TOP HEADLINES OF THE DAY

TOP HEADLINES OF THE DAY ✔1. 15-year-old girl abducted, gang-raped in Punjab. ✔2. Weather forecast for next 2 days: Light Rain would occur at many places over Jammu & Kashmir divisions for 2 days, Meteorological department said. ✔3. Woman attempts suicide in Kupwara. ✔4. 5 gamblers arrested in Anantnag. ✔5. Former chief justice J&K Mufti Jalal ul din passes away. ✔6. Rajnath on three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. ✔7. Couple injured in road mishap. ✔8. Man drowns in Srinagar. ✔9. Shop, house damaged in fire. ✔10. Woman electrocuted in Anantnag. ✔11. Hideout has been busted in Gubbar forest of Chiralla area in Doda. ✔12. Three Kashmiris injured in Saudi Arabia rebel attack: Report. ✔13. Hajj pilgrims march to Mina Hundreds of thousand Muslims from around the world. ✔14. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said tourist arrivals to the state this year have been below expectations and called upon the national media to change the negative perception which has plagued the state. ✔15. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today launched four cardiac and trauma care ambulances in order to ensure timely transfer of patients requiring advanced medical treatment in tertiary-care hospitals in the state. ✔16. Security forces today busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the mountainous Doda district. ✔17. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Gulam Nabi Azad today said that there is no space for groupism in Congress and that the party is united. ✔18. CBI today registered a case against two former top officials and others of the JK Cricket Association (JKCA) to probe alleged misappropriation of Rs 40 crore funds in the cricket body by opening "bogus" bank accounts. ✔19. Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to lodge cases against 57 Village Education Committees (VEC) and the officials of the school education department for their alleged failure to complete the construction works of schools in Udhampur district. ✔20. Ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today ruled out an alliance with its coalition partner BJP, for the upcoming hill council elections in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. ✔21. Accusing ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) for being in a "fixed match" with its ally BJP to sabotage its proposed anti-beef ban bill in Jammu and Kashmir, Opposition National Conference (NC) today warned of "serious consequences" if the speaker tries to "stonewall" the discussion on the bill. ✔22. Work is being expedited on improving surface connectivity and communication along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, with 1425 kms of road length being taken up, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today while acknowledging problems on these aspects. ✔23. Jammu and Kashmir police today directed its forces to keep a strong vigil on cross-border infiltration, drug mafia, bovine smuggling and other law and order issues. ✔24. The Press Club of Jammu (PCJ) today declared the results of its first photography awards, constituted earlier this year in the memory of photojournalistAshok Sodhi. ✔25. Bombay High Court refuses to grant interim stay on ban on slaughter of bulls and sale of their meat during festival of Bakr-Eid. ✔26. India and Pakistan agree to exercise restraint and work for defusing tension on Line of Control in a flag meeting held today.