NEW DELHI — The Udhampur blast case in which two persons suffered injuries, is likely to be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Highly placed sources said that a team of elite NIA officials has been sent to J&K’s Udhampur. The team is likely to take charge of all the documents regarding the […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Thursday forecast mainly dry weather with chances of light rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain mainly dry in J&K during the next 24 hours with chances of light rain”, an office of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded […]
JAMMU — A blast in a bus parked at a stand in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur city on Thursday morning, the second within a few hours, sent security agencies in a tizzy as they sounded a high alert, sources said. The roof and the backside of the bus were blown away by the blast that […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration ordered transfers and postings of three JKAS officers and give additional charge to another in the intrest of administration. According to an order, Mr. Ghulam Rasool, JKAS, Joint Director, Handicrafts, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Regional Director, Survey and Land Records (ex-officio Settlement Officer), Rajouri, […]
LAHORE — Pakistan produced a spirited bowling display to beat England by six runs in the fifth Twenty20 in Lahore on Wednesday and take a 3-2 lead in the seven-match series. Chasing a modest 146, England needed 15 off the final over but debutant Aamer Jamal (1-13) held his nerve against the experienced Moeen (51 […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — Vice-captain K.L Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav slammed unbeaten fifties to give India an eight-wicket win over South Africa in the T20I series opener at the Greenfield International Stadium on Wednesday. On a pitch which was made for fast bowlers to make merry, as seen from the five-wicket burst provided by Arshdeep Singh and […]
JAMMU — Two persons were injured, while few vehicles also got damaged after a mysterious blast took place inside a parked bus near a petrol station in Udhampur district on late Wednesday evening. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the blast took place inside the parked bus at around 10:35 pm […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Wednesday carried out multiple raids and searches at houses of suspected persons in twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in in a militant funding case, officials said. Three teams carried out simultaneous raids in different areas of Rajouri and Poonch including Dharati village […]
NEW DELHI — The Government on Wednesday extended by three months its programme to provide free rations to the poor at a cost of over Rs 44,700 crore, as it looked to ease pain from high inflation and make political gains in the upcoming Gujarat election. The scheme to provide 5 kg of wheat and […]
HYDERABAD — AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said though he always opposed the Popular Front of India’s approach, the ban on the radical outfit cannot be supported. The PFI, which has allegedly been involved in violence and has “links” with global terror groups like ISIS, was banned by the Centre on Wednesday along with […]