SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered cessation of academic activities in all schools run by the ‘Falah-e-Aam’ trust, an affiliate of the local Jamaat-e-Islami. An order issued by Principal Secretary, School Education Department, B.K. Singh said that all academic activities in schools across J&K run by the ‘Falah-e-Aam’ trust shall cease […]
KULGAM — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Mishipora village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir 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 Mishipora village in Kulgam district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SRINAGAR — After two incidents in last few days involving killing of two children, a 12-year-old girl has now fallen prey to a predator at Batangi Boniyar in Baramulla district. Reports reaching GNS said that a girl identified as Rutba Manzoor daughter of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat was pounced upon by a wild animal and taken […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Met Department said on Tuesday that there might be a possibility of light rain in the afternoon. Srinagar had 16.2, Pahalgam 7.9 and Gulmarg 9.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Tuesday. Leh ad 6.3 and Kargil […]
LUCKNOW — The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said that treating accused as convicts was not only unlawful but also a way of creating terror and panic. In a statement, the Board cited visuals on social media to highlight alleged police excesses on individuals detained on allegations of stone-pelting and violence. The […]
SRINAGAR — A Pakistani militant is among the two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit who were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Bemina area of Srinagar city on Monday night. Five policeman were also injured during the initial stage of encounter and they were rushed to hospital […]
NEW DELHI — Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind filed two fresh pleas in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking directions to the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that no further demolitions are carried out in the State without following due process and such exercise is done only after adequate notice. The organisation had earlier filed the […]
NEW DELHI — Hate speeches by elected representatives, political and religious leaders based on religion and caste bulldoze the constitutional ethos and violate constitutional provisions and therefore warrant stringent peremptory action on the part of central and state governments, said the Delhi High Court on Monday. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, while noting that there have […]
NEW DELHI — Several student groups on Monday held demonstrations at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) here in support of former JNU student Afreen Fatima, whose house was razed by Uttar Pradesh authorities. The Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) had on Sunday demolished the house of Javed Ahmad, the alleged mastermind […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday claimed that Nupur Sharma’s controversial remark against Prophet Mohammad was the BJP’s strategy to divert people’s attention from the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, incite Muslims and provoke a backlash against them. Several states witnessed violent protests on Friday against the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two […]