200-acre near IAF station in Budgam illegally acquired: BJP
Jammu, Aug 10: Alleging that 200-acre land near Indian Air Force station in central Kashmir’s Budgam district has been grabbed by private parties in connivance with government officials, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday said the CAG and the Ministry of Defence should probe the matter.& More38 yrs on, Bhatyas-Chilly road awaits completion
25,000 population still travels on foot, horseback
FIRDOUS KHANDEY
Gandoh, Aug 10: With just couple of days left when India will celebrate its 64th Independence Day, inhabitants of half-a-dozen villages in Gandoh tehsil of mountainous Doda district are still moving around in medieval times. Villagers of far-flung Galli, Haddal, Batholi, Manoo and Kuitha More
Police arrest accused soldier after 6 years
STUDENT RAPE, SUICIDE CASE
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Aug 10: Police Wednesday formally arrested a solider on the charges of rape and abetment to suicide of a BEd student, about six years ago. The accused solider, Abdul Gaffar alias Aman Kumar, presently posted with Southern Command of the army was being questioned by the police from More836 British India coins found
Rajouri, Aug 10: A man Wednesday found 836 coins of British India period from his field at a village in this border district and handed it over to police. SSP, Rajouri, V.K. Sambyal told reporters that police have taken the custody of 836 coins of British Rule, found form MorePathania appointed as OSD, CU-J
Jammu, Aug 10: The Vice-Chancellor of Central University Jammu (CU-J) Sudhir Singh Bloeria on Wednesday appointed Registrar University of Jammu P S Pathania as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD). Pathania, who joined as OSD to Vice-Chancellor of CU-J today, resigned from the post of Registrar MorePDP protests fake encounter
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Jammu, Aug 10: Peoples Democratic Party Wednesday staged a protest demonstration in Jammu against the killing of an innocent civilian in a fake encounter at Surankot.The protest started from the party office and most of the senior leaders from Jammu were present in the demonstration.Addressing MoreGovt set to lock horns with transporters
FARE HIKE
SUMIT HAKHOO
Jammu, Aug 10: Transport unions and Government seem to be heading towards locking horns over the passenger fare hike, as despite ultimatum of 15-days given by the unions, the administration has decided not to consider their demand to affect 50 per cent hike in the fare. Sources said that More- Kashmir
Govt hints to layoff striking contractual teachers
Malik asks Principals to make alternate arrangements
Srinagar, Aug 10: The Government on Wednesday hinted at making new recruitments in the colleges where syllabus of the students is incomplete. Chairing a high level meeting to asses the situation More
- Srinagar City
CITY BACK TO TRAFFIC MESS
SMC’s slumber to check street vending coupled with shortage of cops for regulation of vehicular flow furthered gridlocks
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, Aug 10: A day after a strike on call by traders’ fraternity, massive traffic jams were witnessed Tuesday in the summer Capital, particularly the City centre areas as around four lakh vehicles More
- Jammu
200-acre near IAF station in Budgam illegally acquired: BJP
Jammu, Aug 10: Alleging that 200-acre land near Indian Air Force station in central Kashmir’s Budgam district has been grabbed by private parties in connivance with government officials, the Bhartiya Janta More
- South Asia
Drone strike kills 25 suspected militants
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Islamabad, Aug 10: A US drone targeted a compound and a vehicle in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today, killing at least 25 militants of al-Qaeda linked Haqqani network, in the More
- World
Cameron vows to fight back as unrest spreads beyond London
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London, Aug 10: As Britain simmered under one of its worst riots that left three Asian-origin men dead, Premier David Cameron today said a "fightback is underway" and empowered his forces to use water More


