Beijing: Tacitly acknowledging the withdrawal of its troops from Depsang Valley in Ladakh, China on Monday said the "standoff incident" with India was resolved through "fruitful consultations", keeping the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind. "Following the standoff incident at the border area, China and India with the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind have taken a cooperative and constructive attitude," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said....
03:50 PM, May 06, 2013
Bhaderwah: Fresh tremors of low intensity on Monday shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas, triggering fresh panic among the people. There was no immediate report of any casualty or injury due to the very low intensity tremors that shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas at 1:10 AM and 7:16 AM. Panic-stricken people rushed out of their houses. A Met official confirmed the tremors but said they were very low in...
01:30 PM, May 06, 2013
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the Centre must clarify the ground situation in Ladakh region following withdrawal of the Chinese troops from Daulat Beg Oldi sector. "Some amount of clarity from Government of India, particularly from the Ministry of Defence, would be desired so that we would know exactly what the ground position is. But the fact that the Chinese have withdrawn is something...
01:21 PM, May 06, 2013
Srinagar: Normal life was on Monday disrupted in Kashmir Valley due to a strike called by Medical Employees Joint Action Forum (MEJAF) against the alleged failure of government to bring to book those involved in the spurious drug scam. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed due to the strike which was called on the opening day of the civil secretariat in Srinagar. Though most of the public transport...
11:48 AM, May 06, 2013
Jammu: After the murderous attack on a Pakistani prisoner in the Kot Bhalwal Jail here, the 17 other Pakistani prisoners have been moved to separate barracks although all Indian and Pakistani inmates work together under strict vigil, an official said on Saturday. "They are now kept in segregated barracks. But since they have to undergo rigorous imprisonment they have to put in labour. So while working, all of them, whether...
04:40 PM, May 04, 2013
Jammu/New Delhi: CBI officials on Friday raided the premises of a senior Army officer after registering a case of corruption against him on the charge of bribery and amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of his income. "CBI conducted raids at several places of Major General VK Sharma in Udhampur, Pathankote, Delhi and Gurgaon and seized some documents today", a CBI official said. Three special teams were formed and sent...
11:50 AM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: As Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Haq, who was attacked in a Jammu jail by his fellow Indian inmate on Friday, continues to be treated in a Chandigarh hospital, Islamabad has asked Delhi to ensure a thorough investigation into the incident. Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso called on his Indian counterpart to personally look into the incident and ensure a thorough investigation. "We have also called for...
08:14 AM, May 04, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Friday called on his Indian counterpart to personally look into an attack on a Pakistani prisoner in a jail in Jammu and ensure a thorough investigation. Sanaullah, a Pakistani national serving a life sentence was attacked in the prison in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after Indian national Sarabjit Singh succumbed to injuries sustained in a brutal assault within a...
01:08 AM, May 04, 2013
Jammu: 8.39 pm: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq to undergo treatment in Chandigarh hospital for now, won't be sent to Pakistan. 8.16 pm: India allows officials from Pakistan to meet injured prisoner Sanaullah Haq in Chandigarh hospital. India has also given travel permission for officials. Till now, India had said consular access would follow after doctors cleared it. However, there has been no word on repatriating the prisoner. 7.43 pm: Pakistani...
12:08 PM, May 03, 2013
Bhaderwah: Tremors on Thjursday shook Bhaderwah Valley and adjoining areas of Doda district, triggering panic among locals rattled by a series of quakes. The quake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook the area at 6.04 am, the MeT Department official said. Two aftershocks of lesser intensity were felt till 9.36 am in the belt. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or injury, officials said. The tremors...
03:16 PM, May 02, 2013
Jammu: Authorities in the earthquake hit Doda and Kathua districts on Wednesday ordered closure of all educational institutions, keeping in view apprehension of aftershocks. As directed by District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kathua, all educational institutions of Bani, Lohai-Malhar, Billawar, Mahanpur, Basohli and Bhaddu will remain close on Thursday, an official spokesman said. In Doda district, schools and colleges will remain close on Thursday as per directions of DDC Doda, Mubarak...
10:25 PM, May 01, 2013
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday assured all possible help to victims of the earthquake in Doda and Kishtwar districts. "The government will extend all support to the quake victims of Doda and Kishtwar districts," Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar said. Necessary instructions had been issued to concerned district administrations to assess the loss caused to various structures for providing necessary relief at the earliest, he said....
08:35 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has discovered that the Jammu and Kashmir Police was not consulted before Hizbul terrorist Liaqat Shah was arrested by the Delhi Police from Nepal border, sources said on Wednesday. Liaqat was travelling with family as per the surrender policy and the J&K police was aware of his application to surrender. Investigation is still on about the source of the AK 56 rifles and grenades...
05:47 PM, May 01, 2013
Srinagar: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Jammu and Kashmir and North India earlier in the day on Wednesday left one person dead and 69, including 32 children, across the state. An injured person was airlifted to Jammu. Scores of houses have developed cracks in the Chenab Valley. The quake had its epicentre in Doda district in the state. Tremors were felt in parts of North India as the mild...
05:26 PM, May 01, 2013
Bhaderwah: An avalanche alert has been issued for people living in the Bhaderwah-Chamba border belt after tremors shook the valley in Doda district on Wednesday. "We have alerted people living in the foothills of the Ashapati glacier and Chater-gala hills in the Bhaderwah-Chamba border belt after three tremors shook the valley," the police said. Over 10,000 inhabitants occupy the Thanhala belt in the foothills of the Ashapati glacier and the...
02:41 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Tremors were felt in parts of North India as a mild earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The epicentre of the earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, was the border of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. "A tremor measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale was recorded at 12.27 PM today," an official of the MET office said. He said the epicentre of the earthquake was...
12:42 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: India and China on Tuesday held their third flag meeting in Chushul in Ladakh to resolve the issue of incursion by Chinese troops 19 km inside in Daulat Beg Oldi but the stand-off between the two sides continues. The meeting between Brigadier-level officers from the two sides began at 1100 hours and continued for more than three hours but failed to end the stand-off, sources said. The Chinese...
09:49 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Indian prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh continues to be in a coma after being attacked by fellow inmates in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail. Other Indians who have been jailed in Pakistan say that attacks on Indian inmates are very common inside the Kot Lakhpat Jail and other prisons in Pakistan. They claim that Indian prisoners are treated in a very inhuman way in Pakistani jails. Swarn Lal, who...
05:01 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Srinagar: A terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen has warned the women in Jammu and Kashmir to keep away from latest fashion. The terror group has pasted posters in Kashmir Valley's Sopore warning women and girls of dire consequences if they do not follow the diktat. The posters warn the women and girls against wearing tight and fashionable cloths. Hizbul Mujahideen has also warned people to stop informing or working for security...
02:12 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Srinagar: Continued governance deficit has given Jammu and Kashmir a tag of "begging bowl", PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday claimed, and said development scenario of the state can be changed "perceptibly" by a new government as happened in Bihar. The PDP leader said there are instances within the country when the development scenario was changed "perceptibly" by a new government. Sayeed gave example of Bihar to buttress his...
03:59 AM, Apr 29, 2013
