| Structured dialogue not very far now: Akhter | | BJP to pursue Mufti to win over independents for RS polls | | What’s Track-II talks, asks Jitendra Singh | | | JAMMU, Jan 29: To ensure expansion of its agenda of `Congress-Mukt Bharat’ to ‘Congress-Mukt J&K’ by sealing defeat of the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad in R S elections, the state Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday decided to aggressively pursue PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed to win over Kashmir based independents.
In the much hyped meeting chaired by MoS, PMO Dr Jitendra Singh with the party legislators and senior leader... |  | |
| | | Omar never made ‘illiterate’ remarks: NC | | | | SRINAGAR, Jan 29: National Conference (NC) spokesman Junaid Mattu today denied that his party working president Omar Abdullah had described the two PDP candidates for Rajya Sabha elections as “illiterates.”
Talking to a local news agency, CNS, Mattu said this has been wrongly attributed to the NC working president. "Omar Abdullah does not stoop to PDP's level of name-calling,” he added.
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| | Police foils contractors' protest, scores detained | | | | SRINAGAR, Jan 29: Police today foiled the protest march of contractors. They were trying to march towards the Sadar treasury to lock its main gate.
They alleged that they tried to lock the gate as their long dues were not released.
Police also arrested dozens of contractors including their leaders and also resorted to minor lathi-charge to thwart their protest.
Scores of contractors under the banner of contractors co-ordination committee toda... | | |
| | | Fresh snowfall, rains lash valley | | | | SRINAGAR, Jan 29: Fresh snowfall occurred at several places across the valley today fetching the valleyites a slight breather from the continued dry weather. Since Thursday morning light to moderate snow/rain occurred at isolated places on high reaches and plains including Srinagar city.
However, the little flakes could not bring a cheer to the people in city. Though the core winter period of Chillai Kalan is about to be over yet the plains in... | | |
| | Nowshera Acid Attack case | | Woman judge records victim girl’s statement | | | | SRINAGAR, Jan 29: The 1st Munsiff today recorded the statement of female victim in Nowshera acid attack case that had disfigured her on December 11 last year.
According to Chief Prosecuting Officer (CPO) Afaq Ahmad said that 1st Munsiff (a woman judge) recorded the statement of the victim under section 164-A CrPC at her residence (name withheld).
The statement was recorded by subordinate court on the directions of Chief Judicial Magistrate (... | | |
| | | Tral shuts on Day 2 | | | | SRINAGAR, Jan 29: Shutdown continued in Tral township for the second consecutive day today over the killing of two local militants in an encounter with troops on Tuesday.
Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, an army officer and a cop were killed in a brief gunfight with troops at Handoora village of Tral on Tuesday afternoon.
The killing triggered a complete shutdown and protests in the town. Reports said that the area observed a complete shutdow... | | |
| | | 7 candidates in fray for 4 RS seats | | | | JAMMU, Jan 29: The Returning Officer for biennial election to the Council of States today cleared the list of validly nominated seven candidates after the scrutiny of their nomination papers.
The candidates in fray for the 4 Rajya Sabah seats included Mir Mohammed Fayaz (PDP), Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo (NC), Shamsher Singh (BJP), Nasir Aslam Wani (NC), Nazir Ahmad Laway (PDP), Chander Mohan Sharma (BJP) and Ghulam Nabi Azad (INC).
The last date fo... | | |
| | | 1971 war ammunition dug out in Samba | | | | JAMMU, Jan 29: Security forces claimed to have dug out ammunition and explosives, including grenades, believed to have been left out during India-Pak conflicts in 1971 from the border belt of Samba district.
Police said that based on an information from a villager Vipin Kumar, police and army dug out the cache from village Barian in the district yesterday.
They recovered arms and ammunition, including 35 grenades of HE-36, four boxes full of 7... | | |
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| | Ex-BMO’s son opens fire on police party in Poonch | | | | POONCH, Jan 29: Son of ex-Block Medical Officer (BMO) Surankote today opened fire on police and revenue team when they were trying to vacate government quarters from their possession.
Official sources said that SDM Surankote constituted a special team of revenue department for vacating government quarters from unauthorized occupancy of few officials.
Eye-witness said that this afternoon when the team reached near government quarters’ ex-BMO’s ... | | |
| | | No respite in ceasefire violations on Jammu IB | | | | JAMMU, Jan 29: With no respite in ceasefire violations, Pakistani Rangers resorted to small arms firing on border out-posts (BoPs) along the international border in two sub-sectors of Jammu district.
BSF said that Pakistani Rangers resorted to small arms firing on two to three BoPs in Arnia and RS Pura sub-sectors of Jammu district this evening.
According to reports, Pakistani troops started firing on Indian forward posts sai Nikowal, Pindi an... | | |
| | | NDMA team to assess situation of Phuktal river blockage | | Div Com directs administration to remain vigilant | | | LEH, Jan 29: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Rohit Kansal Thursday said that a team of National Disaster Management Authority of India (NDMA) would soon visit Leh to assess the present situation arising out of the blockage of Phuktal river in Kargil district due to heavy landslide.
He said that all the reports submitted by Deputy Commissioner and the Executive Councillor of Kargil had already been submitted to National Disaster Management A... | | |
| | | New Foreign Secy takes charge | | | | NEW DELHI, Jan 29: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today took charge as the new Foreign Secretary.
Jaishankar replaced Sujatha Singh whose tenure was abruptly curtailed by the government late last night.
The decision to appoint Jaishankar was taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Talking to reporters after assuming the charge, the 1977-batch IFS officer described his new position as a big respons... | | |
| | | Sonia condoles Col Rai’s death | | | | NEW DELHI, Jan 29 (Agencies): Congress President Sonia Gandhi condoled the death Colonel M N Rai, a commanding officer who died in a gun battle with militants and wrote to his wife telling her she knows what it is to lose a beloved husband to a terror attack.
Sonia Gandhi in a letter to Rai's wife Priyanka, said, "I share your grief with all my heart -- I know what it is to lose a beloved husband to a terrorist attack, and for children to be ro... | | |
| | | JMC retrieves land worth crores in Janipur | | | | JAMMU, Jan 29: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) claimed to have four kanals of land worth crores of rupees from encroachers at Janipur.
Official reports said that in a major drive JMC retrieved four kanals of land from encroachers at Janipur valuing atleast Rs 10 crores. The encroachers filled up a pond with mud/earth soil and encroached it in a phased manner.
The Enforcement team of Corporation under the directions of Er Kiran Wattal, Commis... | | |
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