JAMMU — The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has served a notice on senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh asking him to demolish his illegally constructed house on the outskirts of the city within five days. Singh and his family moved into the palatial bungalow near the Army’s ammunition sub-depot at Ban […]
JAMMU — A suspended policeman and his former colleague, who were wanted in connection with last week’s shooting incident on the outskirts of Jammu, were arrested from Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, a police officer said. Three people, including a history-sheeter and his brother, were killed and another critically injured in a […]
DUBAI — Australian legend and current batting consultant of Pakistan cricket team Matthew Hayden has opened up about Babar Azam and his comparisons drawn with the Indian batter Virat Kohli. Hayden shared his thoughts during a virtual press conference on Wednesday. “Babar and his personality is, as you see is what you get,” Hayden said. […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K and Ladakh High Court has asked government not to demand 9% token tax from the owners of the outside registered vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir. Hearing a contempt petition, a division bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Sanjay Dhar also granted three weeks more time to Commissioner/Secretary to Transport […]
LUCKNOW — A 22-year-old Muslim youth was found dead inside a police station in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. According to a report by Indian Express, Altaf, a labourer, was brought to the Kotwali police station for questioning in an elopement case of a minor Hindu girl. A resident of Nagla Syed in […]
SRINAGAR — A policeman on leave and a civilian were injured in a grenade blast at Aalimasjid Eidgah in central Kashmir’s Srinagar on Wednesday. Official sources told GNS that suspected militants hurled grenade near CRPF’s 161 battalion camp, injuring a policeman who was in civvies and one leave besides civilian. The civilian identified as Aijaz […]
MUMBAI — Mumbai Police has arrested a 23-year old software engineer from Hyderabad for giving online rape threats to Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s 10-month-old daughter Vamika following team’s loss against Pakistan in T20 World Cup. The man, identified as Ramnagesh Alibathini, is being brought to Mumbai. According to the police, the accused is a Hyderabad […]
LONDON — Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Pakistani Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, got married on Tuesday in a small ceremony in Birmingham, central England, she announced on social media. “Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser (Malik) and I tied the knot to be partners […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that despite repressive measures taken in name of security people are being killed in Kashmir. “Security situation in J&K has deteriorated to an extent where not a week goes by when an innocent doesn’t lose his life. Unfortunate that despite repressive measures taken in name of […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Tuesday said the targeted killing of innocent civilians by militants in the valley is a conspiracy of Pakistan to disturb peace in the Union Territory. He said Pakistan is the biggest enemy of Kashmiri Muslims and Islam. Condemning the killing of a salesman, Mohammad Ibrahim […]