A 15-year-old girl died in suspicious conditions on Thursday after she was allegedly publicly shamed by her school principal over the delay in payment of fees in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident came to light after the deceased student’s family lodged a complaint at Unnao Kotwali police station. The teenager was a resident […]
ISLAMABAD — Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Shehryar Khan Afridi, on Thursday accused Indian regime of replicating Israel’s ‘settler’ tactics in Kashmir, adding that Modi’s Hindutva government was aiming to bring in demographic changes in Kashmir to turn Muslim-majority region of Jammu and Kashmir into Hindu-majority state. Addressing a seminar held here jointly by […]
NEW DELHI — On the second anniversary of the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram alleged on Thursday that every aspect of democracy was “desecrated” on that day and India’s democratic credentials were diminished in the eyes of the world. On August 5, 2019, the Centre announced nullification of […]
GANDERBAL — At least 13 persons have been hospitalized after consuming forest mushrooms at Banjar Basti Gutlibagh area of centeral Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Official sources told that soon after villagers consume the forest variety of mushrooms, commonly known as ‘Jangal Hedar’, they complained of vomiting, diarrhea and other reactions. They said at least 13 people […]
SRINAGAR — On the second anniversary of the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Thursday expressed concern over the situation in J&K and resolved to continue the struggle for the restoration the “legitimate rights” of its people. The alliance held a meeting of its constituents at its […]
SRINAGAR — The government’s “unilateral” and “arbitrary” decision to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status only further complicated the “dispute” in the erstwhile state, the Hurriyat Conference said Thursday on the second anniversary of the revocation of Article 370. The separatist amalgam said in a statement, “On this occasion, would also like to draw attention […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court, while hearing a clutch of petitions, including those filed by the Editors Guild of India, seeking a special probe into the Pegasus spyware scandal involving allegations that opposition leaders, journalists and others were targets of snooping, said “the allegations are serious if the media reports correct”. A two-member bench, […]
NEW DELHI — Two years after the military lockdown and loss of statehood, special status and division of the state, the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir has in its third report on the conditions therein claimed that “most of the violations described in the first two reports remain valid”. It has stated […]
SRINAGAR — On the second anniversary of the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said people had no choice but to “resist to exist” when “gross injustice” is heaped on them. “No words or pictures are enough to depict the pain, torment & upheaval inflicted upon J&K on […]
ABU DHABI — Malaysian police rescued a 28-year-old Malaysian man after he attempted to swim the nearly 7,000km from Malaysia to Mecca. He was taken to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation, local media reported. Video footage and photographs of the incident have gone viral on social media in Malaysia. Police said the young man was […]