Four Jammu residents among five killed in Jalandhar road accident
Agencies Jalandhar : Five persons were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with in SUV near Pachranga village here Thursday morning, police said. The accident took place when the car driver lost control over the vehicle, which jumped the median strip, crossed over to the other side and then rammed into another […]
Kashmir Pandits throng three ancient temples in Kulgam
Agencies Srinagar: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits Tuesday thronged the three ancient temples in Kulgam district of South Kashmir The payed obeisance at Mata Katayani temple in Kakran, Mata Ragniya Bhagwati (Kheerbhawani) at Manzgam and Mata Kulwagishori temple early Tuesday morning and took part in the Yagyas there on the occasion of ‘Haar Ashtami.’ The temples […]
GoI approves changes in POCSO Act, includes death penalty for sexual offences against children
Agencies New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendments in the POCSO Act, which deals with crime against children, and included death penalty for sexual assault on minors, officials said. The amendments in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act also provide for fines and imprisonment to curb child pornography. The changes […]
Two drug peddlers arrested in Sopore: Police
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers in north Kashmir’s Sopore and seized contraband substance from their possession. A Police spokesman in a statement said that officers at a checkpoint established at Warpora crossing arrested two notorious drug peddlers identified as Abdul Hameed Mir and Bilal Ahmed […]
93 militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir since Pulwama attack: Govt tells RS
Agencies NEW DELHI: As many as 93 militants have been neutralised by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir since the Pulwama attack, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said as compared to the corresponding period of 2018, the first half of this year has […]
BJP leader seeks early hearing on plea challenging Article 370
Agencies New Delhi : BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyaya on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on a PIL challenging Article 370 of the Constitution that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Upadhyaya mentioned his plea before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. “File a memo,” the Chief Justice […]
No blanket ban on civil traffic on Sgr-Jmu highway: Div Com
Srinagar : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Wednesday said that there was no blanket ban on civilian movement on Jammu-Srinagar national highway during the Amarnath Yatra. Addressing a press conference here, Khan said in order to facilitate hassle free movement of the Yatra vehicles there is only traffic regulation in place. “In the […]
1 killed, 20 injured in Anantnag road accident
Srinagar : In a tragic road accident, one person died and several others were injured after a passenger bus met with an accident in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports said that a minibus (bearing registration number JK03 5707) met with an accident and turned turtle at Shoul area of Batengoo when it was […]
5,273 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath cave in Kashmir
Srinagar : A batch of 5,273 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoys of vehicles, as 1,777 pilgrims are going to Baltal base camp while 3,496 towards Pahalgam, an official said. The 45-day long annual Amarnath Yatra […]
Pakistani news anchor shot dead in Karachi
Agencies Karachi : A news anchor of a prominent Pakistani channel was shot dead over personal enmity here, police said Wednesday. Bol News anchor Mureed Abbas had a heated argument with some people over a monetary dispute which escalated into a violent clash in Khayaban-e-Bukhari area on Tuesday night, they said. The accused opened fire, […]
