SRINAGAR: As Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a lifeline for Kashmir, has remained closed to heavy traffic for the past 20 days, leaving thousands of fruit-laden trucks stranded, both the Centre and the Omar Abdullah govt have come under fire from political parties in J&K.Although the highway was partially reopened on Tuesday, with authorities permitting one-way traffic…

JAMMU: A division bench of J&K high court has quashed a govt order that directed the recovery of honorarium from the pension of a retired police officer, stating disciplinary proceedings cannot be extended beyond retirement unless backed by due process and proof of loss.A bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar made the…

BAREILY: In a “love swap” that could rival the plot of a television drama, a man from Bareilly district eloped with his wife’s sister. A day later, his brother-in-law ran away with his sister.But it all ended amicably as the families reached a mutual settlement.Police said the unusual chain of events unfolded last month in…