NEW DELHI — A court here has dismissed the bail pleas of eight accused persons arrested for vandalising the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s noting that prima facie it is clear that their fundamental right to peacefully protest is exceeded by them knowingly or intentionally. Though the right to assemble and protest by […]
NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday reported 1,086 fresh Covid cases, which is marginally higher than previous day’s count of 795 infections in a span of 24 hours, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. In the same period, total 71 Covid-related fatalities have occurred, taking the death toll to 5,21,487. Following a continuous […]
Waris Shah ANANTNAG — A 5-year-old boy was killed after allegedly hit by a school bus in Dawoodpora Brah area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, officials said. They said that a school bus of ‘ST Lukes’ was onway from Deethu area towards Anantnag when it allegedly hit the boy identified as Tameem Bilal […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Wednesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast clear weather in the two UTs during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain clear in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar had 8.4, Pahalgam 4.0 […]
TRAL — Two local militants were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Arigam village in Tral town of Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Arigam village following […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Wednesday, taking the total increase in rates in 16 days to Rs 10 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 105.41 per litre as against Rs 104.61 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 95.87 […]
TRAL — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Arigam village in Tral town of Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Arigam village following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
Mudasir Maqbool SRINAGAR — The wildtulips of South Kashmir’s Pampore Pulwama is attracting tourists these days after Tourism department tweeted these pictures on social media handles. “The wild tulips of Pampore: Could there be a lovelier sight…the endless fields of pinks and whites and the swaying mustard beyond. Paradise beckons,” tweeted an official handle of […]
SRINAGAR — Family members of a woman created a ruckus at Shifa Medical Centre- a Super-Speciality Hospital, here in Magarmal-Bagh Srinagar, after the woman gave birth to a dead baby. They alleged that doctors took the woman’s pregnancy normally, killing their newborn. Hospital management alleged that family members broke the windowpanes, and attacked the female […]
JAMMU — A government teacher posted in a school of Rajouri has been placed under suspension and attached in an administrative office after allegations of corporal punishment to a girl student of the school surfaced. The allegations of corporal punishment to the girl student were levelled by her parent. The father of girl alleged that […]