Kashmir

Passenger injured after allegedly beaten up by traffic cops in Qazigund

SRINAGAR — A passenger was hospitalized after sustaining injuries after he was allegedly beaten up by traffic police personnel in Qazigund along Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday. Local reports reaching GNS said that an altercation broke out between some passengers and traffic a police personnel after the latter, according to him, damaged glass of a vehicle […]

Kashmir

Omar visits Srinagar acid victim in Chennai hospital, says she’s bravely responding to treatment

SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday visited Srinagar acid victim who is presently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai. In a series of tweets, Omar said that the girl was bravely responding to treatment even as he expressed gratitude to surgeons, doctors and staff at Sankara […]

Kashmir

Surinder Singh Channi slammed lack of basic facilities in Tral, demands redressal of public issues

PULWAMA — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Monday slammed JK Govt for failing to mitigate pubic issues in Tral area of Pulwama District and demanded LG’s intervention to address the people’s issues. JKPCC General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi during day long tour of Tral Pulwama expressed serious concern over the negligent attitude […]

Kashmir

Nepotism: Kashmir University ‘sabotaging’ recruitment process, Aspirants urge Chancellor, LG Manoj Sinha to intervene

SRINAGAR — The University of Kashmir is sabotaging the recruitment of Assistant Registrar posts by repeatedly postponing its Mains exams allegedly on the behest of some “favorite” candidates and also by the vested interests of the internal employees. The Varsity advertised the seven posts of Assistant Registrars and held its preliminary examination in August 2021 […]

India

7 booked for allegedly raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans at public meeting in UP’s Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ (UP) — The police have lodged an FIR against seven people for allegedly raising “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans during a public meeting at the Handia assembly constituency here, officials said on Monday. The police said prima facie, it appeared to be a public meeting of the Samajwadi Party. However, the party candidate is not visible […]

Kashmir

2 drug peddlers booked under PSA in Kupwara

KUPWARA — Two persons alleged of involvement in drug peddling were on Monday booked under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that two persons identified as Samiulla Bakkshi alias Danraj son of Hafizulla Bakshi of Branwari Kupwara and Iqbal Jaffer Dar son of Mohd Abdullah Dar, of Chalgund […]