SRINAGAR — Days after Rubaiya Sayeed, sister of Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti identified Yasin Malik as her abductor in 1989, Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said that Malik deserves a fair trial. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function here, Lone said that Malik deserves a fair […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection to suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma from arrest in FIRs in connection to her comments on Prophet Mohammad. Stating that it will correct to a small extent its earlier ruling on Sharma’s petition seeking protection from arrest and clubbing of nine FIRs against her, a […]
SRINAGAR — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said 182 civilians and security forces personnel were killed in the militancy -related incidents in 2020 and 2021. In a written reply, the MHA said 437 militancy-related incidents were reported in 2020 and 2021. In these two years, 104 security force personnel and 78 civilians […]
SRINAGAR — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said that over 29000 jobs have been provided since August 2019 in the Public sector while employment for over 5 lakh persons is estimated to have been created through self-employment schemes. Replying to a query raised by a parliamentarian, Benny Behanan, the Minister of State […]
GANDERBAL — A woman who allegedly set herself ablaze two days ago at her home in Ganderbal district, succumbed to her injuries at SKIMS Soura on Tuesday. An official said that the woman, hailing from Giraj village, allegedly set ablaze herself ablaze after pouring kerosene oil over her body on Sunday. He said that the […]
SRINAGAR — Weather in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to remain dry during the next 24 hours, the Meteorological department (MeT) said here on Tuesday. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 20.6, Pahalgam 15.8 and Gulmarg 13.5 degrees Celsius […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have recovered 6Kg of Improvised Explosive Device material on National Highway from a person in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. In a statement, the police said that Srinagar police on technical inputs arrested one person namely Zahid Ahmad Mir son of Ab Aaziz Mir resident of Aripanath Beerwah Budgam. […]
NEW DELHI — In line with the Centre’s vision for modern infrastructure, Jindal Stainless will provide 3,500 MT stainless steel for the construction of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link (USBRL) Tunnel Project. This project by the Indian Railways is a 272 km-long railway link in Jammu and Kashmir. This will be the first-ever application of stainless […]
NEW DELHI — Human rights group Amnesty India has demanded immediate and unconditional release of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, saying debunking fake news is not a crime. Separate FIRs have been lodged against Zubair in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Hathras districts of Uttar Pradesh on charges of allegedly hurting religious […]
SRINAGAR — A 21-year-old youth from Chadoora area of Budgam district drowned to death in a river in Rajouri district on Monday, officials said here. An official said that the youth, who was persuing B.Sc nursing at GMC Rajouri, drowned to death in Dharli river today. He identified the youth as Shafat Bilal (21) son […]