Two drug peddlers arrested in Budgam: Police
Srinagar : Police in central Kashmir’s Budgam district have arrested two drug peddlars and recovered contraband substances from their possession, officials said today. Officers at a checkpoint established near Mirgund Chowk Budgam arrested one drug peddler, identified as Kaiser Ahmad Bhat resident of Humhama Budgam, said an official. He has been shifted to Police Station […]
Babri Masjid demolition case: Special judge seeks 6 months’ from SC to conclude trial
Agencies New Delhi : A special judge holding trial in Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and others, Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking six more months to conclude the trial in the case. The special judge, in a letter written in May, has informed the top […]
Intruder shot dead by BSF in Jammu
Agencies Jammu : A suspected Pakistani intruder was shot dead by BSF personnel while he was trying to cross the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Monday, officials said. The incident took place around 3 am when a man in his 60’s was trying to sneak into the Indian territory near the […]
Three more Amarnath yatries die
Srinagar: Three more yatries died due to health reasons during the ongoing pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, an official said on Monday. A 52-year-old yatri Dimple Sharma, son of Mohan Lal Sharma, resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, suffered a massive cardiac arrest near the cave shrine. He was immediately rushed to […]
Mayawati seeks for pan-India law to curb lynching
Lucknow: Welcoming the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission-drafted Bill against lynching, BSP supremo Mayawati Saturday pitched for a stringent, pan-India legislation to arrest the spread of this “dreadful disease”. In a statement issued by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) here, Mayawati said, “Mob lynching has emerged as a dreadful disease (bhayanak bimari) across the country, and […]
No intrusion by Chinese soldiers in Ladakh’s Demchok sector: Army chief Rawat
Agencies New Delhi, Jul 13: Army chief General Bipin Rawat Saturday said there has been no intrusion by the Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Demchok sector. “There is no intrusion,” Rawat said on the sidelines of an event. His statement comes amidst reports of Chinese troops crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last week after […]
Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu today
Srinagar : The Amarnath Yatra was on Saturday suspended from Bhagwati Nagar based Yatri Niwas base camp here and no fresh batch left for the cave in view of strike call given by separatists in Kaahmir on Martyrs’ Day. An official said the Yatra was suspended as preventive measure in view of strike called by […]
Governor’s advisor, politicians pay floral tribute to July 13, 1931 martyrs
Srinagar : Advisor to governor, Khursheed Ahmad Ganai, politicians and top officers of the civil administration on Saturday paid floral tributes to July 13, 1931 martyrs in Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Reports said that Ganai who was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan offered fateha at the graves of the […]
Police arrests cop with heroin in Handwara
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a cop at a checkpoint and seized contraband substance from his possession in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A police spokesman in a statement said that one person identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Peer son of Abdul Ahad resident of Kalmuna Handwara […]
Martyrs Day: Restrictions imposed in Srinagar
Srinagar : Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city on Saturday to prevent separatist called protests in connection with the Martyrs Day. July 13 is observed as Martyrs Day in Jammu and Kashmir to remember those killed in the firing outside the Srinagar Central Jail by forces of the Dogra Maharaja in 1931. The […]
