Srinagar, Apr 24 (UNI) Even as J&K police have released sketches of three terrorists, including two Pakistani nationals, allegedly involved in the Pahalgam terror attack, over 1,500 suspects have been detained for questioning as part of the ongoing investigation, top security officials said on Thursday. In one of the deadliest terror attacks in J&K, 25…
Jammu, Apr 24 (UNI) In a firm crackdown against unauthorised service providers and impersonators on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi track, police have arrested two impersonators in Katra town of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir. Police said that two separate FIRs are registered under relevant sections of law, exposing individuals fraudulently operating as Pony…
Jammu, April 23 (UNI) The railways has launched a special train from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to New Delhi to assist the stranded passengers and accommodate the extra rush, a railway spokesperson said o Wednesday. The spokesman said that the tickets will be available over the counter from Katra, Udhampur and Jammu stations. Train…
Srinagar, April 23 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday assured the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and the entire nation that those responsible for the killing of innocent civilians “will not be spared.” A day after the deadly attack that has shaken the nation, Shah visited the Baisaran meadows…
Srinagar, Apr 23 (UNI) An infiltration attempt by suspected militants was foiled by Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. The bid was foiled a day after the deadliest terror attack on civilians in J&K that left 26 dead at a meadow near…
Srinagar, Apr 22 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday condemned the terror attack near the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, assuring that the perpetrators “will not go unpunished.” Sinha, who oversees security and law and order in the Union Territory, said that a search operation has been launched…
Srinagar, Apr 22 (UNI) More than two dozen tourists are believed to have been killed and atleast eight others were injured in a major terror attack near the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday afternoon, official sources said. There is, however, no official word on the number of fatalities….
Shimla, April 22 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, urging him to implement the proposed Rohith Vemula Act. The legislation named after Hyderabad Central University Ph.D. scholar Rohith Vemula is aimed at “putting a firm end” to caste-based discrimination in educational…
Srinagar, Apr 22 (UNI) Several tourists were reportedly injured in a suspected terror attack near the famous tourist destination of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. According to initial reports, the attack took place in the Baisaran meadow area, a scenic but non-motorable spot located near Pahalgam. “Terrorists opened fire…
Srinagar, Apr 19 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that the judiciary remains perhaps the last and most critical institution capable of upholding the secular and inclusive spirit of the Indian Constitution. She made the remarks a day after the Supreme Court stayed the…
