JK Police on Sunday nabbed two persons with contraband of heroin here on city outskirts.   “Two persons were nabbed this morning from R S Pura area with two grams of heroin,” police here said.   They said that both the persons identified as Sourav Jamwal of Krishna Nagar Basti, Miran Sahib and Pawandeep Singh of Singh Pura, Miran Sahib were arrested on the spot.   Police added that a case under NDPS Act was registered and investigation started. ... Read More

Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India and will remain so and “no power in the world can snatch it from us”, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.   “Kashmir is ours, it was ours and it will be ours. No power of the world can snatch it from us,” the minister said on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).   RAF deals with riots, major law and order issues as well as relief and rescue operations. Singh also lauded the CRPF’s attempt in ... Read More

At least 26 people have tested positive for dengue in five districts of Jammu region this year, a health official said Sunday.   The maximum 11 cases were reported from Kathua district followed by seven in Samba, six in Jammu and one each in Kishtwar and Udhampur districts, the official said.   He said the people who tested positive for the vector-borne disease included 10 women and five boys. A total of 460 samples were taken for screening since January, the official said, adding, 442 test reports were received by Saturday evening, of which 416 were found nega ... Read More

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who is serving his jail term for two rape cases was Friday granted bail in a case of allegedly castration 400 of his followers. However, he would remain in jail as he is serving sentence for raping two of his women followers, due to which he was convicted by a Panchkula court in August last year. This August, Rahim's bail plea in castration case was rejected by Panchkula court, later he had moved an application before a special CBI judge, who accepted his plea on 5th Oct 2018. He was also booked along with two other doctors, Pankaj ... Read More

The Supreme Court (SC) today will hear the petition seeking CBI probe into the brutal Rasana (Kathua) rape and murder case.   The petition seeking CBI probe is listed for hearing at serial number 41. Justice Lalit and Justice Chandrachud will hear the petition.   The accused will be represented by Advocate Ankur Sharma and Advocate Chandan Sharma who will put before the apex court their arguments for demanding CBI probe into the case.   Presently, the hearing of the rape and murder case of the eight year nomadic girl of Rasana is going on a day to day ... Read More

The Governor administration in J&k on yesterday at midnight announced a relief of 2.5/litre on petrol and diesel to consumers hours after the centre cut price of the fuel by Rs 5. Following the cut in rates by the centre and state Government, Petrol and diesel will be cheaper by Rs 5 from today.   The revised rates of Diesel and petrol are Rs 71.7 and 80.67 respectively. The public has welcomed the decision but appealed the Government to bring fuel under the GST in order to get relief from the ever rising prices of petrol and diesel in the country. ... Read More