Jammu

Popular eatery Krishna Dhaba owner’s son shot in Srinagar

11:30 pm February 17, 2021

Srinagar: The son of the owner of popular food joint Krishna Dhaba, located in a high-security area of the city, was shot at by terrorists from a close range and critically wounded on Wednesday evening, police said. The victim, Akash Mehra, was immediately rushed to SMHS Hospital where his condition was stated to be critical, officials said. Banned terror […]

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Govt employee booked in disproportionate assets case in Jammu

10:52 pm February 13, 2021

Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday registered a disproportionate assets against a government employee working as computer operator-cum-motor transport clerk in Police Control Room here, an official said. The case was registered against Charanjeet Singh after verification of allegations regarding acquisition of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, a spokesperson of the ACB said. […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

PM lauds Shah’s, Sitharaman’s speeches in Lok Sabha

10:47 pm February 13, 2021

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded Home Minister Amit Shah’s address in Lok Sabha while piloting a bill related to Jammu and Kashmir and said his ”wonderful speech” was extensive in detail and highlighted the government’s efforts for Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. In tweets, Modi also praised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ”comprehensive” reply in Lok Sabha to a discussion on the Union […]

NIA files chargesheet against ex-J&K cop who joined Hizbul ranks for attack on CRPF convoy

5:18 pm February 13, 2021

Jammu: The NIA on Saturday filed a supplementary chargesheet against a former Jammu and Kashmir policeman, who deserted the force and joined the Pakistan-based terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen, for his alleged involvement in attacking a CRPF convoy in 2019, an official said. Naveed Mushtaq Shah, an ex-constable of Jammu and Kashmir police, had decamped with arms and ammunition in 2017 when he was posted as a […]

Uttarakhand disaster: Engineer from Srinagar missing

11:37 pm February 8, 2021

Srinagar: An engineer from Kashmir is among those missing following a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, officials said on Monday. Basharat Ahmad Zargar, a resident of Soura area of Srinagar and working as a private company civil engineer at the Rishi Ganga power project in Uttarakhand, went missing after the glacier burst on Sunday morning, the officials said. They said Zargar was still untraceable. ”We have taken up the […]