BENGALURU — Students and teachers of Rotary Educational Society School Mandya, were forced to abandon their hijab before entering the institute. This instance was followed by the Karnataka high court’s temporary order directing students to adhere to the state’s diktat of banning hijab inside educational institutions. In a video that surfaced on Twitter young hijabi […]
SRINAGAR — Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday observed the 3rd death anniversary of 40 Jawans who were killed in a deadly attack in Pulwama district in 2019. On 14 February 2019, a CRPF convoy was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethapora in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. There was […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday has sought to shorten the booster shot interval to 6 months. Currently, the gap between the second dose and the booster shot in India is 9 months. “Shortening the interval would prevent the emergence of new variants of Covid-19,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar […]
BENGALURU — Even as the majority of Muslim students in Karnataka on Monday attended classes without wearing hijab as per the High Court’s interim order, 13 students from the Government High School in Shivamogga district refused to take the SSLC (Class 10) preparatory examination after being asked to remove hijab. The students of Government Public […]
(Image: Burhan Hussaini) SRINAGAR — Local ladies on Monday offered flowers to hijab-clad students outside Kashmir University. The local ladies were seen waiting outside Kashmir University carrying flowers in their hands and they were offering the flowers to those students who had put on hijab. Hijab controversy has erupted in Indian southern state of Karnatka […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Monday ordered promotion of six IAS officers to various scales of Indian Administrative Service. According to an order, a copy of which lies with GNS, two officers—Sheetal Nanda and Saugat Biswas—have been promoted to the Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 of Pay matrix) with effect from 1 January 2022. […]
NEW DELHI — The Government of India will ban 54 more Chinese apps that pose a threat to India’s security, informed sources on Monday. “Government of India to ban 54 Chinese apps that pose a threat to India’s security,” sources said. The 54 Chinese apps include Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera – Selfie […]
LUCKNOW — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Monday said that those who are dreaming about Ghazwa-e-Hind, will not be successful. “The country is being led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the principle of ‘sabka sath, sabka vikas’. There will be no appeasement,” he said. “For those dreaming of Ghazwa-e-Hind, this is New India under […]
SRINAGAR — Amid forecast for ‘erratic weather’, night temperature increased across Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of 1.4°C against last night’s minus 2.2°C. The temperature was above 1.2°C than the normal for this time of the year, […]
NEW DELHI — India on Monday reported 34,113 fresh coronavirus infections that took its tally to 4,26,65,534, while active cases dropped below 5 lakh after around 37 days, according to Union health ministry data. The daily COVID-19 cases have remained below 1 lakh for eight consecutive days now. The death toll climbed to 5,09,011 with […]