BENGALURU — The Karnataka High Court will on Tuesday hear pleas on barring of Muslim students from attending classes for wearing headscarf (hijab) in Udupi. Justice Krishna S Dixit said the matter will be heard on February 8, after Advocate-General Prabhuling K Navadagi sought time to respond to two separate petitions filed by the students […]
LUCKNOW — Bullets were fired at the car of the AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Uttar Pradesh while he was going for campaigning. While none was injured in the incident, the police have arrested one person in connection with the shooting. Owaisi’s party has fielded several candidates in the election and he was touring the […]
SRINAGAR — In Kashmir valley, COVID-19 has left a huge learning gap among the school students at different levels, officials said on Thursday. The Directorate of School Education at Kashmir division has said, “Pandemic and lockdowns have reduced the offline interactions of students and teachers to a greater extent resulting in learning gaps among children.” […]
SRINAGAR — Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide while the cases of disease are exponentially increasing in J&K. Officials said that in the last three years (2019 to 2021) the UT has reported 39,041 cancer cases and around 22,000 persons have died in UT in three years from 2018-20. […]
SRINAGAR — The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad along with Senior Superintendent of Police, Rakesh Balwal Thursday visited SMHS Hospital to oversee the medical treatment levels to the 24-year old acid attack survivor. During the visit, the DC and SSP interacted with the parents of the acid attack victim. Expressing anguish at the […]
JAMMU — JKPCC has appreciated the former president AICC Shri Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Lok Sabha yesterday which was an eye opener for the government and the countrymen for the overall challenges before the nation. In a joint statement JKPCC Chief G A Mir and the entire senior leadership has highly appreciated the speech […]
JAMMU — JKPCC has hit hard the Centre Govt. and JK UT Administration for the ill treatment to the candidates and aspirants for various ongoing selections and termed it as anti youth policy of BJP Govt. towards the local youth of Jammu and Kashmir. Reacting strongly to the treatment being given to the large number […]
SRINAGAR — Day after the news of Waheed Para’s ill health in jail came to fore, mainstream political leaders, civil society, academicians, journalists, research scholars, common people, and others took to social media and requested administration for his early release, keeping in view Waheed’s deteriorating health conditions, reported news agency Kashmir Dot Com. “Reports about […]
Meer Irfan SHOPIAN — Ali Mohammed (name changed) of Shopian’s Kral Chek area is getting ready for the sixth surgery of his daughter scheduled for Friday at a private hospital in the Ompora area of Budgam in central Kashmir. The physically disabled father has spent lakhs of rupees to ensure that his daughter gets well, […]
BENGALURU — The controversy surrounding the wearing of ‘hijab’ in a college in Karnataka’s Udupi district has spread to more colleges in the state, causing concerns within the Education department as well as parents and students. The ‘hijab versus saffron shawl’ issue surfaced at Kundapur Pre-University College in Udupi district and M. Vishweshwaraiah Government Arts […]