Defending his annual budget presented last week in the State Assembly, Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather today refused to roll back the proposed levies on petrol, diesel, mutton and chicken saying such a move would also lead to roll back of the employment fund he has proposed to create for promoting entrepreneurship in the State..

Court rejects bail pleas of cops
SrinagaGharana (Jammu), August 6

A local court in. today rejected the bail pleas of four cops — then Shopian SP Javed Mattoo and DSP Rohit Baskotra, Inspector Shafiq Ahmad and SI Ghazi Abdul Karim — arrested on the charge of destructing evidence in the case of alleged rape and murder of two local women. local court in Shopian today rejected the bail pleas of four cops — then Shopian SP Javed Mattoo and DSP Rohit Baskotra, Inspector..

As locals are fed up with the decade-long bloodshed and destruction, militant groups have deputed outsiders to motivate the youth to join terrorist outfits. Some outsiders from the valley have been deputed in the backward and the neglected areas only to motivate local youths.

Tension gripped Kanidawar locality here today after people staged a violent protest alleging that a resident was beaten to death in police custody, but the police denied the charge.

Jammu residents are reeling under major power cuts for the past two days due to technical snags caused in electric wires.

Justice Sunil Hali of the J&K High Court of judicature at Jammu dismissed 19 writ petitions challenging the appointment of 229 guards and other class IV employees in the state Excise Department of the Jammu division. Justice Sunil Hali of the J&K High Court of judicature at Jammu dismissed 19 writ petitions challenging the appointment of 229 guards and other class IV employees in the state Excise Department of the Jammu division.Justice Sunil Hali of the J&K High Court of judicature at Jammu dismissed 19 writ petitions .

As locals are fed up with the decade-long bloodshed and destruction, militant groups have deputed outsiders to motivate the youth to join terrorist outfits. Some outsiders from the valley have been deputed in the backward and the neglected areas only to motivate local youths.