ANDHERI NAGRI CHOPAT RAJA

27/06/2017
JAMMU, Jun 26: J&K State is an exceptional State in India where Governor's rule can be imposed for 6 months under section 92 of J&K State Constitution on the report of the Governor or otherwise. The relevant provision of the J&K Constitution reads: ……"Break down of Constitutional Machinery 92. Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in the State.-(1) If at any time, the Governor is satisfied that the situation has arisen in which the Government of the State cannot be carried...

Sporadic clashes amid Eid celebrations in Kashmir

27/06/2017
SRINAGAR, Jun 26: Eid-ul-Fitr was today celebrated across Kashmir as people thronged mosques, shrines and Eidgahs for special prayers but a few incident of stone-pelting and clashes between protestors and security forces were reported in the Valley. Muslims from all walks of life started making a beeline to Eidgahs (prayer ground) or mosques for offering Eid prayers as a thanksgiving for the month-long fasting of Ramazan. The biggest gathering was witnessed at Hazratbal shrine where more ...

Eid passes off peacefully on LoC, IB; forces exchange sweets

27/06/2017
JAMMU, Jun 26: Guns fell silent along the LoC on Eid today after a spate of ceasefire violations, Army officials said. Border guarding forces from either side exchanged sweets on the International Border in Jammu. "The guns are silent today. There is no report of any firing and shelling by the Pakistani Army along the LoC," a senior army officer said. "The border guarding forces exchanged sweets in a cordial atmosphere all along the IB in the Jammu frontier area," a BSF officer said. There ...

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in Jammu with religious fervor

27/06/2017
JAMMU, Jun 26: Like other parts of the country and State, the Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in Jammu with religious fervor and gaiety. All the Mosque in Jammu city were decorated magnificently and markets witnessed huge rush of people who were busy in purchasing sweets, gifts and clothes. The mega Eid-ul-Fitr congregational prayer was held at Eidgah, Residency Road, where thousands of devotees offered Namaz. In his religious sermon, the Imam, who led the congregational prayers threw light on...

Jaitley asks Mehbooba to implement GST from July 1

27/06/2017
NEW DELHI, Jun 26: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday asked Jammu and Kashmir to roll out GST from July 1 as failure to implement it will lead to "adverse impact" of price rise and put local industry at a disadvantage. In a letter to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Jaitley said that the state has actively participated in the GST deliberations and should join the nation-wide wide roll out of Goods and Services Tax from July 1. All states, except the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, hav...

No country questioned surgical strikes: Modi

27/06/2017
WASHINGTON, Jun 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the surgical strikes carried out across the LoC proved that India would not hesitate to take the toughest measures to defend itself, while noting that no country in the world had questioned it — an apparent swipe at Pakistan. Addressing Indian-Americans at a reception in Virginia, Modi asserted that India has been successful in convincing the world about “the face of terrorism that is destroying peace and normal life” in the country. ...

Rajnath hopes Eid will help in bringing peace in Kashmir

27/06/2017
NEW DELHI, Jun 26: Conveying his Eid greetings, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the festival will help in bringing peace and happiness in the Kashmir Valley. In a video message to the people of the Valley, which has been witnessing unrest for nearly a year, Singh said he conveys his Eid greetings to all Kashmiri brothers, sisters, youth, seniors and children from the bottom of his heart. "I am fully confident that this festival of goodness and humanity will help in bringing peace, unde...

NDA nominee Kovind to meet MPs, MLAs in Kashmir on Wednesday

27/06/2017
NEW DELHI, Jun 26: NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind will meet Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar on Wednesday to seek the support of law-makers from the state for the July 17 election. Mehbooba, who was not present when Kovind filed his nomination papers, will convene a meeting of MPs and MLAs from the state at her residence, which will be addressed by the former Bihar governor and Dalit activist, BJP sources said. Her party, the PDP, has assured the BJP, wi...

7 killed as cable car plummets in Gulmarg

26/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 25: Four members of a Delhi family and three tourist guides were killed when a cable car came crashing down after a ropeway snapped midair in the ski-resort of Gulmarg today, prompting the J-K government to order a high-level inquiry. A tree, uprooted by strong winds, fell on the ropeway of Gulmarg Gondola severing the lines and plummeting the cable car to the ground, a police official said. The police said they rescued around 150 people stranded due to the snapping of the cable...

