesday by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan’s Punjab Province and sent to jail on judicial remand, officials said. Saeed, who has several cases pending against him was travelling to Gujranwala from Lahore to appear before an anti-terrorism court when he was arrested, officials said. He […]
Agencies Kathua : Two persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at her house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police said Wednesday. Mohammad Iqbal and Babu Din, both from Sadrota-Lohai Malhar village, were arrested on Tuesday after the girl’s father lodged a complaint alleging that the duo had raped his daughter […]
Srinagar: With over two lakh pilgrims performing the Amarnath Yatra in the past 16 days, officials said it was the highest number to visit the Himalayan cave shrine during the first forthright in the last four years. On Wednesday, another batch of 4,584 devotees left Jammu for the valley. Officials said since July 1 […]