Veerander Singh had a verbal duel with company commander Inspector Snoop following which he opened fire at him and another jawan identified as Parveen Kumar near the cave shrine, leaving both of them in a critical condition, DIG (Reasi Udhampur Range) Alok Puri told PTI. The jawan later committed suicide by shooting himself with the self loading rifle, he added.
A senior police officer told rediff.com that the mishap occurred when the driver lost control of the bus, which was on its way to Udhampur from Katra.
A massive manhunt has been launched for the four terrorists
His family has made a passionate appeal for his return.
Railways proposes to complete over 550 kms of new lines in eight sections, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav announced on Friday.
In Delhi too, rumours flew thick and fast that salt has gone out of shelves
He said it is the duty of the Air Force personnel to remain combat worthy and maintain combat systems operational for any contingency at a short notice.
Security has been beefed up in and around the Vaishnodevi Devi shrine in Trikuta hills following the recovery of a pen bomb from the premises, police said on Friday.
The rail ministry has fitted 7,000 bio-toilets and the target is to fix 30,000 for the year.
Bereaved families on how they are coping with their tragedies after terrorists gunned down seven tourists from Gujarat and Maharashtra on July 10 in Kashmir
He will travel from Katra to Ayodhya on February 7 to dedicate to the nation a mega-bridge on Sarayu River.
Air Deccan will begin daily flights between Jammu and the national capital from Wednesday with an inaugural one-way fare of Rs 1,499 till March 8.
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh visited the spot and said the rescue operation would continue till the last body was recovered.
He will travel the 8km stretch from Katra to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on February 7 to dedicate to the nation a bridge on Saryu River.
Delhi is likely to record its second-coldest December since 1901 as temperatures are predicted to drop further.
A record number of over 18.2 lakh (1.8 million) pilgrims have visited the shrine so far since January one.
Three Uttar Pradesh police constables, deputed for security of Ajay Katra -- prime witness in Nitish Katara murder case -- have filed a complaint alleging their colleague offered them Rs 50 lakh each for "not defending" Ajay during an attack planned "at the behest of politician D P Yadav".
Living under the shadow of fear ever since their teenaged daughters were brutally gang raped and murdered in Katra Sadatganj village 9 days ago, the victim's family is preparing to shift out of Uttar Pradesh to continue their fight for justice.
A four-member Special Investigating Team has been constituted to probe the shocking gang rape and murder case of two teenaged sisters in Katra Sadatganj village in Badaun, officials said.
The incident has triggered outrage, prompting the authorities to swing into action.
Modi said this university has been built with the contribution of millions of pilgrims, many of whom came from far away places.
The government, every year, hides behind the mystery of the disease, linking it with litchis, and does not confess malnutrition as the prime cause, points out Mohammad Sajjad.
Alone is as good as a B-grade film, featuring several sequences that are very corny, says Paloma Sharma.
Indian Railway has installed more than 17,000 bio-toilets on trains till March 2015
Passenger fares and freight rates were left untouched
Amid outrage over the gang rape and murder of two sisters in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday assured setting up of a special fast track court to handle the incident.
Why is a Katra-Chennai train known as Andaman Express? Since no capitals are involved, why should a Katihar-New Jalpaiguri train be called Capital Express? What about Matysagandha Express, Padmavati Express or Sanghamitra Express?
Under attack from opposition parties, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday decided to recommend a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the gang rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Badaun.
The manifesto proposes to launch a Sagar Mala project to set up new ports and upgrading the existing ones and "stringing them together".
Bureaucratic insensitivity gave way to compassion with the state administration, police and passersby joining forces to help the stream of Indians fleeing Delhi.
Polling in Phase II of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections consists of 67 constituencies spread across 11 districts.
Under attack over the rape and murder of two Dalit cousin sisters, the Akhilesh Yadav government on Saturday suspended Badaun superintendent of police and decided to take action against the then district magistrate and undertook a massive rejig involving 66 Indian Administrative Service officials and 42 Indian Police Service officers.
The road, the alternative link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was closed after the season's first heavy snowfall in the Jammu region.
Before undertaking such difficult projects as a 378-km railway line to Tawang, the government must seriously examine whether having quality roads is a better option.
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