2 militants killed, 2 Army men injured in DPS encounter

26/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 25: Security forces today gunned down two militants holed up inside a school on the outskirts of Srinagar, ending an encounter of over 14 hours in which two Army men were also injured. The militants had entered the Delhi Public School located close to the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway last evening after attacking a CRPF party in the nearby Pantha Chowk, killing one officer and injuring a constable. The road opening party of the CRPF was attacked in high security zone located l...

Pak violates ceasefire twice along LoC in Rajouri

26/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 25: In the second ceasefire violation today, Pakistani troops today resorted to firing from automatic weapons and shelling mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. In the latest violation, the Pakistan army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing from small arms, automatic weapons and mortars from 5.50 pm on Indian Army posts along the LoC in Naushera sector, a defence spokesman said, adding, the Indian Army is retaliating strongly and ...

151 killed, 140 injured in Pakistan oil tanker fire

26/06/2017
Lahore, Jun 25: An oil tanker overturned and burst into flames as crowds rushed to collect fuel that spilled over on a highway in Pakistan's Punjab Province, killing over 150 people and injuring more than 140 others, in one of the deadliest accidents in the country. The oil tanker coming from Karachi and headed to Lahore overturned early this morning on the national highway at the Ahmedpur Sharqia area of the Bahawalpur district, some 400 km from Lahore, after a tyre burst and the driver lost ...

PM-Trump talks: Civil nuclear deal to figure, no pact on reactors

26/06/2017
New Delhi, Jun 25: The Indo-US civil nuclear deal is expected to figure during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump tomorrow, but a pact between the NPCIL and Westinghouse to build six power reactors in Andhra Pradesh is unlikely to be signed. A host of strategic issues are expected to be discussed during the parleys between the leaders of the world's two largest democracies, including the progress on the 2008 civil nuclear deal, according to official sources h...

Urdu newspaper, teacher booked for spreading lies

26/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 25: An FIR was today registered against an Urdu newspaper and a government teacher for allegedly spreading lies and triggering communal tension in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. "In view of a misinformation campaign launched by a group of people over a piece of land acquired for the Government Degree college, Kalakote, and constant involvement of an Urdu newspaper in spreading 'unverified, concocted, baseless and motivated' information, an FIR has been lodged at Kalakote poli...

Inadequate jail terms undermine public confidence in law: HC

26/06/2017
New Delhi, Jun 25: Undue sympathy towards convicts by awarding inadequate jail term "undermines public confidence in efficacy of law", the Delhi High Court has said while upholding a 10-year term awarded by a trial court to a man for raping and trying to kill his ex-employer's daughter-in-law. Dismissing the 45-year-old man's plea for reduction of his punishment, Justice S P Garg said that awarding inadequate sentences is a "serious threat" society which it would not be able to endure. "It is...

Strategy framed to ensure incident-free Amarnath yatra

25/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 24: The security forces have formulated a strategy on the operational and administrative aspects to ensure an incident-free Amarnath yatra which is scheduled to commence in Jammu and Kashmir from June 28. A Core Group Security meeting was held at Nagrota today to review and coordinate the security arrangements for the annual pilgrimage, a defence spokesman said. he meeting was co-chaired by the General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps, Lt Gen. A K Sharma, and state Director G...

Lt Gen D Anbu takes stock of security arrangements

25/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 24: Northern Army commander Lt Gen D Anbu today visited formations in south Kashmir and took stock of the security arrangements for Amarnath Yatra scheduled to begin from June 29. The commander stressed on the need for close coordination with the civil administration to ensure a smooth and efficient conduct of the annual pilgrimage, an Army official said. Lt Gen Anbu along with Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen J S Sandhu visited the army formations and units deployed in south Kas...

Pak violates ceasefire in Poonch sector

25/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 24: Pakistani forces violated ceasefire by firing from automatic weapons and shelling mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district today. The violation comes just days after an attack by a Pakistani special forces team that sneaked across the LoC into Poonch under heavy fire-cover and killed two jawans while losing one of their men. The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing from small arms, automatic weapons and mortars from 1130 hours on Indian...

