NEW DELHI — A prominent Indian social activist demanding the education minister’s resignation over exam paper leaks entered the 17th day of a hunger strike on Tuesday as his condition worsened, prompting opposition leaders to urge him to call off the fast. Sonam Wangchuk has been fasting in central Delhi in solidarity with the founder […]
JAMMU — A terrorist hideout was busted in a forward village in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, leading to recovery of some ammunition, officials said. The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by police, Central Reserve Police Force and Army in Sawjian sector of Mandi, the officials said. They said […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday detained two alleged habitual offenders under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu district and lodged them in separate jails, officials said. The detainees were identified as Janu Kumar alias Nago, and Karan Kumar alias Anil alias Nandi — both residents of R S Pura tehsil. According […]
JAMMU — More than 570 sports and youth infrastructure projects with an estimated investment of over Rs 650 crore are at various stages of planning and execution across Jammu and Kashmir during the current financial year, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said the initiative […]
SRINAGAR — Veteran National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir minister Sheikh Mustafa Kamal died at a private hospital here on Tuesday following a prolonged illness, his family said. He was 83. Kamal, the younger brother of National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah and uncle of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, was additional general secretary […]
SRINAGAR — A Srinagar sessions court on Tuesday stayed a lower court’s order directing the registration of a criminal case against Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, GV Sundeep Chakravarthy, saying the revision raised “arguable questions warranting consideration.” The magistrate’s court had initiated a suo motu (on its own motion) case against the IPS officer […]
SRINAGAR — A local court here has registered a case against a senior IPS officer for allegedly undermining the authority of the court by defying several of its orders in connection with a criminal case. The court accused the IPS officer of repeated inaction, omission, non-execution of warrants and non-cooperation. “This court hereby takes the […]
SRINAGAR — Restrictions persisted for the second day on Tuesday in parts of Srinagar to prevent people from assembling at the ‘martyrs’ graveyard in Naqshband Sahib area of the city, officials said. The restrictions continued in old parts of the city, including Nowhatta and Naqshband Sahib areas, as a precautionary measure, the officials said. Police […]
JAMMU — A 56-year-old man was critically injured in a bear attack in Jammu and Kashmir Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. This is the fourth bear attack reported in Poonch district over the past two weeks, with concerned villagers demanding the wildlife protection department take immediate measures to prevent further incidents and ensure the […]
JAMMU — More than 50 domestic animals were killed after a lightning strike hit the upper reaches of Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said. The lightning struck a herd of livestock owned by Shokat Hussain at Ranjati Dhok, resulting in the death of 50 sheep and goats, one buffalo, and […]