SRINAGAR — More than a dozen prominent political and social activists from Karnah joined the J&K Peoples Conference at its headquarters in Srinagar today. The new entrants were welcomed into the party fold by PC President Sajad Gani Lone. DDC Vive Chairman Kupwara Haji Farooq, Adv Saleem were also present on the occasion. Among those […]
SRINAGAR — Four militants, affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfits were killed in two different encounters between government forces and militants in Kashmir valley on Tuesday. An encounter broke out between joint team of government forces and militants at Tujan village in Pulwama district of South Kashmir during the intervening night of […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological department on Tuesday forecast light to moderate rainfall to continue in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Light to moderate rainfall will continue in J&K during the next 24 hours and the weather is likely to improve from Wednesday afternoon”, an official of the MeT department said. All stations […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Tujan village in Pulwama district and Tulibal area of Sopore town in Kashmir valley on Tuesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Tujan village in Pulwama district and Tulibal […]
SRINAGAR — Over 112 doctors including Medical Officers were on Monday terminated by HME department for their “unauthorised” absence from duties for over five years. An official of the Health and Medical education department said that 112 doctors were terminated as they remained absent duties without any authority. He said that in some cases, the […]
JAMMU — Educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah opened on Monday after a 10-day closure following communal tension in the town over now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad and some social media posts by local right-wing activists in her support. The day curfew in the town was lifted as the […]
JAMMU — Burglars broke into a private bank in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and decamped with over Rs 1 crore cash, police said on Monday. The incident took place at a branch of HDFC Bank in the Hatli Morh area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. The burglars entered the bank from […]
SRINAGAR — Rain in plains and light snow in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir continued during the last 24 hours. The Meteorological (MeT) department said on Monday that cloudy weather with rain at scattered places is likely during the next 24 hours as well. “Intermittent Light to Moderate Rain in spells is likely to […]
DAKSHINA KANNADA — Five Muslim girl students from the Hampanakatta University College here have asked for transfer certificates from the college administration after being denied permission to attend classes wearing hijab. Principal Anusuya Rai has confirmed that the five students have applied for transfer certificates to join other colleges. However, they are being asked to […]
MUMBAI — Actor Sai Pallavi on Saturday said her recent remarks drawing a comparison between the Kashmiri Pandits’ genocide in the 1990s and recent mob lynching incidents were taken out of context. The 30-year-old actor is currently in the middle of a controversy for remarks that she made during an interview to a Telugu YouTube […]