CRPF sub inspector dies in militant attack

25/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 24: A sub-inspector of the CRPF was killed while another jawan injured when militants attacked their vehicle at Pantha chowk, in the outskirts of the city, the police said. The deceased has been identified as sub inspector Sahib Shukla and the injured as constable-driver Nissar Ahmed, officials said. The CRPF personnel, part of road opening deployment, were sitting inside their vehicle at Pantha chowk bypass along the Srinagar-Jammu national highway when, around 1750 hours, mili...

Yasin Malik detained

25/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 24: The police today detained JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik from his residence here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Malik was detained from his residence in Maisuma near Lal Chowk in the heart of the city here this morning, a police official said. He said the JKLF chief has been taken into preventive custody ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Malik has been shifted to central jail Srinagar, the official said.

15 killed, 120 missing as landslide buries mountain village in China

25/06/2017
Beijing, Jun 24: At least 15 people were killed and over 100 others remained missing after a mountain village was today buried under tonnes of rocks following a massive landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the worst such disaster in the country in recent times. The early morning landslide, which came from a mountain in Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, engulfed 62 homes and a hotel in Xinmo Village in Maoxian County. A side of a mountain collapsed following the lands...

D&FCO suspends 76 drug licenses

25/06/2017
SRINAGAR, Jun 24: In order to curb the Psychotropic & Habit forming drugs in the market, the Drugs and Food Control Organization has constituted various teams to carry out comprehensive market checking of Drug Sale Establishment in district Srinagar. The teams were headed by the Assistant Drug Controllers with 5-6 Drug Inspectors in each team. Detailed inspections were conducted and on spot instructions were issued to the druggists for strict adherence to the conditions of the license. The Che...

5 LeT OGWs booked under PSA in Bandipora

25/06/2017
SRINAGAR:, Jun 24: Five LeT Over Ground Workers (OGWs) arrested on June 2 have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and sent to a Jammu jail, official sources said here today. They said police busted a LeT module on June 2 by arresting five OGWs, all residents of Hajan, in Bandipora. The sources said OGWs identified as Sunaullah Dar, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Bashir Ahmad Mir, Mohammad Younis Bhat and Hilal Ahmad Parrey, all residents of different areas of Hajan. The PSA was slapped on them ...

India, Russia to conclude negotiations for military platforms

25/06/2017
MOSCOW, Jun 24: India and Russia have decided to conclude negotiations for different military platforms soon as they agreed on a roadmap for ramping up bilateral defence cooperation. Both the sides yesterday signed a protocol for the roadmap to step-up defence engagement during the annual meeting of the Indian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC). The meeting was co-chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and his Russian counterpart General Serge...

Trump urged to prioritise removal of trade barriers by India

25/06/2017
Washington, Jun 24: Top US lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to prioritise the elimination of trade and investment "barriers" by India during his upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they "significantly harm" American businesses and workers. The four lawmakers also claimed that India has imposed several new significant barriers that have harmed US producers across all sectors of the American economy, including services, manufacturing, and agriculture. "We write...

India, Portugal agree on 4 million euro fund to boost research

25/06/2017
Lisbon, Jun 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the contributions of the more than 65,000 Indians in Portugal, saying they were India's "real ambassadors" and have enriched the culture of the country they have made their home. "Indians have carried their cultural heritage with them and have always been proud of them," Modi said, addressing diaspora Indians in Lisbon. The prime minister cited the diversity of language and taste in India to point out that Indians can adapt to the cult...

Pak attackers cross LoC, kill 2 Indian soldiers, lose one

23/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 22: In third such attack this year, a team of Pakistani special forces today sneaked 600 metres across the Line of Control (LoC) into the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, killing two Indian soldiers while losing one of their men in retaliatory action. One of the attackers was injured in the Indian retaliatory action and his body was extricated under the cover of heavy firing by the Pakistani troops from their posts across the LoC, an Army official said. The Border Action Team (B...

3 LeT militants gunned down in Pulwama

23/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 22: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including an ultra involved in a series of killings, were gunned down in the wee hours today in an encounter that lasted for over six hours in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Majid Dar, one of the slain militants, was involved in a number of killings including that of sarpanch of Kakapora and district president of Pulwama, a police official said here. The encounter started last evening in Kakapora area of Pulwama following an intelligence ...

