| | Army jawan, intruder killed on Jammu border | | | | JAMMU, Jul 22: One army jawan and an intruder were killed while two jawans were injured in exchange of firing as two infiltration bids by suspected militants from across the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kathua were foiled by security personnel, today.
Official reports said that two infiltration attempts were made in the Jammu and Kathua districts. In the early morning hours on Tuesday, a group of militants infiltrated into Indian territory fr... |  | |
| | | 4 killed in gas cylinder explosion at Baltal | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 22: Four persons were killed and two other injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a free kitchen (langar) at Baltal camp in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district this morning.
A police official said a community kitchen at Baltal caught massive fire due to gas explosion resulting in on the spot death of four workers and injuries to two others.
The kitchen belonged to Shiv Shakti Seva Dal of Punjab and the workers were prep... | | |
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| | No decision on interlocutors' report on J&K by Centre | | | | NEW DELHI, Jul 22: The Centre on Tuesday said no decision has been taken on the report submitted by three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir in 2011 and it will welcome any "informed debate" on its contents.
Replying to a question by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Home Kiran Rijiju said the final report, including on Jammu and Kashmir recommendation of the Group of Interlocutors constituted by the government in 2010 to study ... | | |
| | | Kashmir, Telangana not India's parts: MP | | | | NEW DELHI, July 22 (Agencies): Indian lawmaker K Kavitha, who is member of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, has categorically stated that Jammu Kashmir and Telangana are not parts of India and New Delhi has forcibly occupied these territories.
Kavitha, who represents Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party in the parliament, during a news conference said that Telangana and Kashmir were both separate territories but were forcef... | | |
| | | NHW blocked for 6 hours at Ramban | | | | BANIHAL, Jul 22: Hundreds of people, including Amarnath pilgrims, remained stranded for over six hours on Tuesday as Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked due to a landslide in Ramban district of the state.
Traffic remained suspended for more than seven hours on 300-kilometers long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway due heavy landslide at Seri and Khooni nallah areas of Ramban tehsil. As per the concerned department, National Highway remaine... | | |
| | PIL on 2010 killings | | HC allows 2 weeks to govt to cover all victims under ex-gratia relief | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 22: The High Court has granted two weeks to the state government to identify and consider all the eligible families who have lost their kith or kin in civil disturbance in 2010 so far not covered under ex-gratia relief.
A division bench of the High Court comprising of Justice Mohammad Yqoob Mir and Justice Hasnain Massodi has issued passed the order.
On June 30, the Court had asked state government to identify and consider all su... | | |
| | | Pre-poll tie-up between NC, Cong proved dysfunctional: Omar | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 22: Chief minister Omar Abdullah today said the pre-poll arrangement between Congress and National Conference (NC) in the recently concluded Parliament elections proved to be dysfunctional in the Valley.
Addressing workers’ conventions at Gurez and Naidkhai-Sumbal, he said, there was an effective and substantial transfer of National Conference to Congress candidates in Jammu province. “I had conveyed the decision of National Confe... | | |
| | | Captain beats JKP cop to pulp; Shifted to SKIMS | | | | SRINAGAR, July 22: An Army Captain after a verbal dual thrashed a police officer to pulp at Baltal security check point. The cop was later shifted to Srinagar hospital and the case against the army Captain was registered.
Reports said an Assistant Sub- Inspector (ASI) of the state police namely Nazir Ahmad having belt number 106GBL along with other police personnel was deputed at Baltal check point. Sources stated that an army officer in civvi... | | |
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| Tarigami, Hakeem, Mir respond to Cong call | | We are not in alliance with any party: Tarigami | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 22: With the Congress announcing not to contest against Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, Hakim Mohammad Yasin and Ghulam Hassan Mir during the upcoming elections in the state, the trio on Tuesday welcomed the decision, stating, “we must respect it”.
However, the Awami Mutahida Mahaz (AMM) leaders Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami and Hakeem Mohammad Yasin stated that the Congress didn’t discuss the issue with them and that they came to know about... | | |
| | PDP’s complaint against NC workers in Wachi | | Court cancels bail, sends PSO, 3 others to judicial lockup | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 22: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Shopian has cancelled the bail applications of the four accused including one Personal Security Officer (PSO) of National Conference leader and MLC Showkat Ganai booked in an alleged assault case registered by a PDP worker in Wachi-Shopian. All the four have been sent to judicial lockup.
According to KNS , the four accused identified as Bilal Ahmad Ganaie (PSO), Rafaqat Ahmad Ganaie, Sajad A... | | |
| | | In May 1999, Pak occupied Kargil heights | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 22: Army today officially revealed that by the first week of May 1999 it became clear that Pakistanis were occupying a number of important Indian heights in Kargil sector, which later led to the Kargil war.
A defence spokesman today issued a detailed statement on the issue. “By the first week of May 99, it had become clear to the Indian Army that Pakistani intruders were occupying a number of important Indian heights in the Dras,... | | |
| | | Centre alerts J&K against militant attack on pilgrims | | | | NEW DELHI, Jul 22: There are intelligence inputs which suggest threat of militant attacks on Amarnath pilgrims, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said there are intelligence inputs about the plan of terrorists to target Amarnath yatra and the same has been shared with security agencies at the Centre and state levels.
Rijiju said since the beginning of the yatra this year, the reports of some incidents o... | | |
| | | Pak violated ceasefire 19 times since Modi took over | | | | NEW DELHI, Jul 22: Pakistan violated ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir 19 times since the new government took over and the Indian side retaliated appropriately in each case, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
"Our head has not bowed... This government will not let our heads bow," Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said replying to questions in Rajya Sabha.
Jaitley's response came when Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said Narendra Modi, b... | | |
| | | Female foeticide biggest sin: CM | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 22: Terming female foeticide as the "biggest sin against humanity", Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said his government had taken several measures but it alone cannot eradicate the menace.
"When I saw the alarming reports of female foeticide in Kashmir, I was highly surprised as I had never dreamt that such a sin will be performed in a society where protection, security and well being of girls and women is a ... | | |
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