SRINAGAR — While calling for blacklisting of Delhi based publishing house, Grand Mufti Nasir ul Islam on Monday condemned depiction of certain material in textbook of History and Civics for class 7th. Nasir ul Islam said that this act is beyond tolerance and depiction of such material is against the Islam and have hurt the sentiments […]
NEW DELHI — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and Nagaland government over the killing of civilians by armed forces in the state. According to an official statement, the NHRC has taken suo-motu cognizance of the case and sought a detailed report from the respondents within six […]
NEW DELHI — Expressing regret over the Nagaland firing incident, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will be completed within a month and asserted that all agencies must ensure such happenings do not recur while taking action against insurgents. In his statement in Lok Sabha, […]
NEW DELHI — Following the killing of over two dozen civilians by government forces Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio called for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958, saying the “law has blackened the image of the country” “We are asking the central government to remove Afspa from Nagaland,” Neiphiu Rio was […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Srinagar has condemned depiction of certain content in History and Civics textbook of Class 7th by a Delhi based publishing house. In a statement, a spokesperson said that in a meeting of the Bar Association presided over by its chairman, advocate N.A. Ronga, it was […]
LUCKNOW — Waseem Rizvi, the former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board, renounced Islam and converted to Hinduism Monday, taking the name Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi. It was Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, the controversial chief priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi temple, who officiated the conversion. In a statement, Rizvi also said that when […]
SRINAGAR — Pursuing the Department’s vision of introducing/promoting the Kashmir based vegetables, spices, and other agriculture commodities on the global marketing platform, the Department of Agriculture Kashmir in collaboration with an international marketing group (Lulu Group) has showcased the Kashmir specific vegetables, spices, cereals, at Dubai (UAE). The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal said […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with security forces have arrested an active militant along with his associate in Sopore. In a statement issued to media, Police said that acting on specific input regarding presence of militant in Ningli area of Sopore, a cordon and search operation was launched by Police, 52RR and 177Bn […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said Omicron variant causes mild illness in individuals who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. “If you have received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, you are less likely to get severe disease from the new variant,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. The DAK […]
SRINAGAR — Mehbooba Mufti on Monday staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest the alleged repression of people of Jammu and Kashmir and demanded that killing of innocents be stopped immediately, Press Trust of India reported. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said she decided to stage a dharna in […]