Indo-Pak bonhomie witnessed at Chamliyal border shrine

23/06/2017
Chamliyal IB, Jun 22: Amid chill in the India and Pakistan relations, the border guarding forces of both the countries today visited Chamliyal shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district and vowed to "maintain peace and tranquillity" in the area. Apart from them, thousands of people from either side of India-Pakistan border thronged Saidanwali village in Ramgarh sector to visit the shrine of Baba Dalip Singh Manhas, popularly known as Baba Chamliyal. Pakistan delegation, consisting of 31 off...

Karnan taken to hospital for another round of tests

23/06/2017
KOLKATA, Jun 22: The Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan, arrested for committing contempt of the Supreme Court, was today taken to a hospital for another round of medical tests to ascertain his health condition. A senior officer of the Presidency correctional home (jail), where he was lodged, said, “Karnan is not very well and seems to be weak. He was taken to the state-run SSKM hospital today again for another round of tests which were not done last night”. “The tests are being done to asc...

GST will enhance J&K’s fiscal autonomy: Jitendra

23/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 22: Taking a dig at those opposing GST on the plea that it will affect autonomy of the state, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said the tax reform is a major step of Narendra Modi government to grant fiscal autonomy not only to J&K but all states of the country. "The GST is major step of Narendra Modi government to grant fiscal autonomy not only to J&K but all states of the country," Singh told reporters here. Terming Goods and Services Tax (GST) as the first major step to stren...

Oppn picks Meira Kumar as its Presidential candidate

23/06/2017
NEW DELHI, Jun 22: Non-NDA parties have chosen Meira Kumar as their presidential nominee after hectic parley between leaders of non-NDA parties began this morning, hours ahead of a crucial opposition meeting where they were expected to zero in on a joint candidate for the presidential election. After the JD-U's decision to support NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind, the Congress stepped up efforts to keep the opposition united as its top brass held discussions with the leaders of a hos...

Justice Hanjura meets Governor

23/06/2017
SRINAGAR, Jun 22: Justice M.K. Hanjura, J&K High Court, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. The Governor discussed with Justice Hanjura issues relating to the more effective functioning of the sub-ordinate judicial system.

India, ASEAN working on regional security architecture: Swaraj

23/06/2017
NEW DELHI, Jun 22: India is working with ASEAN to evolve “regional security architecture” in the Asia Pacific with the aim of finding collaborative solutions to emerging and non-traditional challenges, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. Discussing various aspects of India’s strategic partnership with the powerful bloc, Swaraj said ASEAN-India trade was back on track after two years of slow growth with an increase of 8 per cent in 2016-17. In her address on India-ASEAN partner...

Kashmiri students charged with raising pro-Pak slogans in UP college

23/06/2017
Meerut (UP), Jun 22: A police complaint has been lodged against some Kashmiri students at a dental college here for allegedly shouting pro-Pakistan slogans and uploading objectionable picture of Indian cricket team on social media after the ICC Champions Trophy final. Two complaints have been received, one by students of Kalka Dental College and Hospital and the other by Bajrang Dal activists, police said. The right wing activists have demanded their arrest, police said, adding a probe has be...

Pak sends back cop who had crossed over 3 years back

23/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 22: A policeman of Jammu and Kashmir, who had inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan three years back, was today sent back home. Constable Sohan Lal was handed over to the BSF by the Pakistan Rangers at the Wagah border in Punjab, BSF DIG Dharminder Pareek said here. "Following the persistent efforts by Jammu Frontier of BSF with Pakistan Rangers, the Rangers handed over Constable of J&K Police Sohan Lal to the BSF at Wagah border in Punjab today," Pareek said. Lal had inadvertent...

Court rejects bail in fake Amarnath Yatra tickets scam

23/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 22: Duty Magistrate Jammu (Munsiff) Arti Devi rejected the bail application of one Sanjay Kumar Journalist Cum- Travel Agent who was arrested by Crime Branch Jammu in fake Amarnathji Yatra Tickets Scams. While rejecting the bail applications, Court observed that the prima facie accusation of offences alleged against accused is found to be established in investigation done by Crime Branch, Jammu which swung into motion on the complaint of Global Vector Helicopter Ltd. who is having c...

