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Cop arrested for smuggling drugs in Kashmir Friday, 24 May 2013 08:45
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday arrested a police constable involved in drug smuggling from mountainous Rajouri district, an officer said.Rajouri's Superintendent of Police (SP) Mubassir Latifi told reporters that the constable was caught at a special check-post in Rajouri…
RTI activist denied information on Chinese incursion Thursday, 23 May 2013 16:46
Jammu: The union home ministry has refused to give details on the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh citing the exemption clause, a right to information (RTI) activist said here Thursday.Activist Deepak Sharma said in response to his query the ministry's…
SSB soldier shoots two colleagues in Kashmir Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:18
Jammu: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper killed two of his colleagues and injured two others in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town early Tuesday, police said."An SSB soldier, identified as Vijay Kumar, opened fire from his service rifle on his…
NC, Congress bicker over quake relief package Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:20
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's ruling coalition partners National Conference (NC) and Congress sparred over relief to earthquake victims in Doda and Kishtwar districts of the Chenab valley, with leaders of both parties making charges and counter charges against each other.A…
Industrialists say J&K not doing enough to promote it Monday, 20 May 2013 16:55
Jammu: The number of identified sick industrial units in Jammu and Kashmir is rising and industrialists say the government is not taking adequate measures to arrest the degrowth in the sector."The number of sick units has gone up to 457…
Kashmir quake victims allege discrimination Saturday, 18 May 2013 15:26
Jammu: Victims of the May 1 earthquake in the mountainous Doda and Kishtwar regions of Jammu and Kashmir allege the government is adopting an "unfair and partisan approach" in disbursing relief to them."Even after 18-days of quake hitting the area…
One killed as army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir Saturday, 18 May 2013 13:15
Srinagar: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed and a soldier was injured when army soldiers foiled an infiltration bid in north Kashmir's Kupwara district early Saturday, an official said.A gunfight erupted between a group of four-five militants and security…
Are Omar, Mehbooba hunting for 'safe' seats for 2014 polls? Saturday, 18 May 2013 12:44
Srinagar: Are Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti hunting for "safe" seats for the 2014 assembly elections? The question is particularly poignant in Abdullah's case as it would mean his moving…
Release Kashmir's political prisoners: Activists Wednesday, 15 May 2013 21:39
New Delhi: Members of civil society group of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday urged the centre to release all the political prisoners of the state to ensure peace in the region."We urge the government to release all the political prisoners of…
J&K recorded 36 percent decline in violence in 2012: Abdullah Wednesday, 15 May 2013 20:17
Srinagar: There was a 36 percent decline in militancy-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir during 2012 as compared to 2011 and 54 security forces' bunkers were removed from public places here in 2012, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Wednesday.Abdullah was…
