NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha saw a verbal spat between Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and leader of opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday when the latter sought to raise an “emergent issue” (disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat) during the discussion on Appropriation Bill, but it was turned down by the Chair. When Kharge and Congress members asked…
Security forces have made contact with a group of terrorists in the elevated regions of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, as reported by the police on Tuesday. The operation to neutralize the terrorists is currently in progress.According to officials, gunshots were heard from the Pathi Nalla Khaned area of Basantgarh when joint search parties of…
NEW DELHI: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged that she was placed under house arrest on the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Mufti said that the party office had been locked amid heightened security measures. “I have been placed under house arrest while the PDP…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted first ever raids in the Union Territory of Ladakh as part of its money laundering probe linked to a cryptocurrency fraud case in which it is alleged that 2,508 investors lost more than Rs 7 crore worth of deposits, officials said.The searches, carried out by the agency’s…
NEW DELHI: Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police busted a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kalakote region of Rajouri district. The search operation began late Wednesday night in response to reports of suspicious activity, according to PTI.The officials said that the operation led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, several rounds…
NEW DELHI: Congress parliamentary chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday targeted the government on handling of various issues, including the Union Budget, Manipur violence, caste census, and recent attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. While addressing the CPP meeting, the former Congress chief accused the government of being “self-delusional” and failing to learn from their “decline” in…
NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti urged home minister Amit Shah to establish a joint committee comprising representatives from both sides of Jammu and Kashmir to address the region’s issues “till the time you bring that part back”.Mufti suggested that Shah set aside his “ego” for the nation’s sake and facilitate a meeting…
NEW DELHI: Eight people, including 5 children, lost their lives when the vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a gorge along the Simthan-Kokernag Road near Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A policeman, two women and five children aged between six and 16 are among the dead, said officials.The accident occurred as…
NEW DELHI: Five Army personnel including a Major rank officer on Saturday sustained injuries in an exchange of fire along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district.“Some exchange of fire took place near the Kumkadi post in Trehgam sector of the north Kashmir district,” one of the officials said.An exchange of fire…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between the security forces and terrorists near Triukha Top in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kupwara on Tuesday.“Security forces have established contact with terrorists near Trimukha Top, Lolab, Kupwara. Operation in progress,” wrote Kashmir Zone Police in a post on X.The operation is underway.Earlier the day, a soldier was killed as…