Indo-Pak matters have to be resolved bilaterally: MEA

23/06/2017
New Delhi, Jun 22: India today affirmed that bilateral issues between India and Pakistan will have to be decided "bilaterally", reacting to suggestions by UN chief Antonio Guteress that he is engaged in bringing about a dialogue between the two neighbours. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Bagley told reporters he was aware of the remarks made by Guteress that he has raised the issue during his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. "...

2 militants killed in encounter, another gunbattle on

22/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 21: Security forces today gunned down two Hizbul Mujahideen militants in an encounter in an area of north Kashmir and cornered two more in another part of the valley hours later. In Sopore township of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, two militants were killed in an encounter that had begun last night, a police official said. The slain militants were identified as Basit Ahmad Mir, a resident of Indergam Pattan, and Gulzar Ahmad, a resident of Brat Sopore. Following intellige...

Army to deploy 2 more battalions in South Kashmir

22/06/2017
Anantnag/New Delhi, Jun 21: Two additional battalions -- a total of 2000 men -- of the Army will be sent as reinforcement to four troubled districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today. With the presence of additional forces in Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama, some army camps in Shopian and Pulwama will be revived again, they said. The officials said the two additional battalions, which have already started moving to Kashmir, will be posted to some of the more vulnerable areas of...

SC turns down Karnan’s interim bail plea

22/06/2017
Kolkata, Jun 21: Arrested former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan was taken to hospital today after he complained of chest pain and was returned to Presidency correctional home (jail) when doctors found nothing "alarming". Earlier in the day, Karnan was flown in from Chennai after he was found hiding in Coimbatore by a team of West Bengal CID who arrested him. "He was taken to the state-run SSKM hospital from Presidency correctional, where he was lodged, after he complained of chest pain ...

Suspended traffic resumes on Jammu-Srinagar NH

22/06/2017
JAMMU, Jun 21: The suspended traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway resumed this evening after the road was cleared of shooting stones triggered by overnight rains. ”The traffic has been restored from both the sides on the highway,” a police spokesman here said. He said that slipper conditions prevail on the highway at some locations as work of road widening is in full swing, adding, ”long traffic jam exists on the highway while traffic police in assistance with other agencies are on job.”...

All states sans J&K pass SGST Bill to keep date with July

22/06/2017
New Delhi, Jun 21: All states and Union Territories, barring Jammu and Kashmir, have passed their State GST Act, paving the way for rollout of the Goods and Services Tax from the mid-night of June 30-July 1. While Kerala and West Bengal have issued an ordinance to approve the SGST Act, all other states and UTs have passed it in their respective legislative assemblies. "As of today, all the states and Union Territories (having assemblies), except the State of Jammu and Kashmir, have passed the...

Encounter Specialist SI acquitted

22/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 21: An 'encounter specialist' sub-inspector, Shiv Krishan Sharma @ Sonu who was instrumental in killing 68 militants in the Doda-Kishtwar belt, who was arrested by the police or running Militant Group, Principal Sessions Judge Bhaderwah MK Sharma acquitted as 15 important witnesses turned hostile. While acquitting Shiv Krishan Sharma and seven others, Principal Sessions Judge Bhaderwah MK Sharma observed that Before drawing the curtain in the case, Court cannot help observing that t...

Govt orders placement of 4 SEs as CEs

22/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 21: The Government today ordered placement of four Superintending Engineers (Civil) as I/C Chief Engineers in the Public Works Department in their own pay and grade for a period of six months or till the posts are filled up on regular basis. The promotees include are Sita Ram Dogra, D K Razdan, Nisar Ahmed Bhat and Rajinder Kumar Saproo. Consequent upon these placements, the Government also ordered transfers and postings in PWD. According to an order issued in this regard, Sud...

15 injured in Reasi road mishap

22/06/2017
REASI, Jun 21: Fifteen people were injured, three of them seriously when a matador collided with tata mobile, near Dub Khalsa, this morning. According to the reports, the accident took place when a matador bearing number, JK02AP-9629 which was on way from Bhambla to Pouni collided with a Tata Mobile bearing number JK02AW-8695 coming from opposite side, resulting which 15 persons injured and were shifted to PHC Pouni for first aid. Later, three seriously persons namely Romesh Chander son of...

