NEW DELHI — Reacting to the Supreme Court order granting bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, his wife Raihana expressed her happiness over the verdict, saying the the top court has realised the hollowness of the case against him. Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Raihana said: “I express my gratitude towards the Supreme Court. He […]
NEW DELHI — Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the country faces “bankruptcy of vision” for what its future should be and claimed that his party was against creation of monopolies and wanted fairness. “India now faces a bankruptcy of vision for what the future of our country should be,” he said on […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday ordered transfer and posting of five IAS and a JKAS officers in the intrest of administration. According to the order, Mr. Ch. Mohd Yasin, IAS (AGMUT:2015), Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K, is transferred as posted as Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, against […]
SOPORE — Insects were found in rice served to kids at ICDS centers located at Nehrpora locality in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that insects were found in rice that was being served to the kids at two Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) centers located […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh where a Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped. A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit directed Kappan to remain in Delhi for the […]
BUDGAM — An Army man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself to death in Nagam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that an Army trooper identified as bhupinder Singh son of Surjeet Singh, a resident of Makshoorpur, Punjab posted at 53 RR Nagam camp committed […]
LAHORE — Australian legend Matthew Hayden has been inducted as the Pakistan team mentor for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Friday. The former cricketer inspired Pakistan to the semifinals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, defeating India, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia in the […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) office said on Friday that weather will remain dry and pleasant in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain dry during the next 24 hours in J&K,” an official of the MeT office said. Srinagar had 17.6, Pahalgam 12.7 and Gulmarg 10.7 degrees Celsius […]
LUCKNOW — Facebook has sent an SOS to the social media centre at DGP headquarters in Lucknow about a NEET aspirant in Lucknow ending life by consuming poisonous substance and helped cops reach the scene and save his life. This was a part of an agreement between the Uttar Pradesh Police and the social networking […]
RAJOURI — Fearing law and order problems, the district administration imposed precautionary restrictions under CrPC 144 in parts of Rajouri town on Friday. An official said that the district magistrate Rajouri issued an order under CrPC 144 and asked the police to implement restrictions in letter and spirit. He said that the movement of vehicles […]