11 new judges for 3 HCs

22/06/2017
New Delhi, Jun 21: Eleven judges to three high courts have been appointed. The fresh appointments -- six in the Madras High Court and two each in the high courts of Chhattisgarh and Punjab and Haryana-- come at a time when the government and the judiciary continue to have differences over a key document which guides nomination of judges to the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had recently said that appointment of judges will continue despite non finalisat...

Army foils infiltration bid along LoC

22/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 21: The Army foiled an infiltration bid by Pakistan-backed terrorists along the Line of Control in Pallanwala sector of Jammu district today. "The alert soldiers deployed along the LOC detected and engaged suspicious movement of a group in Pallanwala sector today," a senior Army officer said. Our troops fired at the suspicious group, who retaliated and then ran back across LoC, he said. An intense combing operation was conducted in the area which resulted in the recovery of an AK-...

Holiday on account of Shab-e-Qadr on June 23

22/06/2017
SRINAGAR, Jun 21: The Government holiday, on account of Shab-e-Qadr, shall be observed on 23 June 2017 (Friday), instead of 22 June 2017. A formal order in this regard was issued today by the General Administration Department.

Cloudburst hits Dooru

22/06/2017
SRINAGAR, Jun 21: A cloudburst hit Dooru in south Kashmir district of Anantnag, causing heavy damages to private property, roads and 13 Water Supply Schemes (WSSs), besides interrupting power supply. An official spokesperson here today said that a cloudburst hit Dooru causing heavy damages to private property, roads and 13 WSSs in areas, including Dudgagan and Qamar villages. Meanwhile, Minister of State for Hajj & Auqaf, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Power, Industrie...

Not enough bulletproof vehicles in JK; Centre to look into

22/06/2017
New Delhi, Jun 21: The Union home ministry will look into reports of insufficient number of bulletproof vehicles available for police officers in Jammu and Kashmir. The reports had said that police officer Feroz Ahmed Dar, who was killed in a terror attack last week, had requested for such a vehicle several times. Dar, the 32-year-old Station House Officer (SHO) of Achabal, and five other policemen were killed on June 16 in a gruesome ambush in Anantnag district by suspected Lashker-e- Taiba ...

Armed forces celebrate yoga day - from sea to Siachen

22/06/2017
New Delhi/LUCKNOW, Jun 21: From the Siachen glacier, considered the world's highest battlefield, to Kanyakumari and Arunachal Pradesh to Kutch, thousands of armed forces personnel today performed yoga asanas to celebrate the International Day of Yoga. In the national capital, the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force organised separate yoga sessions to mark the occasion. Indian Navy personnel showed their grit and enthusiasm with their yoga demonstration onboard submarines INS Sindhudhvaj and I...

GST roll out will be historic: PM

21/06/2017
Lucknow, Jun 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the roll-out of the Goods and Services (GST) tax from July 1 will be "historic" and the world will witness how political parties of different ideological hues came together to usher in this major reform. He also strongly favoured making the country self-reliant in defence and technology sectors. Addressing a gathering at the APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) here after inaugurating its new building, Modi said, "The roll o...

Multi-pronged security to be in place ahead of Amarnath yatra

21/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 20: Ahead of commencement of the annual Amarnath yatra, authorities have directed security agencies to put in place a multi-pronged strategy including round-the- clock patrolling on the national highway to ensure smooth and peaceful conduct of the 40-day long yatra. The annual Amarnath yatra will start on June 29 and come to a close on August 7. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu Zone, S D Singh, chaired a high-level meeting to review the security arrangements and directed the...

Centre looking at Kashmir issue through security prism: Farooq

21/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 20: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today said the Centre was "repeating its mistake" of looking at the Kashmir issue through the "security prism". He reiterated his demand for a dialogue with all stakeholders including Pakistan to address the crisis in the Valley. "Today Kashmiris are annoyed with New Delhi as never before. Despite repeatedly highlighting the political problem of Kashmir and the attached wishes and aspirations, New Delhi is repeating the mistake o...

Forest dept cracks down on encroachers

21/06/2017
Jammu, Jun 20: The Forest department today launched a crackdown on encroachers and evicted them, retrieving 15 kanals of land in the outskirts of the city. The Divisional Forest Officer, Jammu said that on specific information, a forest team was constituted for dismantling of two structures in the forest land. The team faced stiff resistance by the forest field staff during the operation. However, with the assistance of a police party through SHO, Janipur the forest team was able to control ...

VOJ produces challan against RDD officials

21/06/2017
JAMMU, Jun 21: Vigilance Organization, Jammu has produced Challan in case FIR No.16/2013 u/s 5 (1) (d) r/w Sec 5(2) PC Act 2006 and 120-B, 420, 467, 468 & 471 RPC againstS/Shri Mohd Aslam S/O Mohd Sharief R/O village Tantli Bisran Tehsil Gandoh then Technical Assistant(JE), Baldev Singh S/O Chabba Singh R/O village Mandhan Tehsil Gandoh then VLW/secretary Panchayat (now retired), Punjab Singh S/O Om Parkash Singh R/O village Batara Tehsil Gandoh then GRS and Mohd Ayaz S/O Mohd Iqbal R/O Gurrek...

D&FCO intensifies market inspection, suspends 54 licenses of chemists

21/06/2017
JAMMU, Jun 20: Intensifying its special drive to conduct checking of chemist outlets to ensure quality and safe drugs for the consumers in the market, the Drugs & Food Control Organization have carried out systematic inspections across the Jammu division. During the week-long special drive, the Organization conducted 278 inspections, lifted 104 samples of different medicines, issued show cause notice to 59 establishments/traders and stopped the operation of 54 shops, besides licenses of 54 ...

Pathankot attack: Head of air base seeks premature retirement

21/06/2017
New Delhi, Jun 20: Air Commodore J S Dhamoon, who was commanding the Pathankot air force base when it was attacked by heavily armed terrorists last year, has sought premature retirement from service. IAF sources said Dhamoon has sought "premature separation" from service even as the process of Court of Inquiry into possible lapses in security at the base was going on. They also rejected reports suggesting that Dhamoon was sacked after the CoI found holes in security at the frontline base whic...

Militants attack CRPF camp with grenades

21/06/2017
Srinagar, Jun 20: Militants hurled two hand grenades followed by firing on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in south Kashmir district of Pulwama tonight. A CRPF spokesman told UNI that militants hurled grenades following by few firing shots towards 180 Batallion camp at Tral, about 35 km from here tonight. However, the grenade exploded without causing any damage, he said. This was the second attack on the camp during the past less than a week. Security forces have launched a massiv...

Mehbooba directs release of June salary before Eid

21/06/2017
SRINAGAR, Jun 20: Keeping the needs of employees of the State Government in mind, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed release of salary for the month of June before Eid ul Fitr which falls next week. The directions were issued to the Finance Department by the Chief Minister today. The Chief Minister has also directed that monthly dues be also disbursed among the SSA teachers, contractual and adhoc employees as well before the Eid so that they also can celebrate the festive occasion ...

Heli service for Shri Mata Machail Yatra to be cheaper this year

21/06/2017
Jammu, June 20: The rates for helicopter services from Gulabgarh to Machail and back have been substantially reduced for the upcoming Machail Yatra scheduled to be held from August 1st to 31st. Pilgrims who are above 12 yrs of age shall have to pay Rs. 1550 while the pilgrims aged between 2 to 12 years shall have to pay Rs 1400 whereas the child up to two years shall be flown free of cost by these Operators. It is worthwhile to mention here that the fares during the present year are the lowes...

UN chief engages to resume India-Pak talks on Kashmir

21/06/2017
United Nations, Jun 20: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres suggested today that he is engaged in bringing about a dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue through his meetings with the prime ministers of the two countries. "Why do you think I met three times the prime minister of Pakistan (Nawaz Sharif) and two times the prime minister of India (Narendra Modi). For someone accused of doing nothing, it is quite a number of meetings," Guterres said with laughter here, ...

Modi govt running from its responsibility towards farmers: Congress

21/06/2017
New Delhi, Jun 20: The Congress today termed Punjab's farm loan waiver as a "historic step" and accused the Modi government of running away from its responsibility towards the debt-ridden farmers, demanding that it replicate the step taken by its state government. Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar said despite the financial stress faced by it, the state had shown the way and "we expect the prime minister to follow suit and not to look at farmers as merely a vote bank". Accusing the Naren...